Green Israel

Some 200 educators from 50 schools around the world participated in the 2019 International Educators Conference, where they gained the tools to connect their students with Israel.

“There is a lot of heart and love in this beautiful place.” -Shimon Abuchatzeira, Director of KKL-JNF Houses for Excellence

Veteran Israelis who had been illegal immigrants abroad the Exodus attended the ceremony together with their descendants.

With Etgarim at KKL-JNF’s Field and Forest Center in Tzipori, youth with special needs can zip-line, climb walls and even navigate a 25-meter ropes course, just like any other brave kid.

Veteran Israelis who had been illegal immigrants abroad the Exodus attended the ceremony together with their descendants.

With Etgarim at KKL-JNF’s Field and Forest Center in Tzipori, youth with special needs can zip-line, climb walls and even navigate a 25-meter ropes course, just like any other brave kid.

KKL-JNF surveys the damage wrought by incendiary balloons in Gaza border region forests.

As part of national efforts to prevent fatal car accidents on Highway 90, KKL-JNF will build rest stops along the southern section of the road.

The new pump track in the desert town of Mitzpe Ramon was built with the support of KKL-JNF’s friends in Sweden, in memory of Mietek Grocher, Z”L.

Thanks to the fire prevention measures set in motion last year, the fires are causing less destruction this time around.

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Jewish Agency ‘Youth Futures’ program bridges gaps in Jerusalem

110m NIS work plan includes land development for housing, agriculture and roads, repairing existing forests and infrastructure, new cycling trails, community respite activities and informal education

“Unlike 80 years ago when Jews were murdered, the people of Pittsburgh rallied to help those under attack. The police and politicians…stood up and said ‘never again,” said Pittsburgh Mayor.

Israel’s first Rotary club was established in Jerusalem, in 1929. Today, 90 years later, there are 58 Rotary clubs in Israel, with about 1,500 members.

“We want the future generations of children in Guatemala to have a park they share with the children of Israel,” said Mario Búcaro, Guatemalan Ambassador to Israel

A delegation of German-speaking members of the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem (ICEJ) spent a day with KKL-JNF on the Gaza Border and planted trees in a ceremony in Tzora Forest.

Liberian President George Manneh Weah plants an olive tree in the KKL-JNF Grove of Nations in Jerusalem, becoming the 112th head of state to do so.

“Unlike 80 years ago when Jews were murdered, the people of Pittsburgh rallied to help those under attack. The police and politicians…stood up and said ‘never again’,” Bill Peduto.

This special event, which brought much joy to the 120 children and their teachers, was made possible by KKL-JNF supporters in Germany.

Lithuanian PM Saulius Skevernelis becomes the 108th head of state to plant an olive tree in Jerusalem’s Grove of Nations as a symbol of friendship with Israel and the Jewish People.

On Tuesday, February 5, Austrian President Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen became the 109th head of state to plant an olive tree in the KKL-JNF Grove of Nations in Jerusalem.

Meet YALTAM.

Young American, Russian and Ukrainian participants in the Masa Israel Journey program plant trees together with IDF Border Guard recruits on their base in Michmash.

JNF UK and KKL-JNF release Notes of Hope, a collection of musical works composed by Nazi death camp inmates. You can now watch the entire concert online.

Tuesday, January 8: Family and friends dedicated a grove of trees in the Carmel Forest in memory of Canadian philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman z"l, one year after their sudden deaths.

Six volunteers from the Czech Republic come to Israel to volunteer for 10 days in the Carmel Forest, an annual tradition since the great fires there in 2010.

Young members of MDA Youth and the Tzamid organization for people with special needs plant trees together in Emek Ayalon at a festive Tu Bishvat event sponsored by friends of JNF Holland.

Nir Bar David said: “This is a process that will streamline the treatment of waste throughout the region and will enable a wider view of the quality of recycling."

A delegation of teachers and educators from twenty schools in Australia and New Zealand is embarking on a 10-day study tour of Israel.

The Goldenberg family dedicate a recreation area in the Carmel in memory of their daughter and sister Ellie, whose life was tragically cut short at age 22.

On Friday, 30 November 2018, a ceremony commemorating the 11 congregants murdered at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue last month took place in the Rosh Pina community forest.

