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Chevrat Batei Horim (CHABA) l Please call Rina Schwartz: Tel. 03-5164461, Ext. 2007 Civilized society 8 Mapu St., Haifa 3436112 l Intellectual pluralism Tel: 04-8119445 Date ___ / ___ / ___ Email: [email protected] l Preserving and imparting the Card holder’s signature: ______Association of Israelis of Central European Origin ארגון יוצאי מרכז אירופה The donation is recognized under Section 46 of the Income Tax Order heritage to descendants www.irgun-jeckes.org and society at large Find us on Facebook The Solidaritätswerk – Mutual Assistance Enterprise Heritage for Members of the Community O n e o f t h e m a i n The Solidaritätswerk was established in 1941 to assist needy Olim activities of the AICEO is from Central European countries and their families. Since then, it perpetuating the heritage has operated under the motto Keiner soll hungern (No-one shall of Central European Jewry go hungry) and continues to provide aid for community members and instilling its values in in need, including the elderly and the sick. The Solidaritätswerk the public discourse in Israel. assists also in establishing, expanding and renovating the AICEO Its widespread activities are parents’ homes, as well as promoting the Association’s social and designed to tell the story of cultural activities. the magnificent contribution made by the Central European Olim to the establishment of the The Association of Israelis of Central European Altneuland – the AICEO Forest State, in many different fields, and Origin (AICEO) In 2007, to mark the 75th anniversary of the AICEO, and in its influence on the character and was established in 1932 during the Fifth Aliyah. Since cooperation with the Jewish National Fund in Israel, the presidium development of Israel. then, it has continued to work for the benefit of Olim decided to dedicate the Har Ahim forest, between Yodfat and This includes the successful partnership with the German- from the German-speaking countries of Central Europe— Hararit in Western Galilee, to the Central European Olim and Speaking Jewry Heritage Museum at Tefen, initiating and realizing Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland—and their their descendants and to perpetuate the Fifth Aliyah. This “living the documentation and preservation of the heritage, through descendants: The AICEO is a voluntary organization with a forest” serves as the venue for many AICEO activities, such as conferences, seminars and symposia for AICEO members, the hikes combining a visit to the German-Speaking Jewry Heritage liberal and humanistic outlook and is led by the second and second and third generation and the public at large. Museum at Tefen, family get-togethers, visits by delegations and third generations of its founders. AICEO members have the overseas communities, youth activities, sports and recreation. All right to vote for different organizational bodies such as the Online Learning Program for the Young Generation donations toward the planting of trees or cultivation of the forest The online learning program “Yeke” (www.yeke.cet.il) was presidium, the finance committee, the program and heritage are acknowledged by a certificate of appreciation. committee, etc. Parents’ Homes – Care for Senior Citizens designed in collaboration with The Center for Educational Technology (CET). It is a platform for formal and informal education The AICEO has operated continuously over eight decades, Higher Education and Research Scholarships The AICEO was among the pioneers of modern institutionalized for students and the general public. remaining loyal to its core values alongside ongoing renewal Each year, the Solidaritätswerk awards dozens of scholarships to geriatric treatment in Israel. As early as the 1950s, the Association and tailoring its activities to the Israeli reality and the encourage educational excellence. established an extensive network of parents’ homes under the Involvement in Israeli Society changing needs. auspices of Chevrat Meonot Horim (Jerusalem and Tel Aviv) and MB Yakinton Periodical In recent years, the AICEO has directed its activities toward Chevrat Batei Horim (Haifa). Today, approximately 1,000 residents involvement in society in general, while preserving its apolitical MB Yakinton has been published every few weeks since its live in nine high-quality parents’ homes run as subsidiary companies stance, and makes its voice heard regarding meaningful value- AICEO – Main Activities establishment in 1932 with the start of the Jeckes Aliyah to Eretz of the AICEO. based topics. The AICEO runs branches in the three major cities. These branches Yisrael. This professionally edited magazine, which maintains are centers of social and cultural activity, such as classes, excursions Immigration and Absorption constitutional freedom, includes articles on social and cultural Activity Venues and lectures for all ages, in which thousands of members and guests topics, heritage and personal stories. Its uniqueness lies in the The AICEO assists and advises new Olim from German-speaking The AICEO holds activities in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa, and participate each year. The activities include volunteer projects such printed material’s links to the Jeckes’ descendants and heritage. countries, serving as an information center regarding immigrants’ provides assistance to the needy throughout the country: in cities, as a hotline to locate members in need of aid and contact with The periodical is very popular among the Israeli public in general rights, studies and employment, as well as a social and cultural peripheral towns, moshavim and kibbutzim. Activities encouraging professional authorities and voluntary organizations. and the Central European Olim community in particular. meeting place for Olim. Aliyah and the absorption of Olim are held all over Israel and in German-speaking communities overseas.