Despite Escalation Threats: Taglit's Grand Event for Thousands of Diaspora Youth in Israel

About 1,700 young Jews from around the world attended Taglit's main summer event at the Tel Aviv Amphitheater, with Prof. Miriam Adelson, CEO Gidi Mark, and board chairman Meir Shamir. The event capped a record season with about 15,000 visitors from 34 countries. Despite escalation threats and a drop in tourism, participants came to experience Israel. The 'Spearhead' program to integrate wounded IDF soldiers was presented. Adelson called to stand firm against antisemitism: 'Israel is your home.'

About 1,700 young Jews from around the world attended Taglit's main summer event on Tuesday evening at the Tel Aviv Amphitheater, with Prof. Miriam Adelson, Taglit CEO Gidi Mark, and the organization's Israeli board chairman, Meir Shamir. The event capped the organization's record summer season, during which about 15,000 Jews from 34 countries come to Israel for tours, volunteering, and internship programs. Despite escalation threats in recent days and a sharp decline in tourist arrivals to Israel, thousands of participants chose to come to Israel with Taglit. The festive evening connected young Jews from around the world to the experience of Israeli culture and closed with performances by Itay Galo, Netta Barzilai, and Eden Golan. The 'Spearhead' program, which integrates wounded IDF soldiers as Israeli participants in Taglit tours, was presented. Amit Bar, who was wounded during the Swords of Iron war, took the stage and shared his personal experience. Prof. Adelson said that nearly a million young Jews have participated in the program so far and called on young people to stand firm against antisemitism: 'Stand up and stand for what you believe in. Israel will always be your home.' Gidi Mark said that since the beginning of the war, more than 60,000 participants have been brought to Israel, and that 'after the tour in Israel, they are our ambassadors worldwide.'