The Gurevich Family Woodland forms part of the green belt of KKL-JNF forests planted around Beersheba, affording a green lung for the Negev’s capital.

In Israel today, there are over 70,000 people wounded in wars or by acts of terror. Appreciation Day is an opportunity to thank them and to acknowledge the physical and mental burden they still bear.

On behalf of the Paula and Herman Marks Foundation, KKL-JNF awards grants to 10 college students on the Autism Spectrum and to 4 organizations that assist the special needs population.

KKL-JNF House for Excellence will revolutionize informal education and empower the youth of Kiryat Malachi to dream big.

A food security delegation from South Africa spent four days in Israel learning about the country’s innovative methods in water management and agriculture in semi-arid climates.

The delegation's visit was part of the celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of the Czech Republic and to express their country’s friendship with Israel.

This was the governor’s sixth visit to Israel in four years together with his wife Tammy.

KKL France’s annual Israel Today and Tomorrow mission to Israel, which includes French prominent opinion-makers and public figures, has arrived in the country.

KKL-JNF joins people all over the world in expressing its solidarity with the members of the Pittsburgh Jewish community. Am Yisrael Chai!

“It feels like all those quarters I put into the little blue pushka box when I was a child have finally come to fruition.”

JNF Australia in the Arava: An artists’ village in Tzukim, the Arava Environmental Science Education Center for children, an amphitheater for Timna Park, and much more.

“I am so moved to be here,” said Ileana Ros-Lehtinen as she arrived at the Eshtaol Forest just outside of Jerusalem.

The structure unveils the city’s rich history, including a Roman-era water cistern, magnificent public buildings from the Byzantine Era, and a commercial center from the early 20th century.

“The goal of volunteering is to contribute through action, as well as to send a message to the residents of the Gaza border region that we are with them,” said Dr. Shoshana Nissim.

Seven Stations is a restored system of flour mills from the Ottoman period, which you can watch at work. Seven Stations, inaugurated on October 14, was restored thanks to Friends of JNF Australia.

6th International Conference on Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems held in central Israel.

The world’s largest lysimeter system has been installed in a date plantation at the Southern Arava R&D, in order to study the relationships between the crops, land and water.

The pre-military academy will serve high school graduates from Israel’s social and geographical periphery who are strongly motivated to serve the country and advance in Israeli society

Members of the Royal Rangers, an Evangelical Christian youth movement in Germany, came to Israel to perform volunteer forestry work in the Carmel Forest and plant trees in the north’s Lavi Forest

Projects include preparing neighborhood infrastructure, creating and upgrading recreation areas and scenic routes, rehabilitating forests, and more

Advancing Israel's social and geographic periphery in the north is a national priority, with plans to encourage half a million people to move to the Galilee.

KKL-JNF holds a special event honoring the firefighters, volunteers and Gaza border residents who worked ceaselessly over the past few months to battle the flames caused by incendiary devices.

“May this tree grow and be strong like the friendship between our countries. May it bear fruit and bring peace” - André Kuper, President, North Rhine-Westphalia Parliament.

KKL-JNF, the US Embassy and JNF-USA hold the annual ceremony in Israel commemorating the 9/11 terror attacks, at the Living Memorial in the Jerusalem hills.

A new missile-proof elementary school is currently being built for children living near the troubled Gaza border. Join KKL-JNF in creating a safe green schoolyard for them to play in.

“The first bat mitzva was nice because so many relatives and all my friends took part, but this place is so much more meaningful from a spiritual point of view."

Extensive damage has been inflicted upon protective thickets of trees planted around eleven communities in the Western Negev.

Since April, KKL-JNF firefighters have battled 1160 forest and brush fires caused by incendiary kites and balloons. In tribute, JNF USA gifts firefighters special moisture-wicking shirts.

KKL-JNF represents Israel at this year’s United Nations Committee on Forestry (COFO) held by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

KKL-JNF, the Israeli Finance Ministry, and the Prime Minister's Office embark on a multi-million dollar plan for the socio-economic advancement of Israel’s northern region.

Children and youth at Jewish summer and winter camps throughout the world enjoy games and activities with the KKL-JNF Educational Caravan.

As a boy in Ethiopia, Hiruy Amare Tadesse dreamed of going up to Yerusalem. He has since become deeply rooted in the land of Israel, just like the trees he watches over from germination to planting.

