Jacob Richman of Good News From Israel reports on the nation's newest North American immigrants (olim, in Hebrew): “There were 217 olim on the flight including 50 singles… 28 families with 98 children (98 - wow!). The youngest oleh in the group is 3 months old and the oldest oleh is 88 years old. The flight also included 4 dogs and 1 cat.”
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SHALOM THIS IS MELAT FROM ETHIOPIA BUT I AM LEAVING IN SOUTH AFRICA AS THE IMMEGRANT USING REFEUGE STATES PERMET AND I AM INTURUSTED TO COME TO IN ANY HOLLY COUNTERY AND I AM MERIED WITH ONE CHILD PLESE IF EHERE ANY UPPORTINTY PLESE HELP ME THANKYOU