Some 140 new immigrants from Russia and Ukraine will arrive at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday, 27 Elul 5774, aboard flights organized by The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption.

Upon their arrival, they will be welcomed as the final immigrants of the Jewish year 5774 at a ceremony to be attended by Minister of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption Sofa Landver and Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for Israel Natan Sharansky. Aliyah trends and figures for the past year will be announced during the event.

The event will take place on Monday at 15:45 at the immigrant welcome hall in Terminal 1 (subject to final arrival time).

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)