Northern Israel is one of the country’s most beautiful and culturally diverse regions. KKL-JNF, together with its Friends worldwide, continually works to boost it socially and economically.

Friends of KKL France embark on a solidarity visit to the Gaza border under the shadow of incendiary balloon and kite terror.

About 500 residents from Gaza border communities participate in a fun nature day at the KKL-JNF Nes Harim Field and Forest Center.

Teens build an experiential app to navigate Balfour Forest, as a culmination of an intensive summer program at the KKL-JNF House of Excellence in Upper Nazareth.

A day in the life of firefighters, volunteers and residents near the Gaza border, in the face of kite terror. While KKL-JNF teams help battle the flames, local residents continue to live.

About 250 teachers, principals and educators are participating in the conference, which is held annually by the KKL-JNF Youth and Education Division’s Overseas Department.

Visiting UK teens team up with youth from the Carmiel Children’s Village for a day of fun summer activities run by KKL-JNF’s Education Division, thanks to a donation from friends of KKL Switzerland.

A large delegation of young politicians from Germany arrived at the German States Forest in the Negev on Tuesday, July 17, 2018, to take part in the inauguration of a grove of trees in his memory.

On Thursday, July 19, Prime Minister of Hungary Mr. Viktor Orbán, who was accompanied by his wife Anikó, planted an olive tree at KKL-JNF’s Grove of Nations in Jerusalem.

KKL-JNF World Conference on Education for educators, principals and teachers from throughout the world will take place on July 18-25.

"Water sensitive cities deliver water security in both water-poor and water abundant futures."

KKL-JNF collaborates with Bedouin communities in the Negev to protect the environment.

Tenth graders from the Carmel School in Western Australia visited the Negev community of Merhav Am as part of the school’s Shorashim program.

Scientists, experts, and officials gathered at the Weizmann Institute for the annual Conference for Science and Environment, which took place on June 21 and 22, 2018.

KKL-JNF is continuing with its campaign to save Israel’s prickly pear cacti from further serious damage by the cochineal scale insect, which has been spreading throughout the north of Israel.

A first of its kind therapeutic relaxation garden was inaugurated in the maternity ward of Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera.

Japanese musicologist Prof. Ryuichi Higuchi visits the Books of Honor in Jerusalem, to see the honorary inscription of his grandfather who saved 20,000 Jews fleeing Nazi Germany.

Togo Foreign Minister Robert Dussey: “May this carob tree grow strong and represent Togo in Israel forever.”

As a renowned global leader in the struggle against desertification, KKL-JNF represented Israel at the 13th United Nations Forum on Forests held in New York in May.

KKL-JNF supplies saplings for the Gaza border communities’ “They Burn, We Plant” initiative.

The visit was designed to strengthen their connection with the country and give them the opportunity to witness KKL-JNF’s activities for Israel, first-hand.

KKL-JNF-sponsored research on afforestation, water source enrichment and environmental resources presented to the general public at the annual Land Development Administration research seminar.

German Bundestag delegation plants a screen of trees for residents' safety in Kibbutz Sufa by the Gaza border, accompanied by KKL-JNF.

Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez planted an olive sapling in the KKL-JNF Grove of Nations in Jerusalem, as a sign of the strong friendship between his country and Israel.

KKL-JNF firefighters on the Gaza border have been working furiously to control and repair the damage from field and forest fires, lit by flaming kites flown from Gaza.

A KKL-JNF delegation sets out to Hungary to explore possibilities for environmental collaboration with Hungarian government ministries and to strengthen ties with the local Jewish community.

Hundreds of Israeli children and their families celebrated International Earth Day in the Rosh HaAyin Community Forest in central Israel.

Thirteen Canadian university students took part in this year’s JNFU 10 day trip to Israel, in order to strengthen their ties to the country and learn more about it.

This emergency campaign is being supported by friends of KKL-JNF from all over the world.

Grove of trees dedicated in honor of Italian Ambassador to Israel, Gianluigi Benedetti, in Tzora-President’s Forest in the Judean Plain.

Cycling single dedicated in Israel’s Haruvit Forest in honor of renowned cyclist Gino Bartali, who helped rescue Italian Jews during the Holocaust.