2016 ⟶ Jewish Agency Ends Immigration from Yemen
The Jewish Agency declares an end to immigration from Yemen,...
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🇮🇱 The First Aliyah: Jewish Immigration to Palestine
The First Aliyah, major wave (estimated at 25,000–35,000) of Jewish immigration to Ottoman Palestine.⟶
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Palestine🇮🇱 Second Aliyah: Jewish Immigration to Palestine
The Second Aliyah occurs. Approximately 40,000 Jews immigrated into Ottoman Palestine, mostly from Russia. The prime cause for the aliyah was mounting anti-Semitism in Russia and pogroms in the Pale of Settlement. Nearly half of these immigrants left Palestine by the time World War I started.⟶
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Russia🚪 Soviet Union Opens Borders for Jewish Emigration to Israel
The Soviet Union opens its borders for the three million Soviet Jews who had been held as virtual prisoners within their own country. Hundreds of thousands of Soviet Jews choose to leave the Soviet Union and move to Israel.⟶
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Israel🇮🇳 Bnei Menashe Recognized, Immigration to Israel Begins
The Government of Israel officially recognizes the Bnei Menashe people of Northeast India as one of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, opening the door for thousands of people to immigrate to Israel.⟶
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IndiaIsrael✈️ Jewish Agency Ends Immigration from Yemen
The Jewish Agency declares an end to immigration from Yemen, following the successful conclusion of a covert operation that brought 19 people to Israel over several days. The last 50 Yemenite Jews refuse to leave Yemen.⟶
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YemenIsrael🇺🇸 United States Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
The United States extends formal recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.⟶
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