New York, NY – August 11, 2009 – EL AL, Israel’s national airline, recently designated a special nonstop flight from San Paulo, Brazil to carry the largest ever group of South American immigrants (olim) to Israel. The spirit on this momentous flight was emotional and festive. One of the olim expressed gratitude upon disembarking and stated, “Our dream of immigrating to Israel began to come true as soon as we boarded the EL AL plane.”
This special flight was another milestone in the long and proud history of EL AL as the airline continues with its tradition of fulfilling a dream and assisting anyone making Aliyah (immigration to Israel). Since 2002, in partnership with Nefesh B’Nefesh, EL AL has carried more than 20,000 olim from North America to their new home in Israel. Nefesh B’Nefesh is an organization dedicated to revitalizing immigration to Israel.
Some of the more momentous immigration movements in the history of EL AL are Operation Ali Baba which brought 113,000 Jewish people from Iraq in 1950, just two years after the inception of EL AL. During the same time period, Operation Magic Carpet saved the entire Jewish population in Yemin totaling more than 47,000 olim. Other large and historical movements in which EL AL played a significant role have included hundreds of thousands of Soviet immigrants moving to Israel as part of Operation Exodus in the early 1990s as well as Operation Solomon, the secret airlift of almost 15,000 Ethiopians to freedom in Israel.
This special flight was another milestone in the long and proud history of EL AL as the airline continues with its tradition of fulfilling a dream and assisting anyone making Aliyah (immigration to Israel). Since 2002, in partnership with Nefesh B’Nefesh, EL AL has carried more than 20,000 olim from North America to their new home in Israel. Nefesh B’Nefesh is an organization dedicated to revitalizing immigration to Israel.
Some of the more momentous immigration movements in the history of EL AL are Operation Ali Baba which brought 113,000 Jewish people from Iraq in 1950, just two years after the inception of EL AL. During the same time period, Operation Magic Carpet saved the entire Jewish population in Yemin totaling more than 47,000 olim. Other large and historical movements in which EL AL played a significant role have included hundreds of thousands of Soviet immigrants moving to Israel as part of Operation Exodus in the early 1990s as well as Operation Solomon, the secret airlift of almost 15,000 Ethiopians to freedom in Israel.
