"Birthright" celebrated tonight at a festive event held in Tel Aviv this evening • CEO Gidi Mark: "Every startup would exchange with us"

• Birthright graduates with Shlomi Shabbat at the event // Photo: Coco

Birthright celebrated 20 years tonight at a festive event held Tuesday (Tuesday) at Tel Aviv University. The event was attended by 1,200 supporters and graduates of the project, during which 30 Israeli birthright graduates who are part of the 100,000 Israeli alumni of Birthright have taken to the stage. They performed an exciting and exciting version of the song "Hallelujah". The event featured Adir Miller and Shlomi Shabbat who hosted Yuval Dayan.

Birthright was established 20 years ago following a huge crisis in Jewish communities abroad, which experienced an assimilation of assimilation percentages and lost contact with many Jewish young people. As a Zionist and educational startup, she succeeded in enlisting a number of private donors as well as the support of the Israeli government and together created the important educational venture. And over the years, they have achieved what no one imagined - over 750,000 participants, including 100,000 Israelis, from 68 countries around the world.

According to a study by Birthright and Brandeis University, if it were not for Birthright, about half a million Jews would never visit the State of Israel. The study also found that about a third of Diaspora youths aged 18 to 40 are graduates of birthright. The plan, in fact, has become one of the most important milestones in Diaspora Jews' lives, alongside the observance of a bar or bat mitzvah and Jewish holidays.

Gidi Mark, CEO of Birthright said: "The Birthright project is a huge victory for the State of Israel. Victory in the world public, victory in the struggle for assimilation, and most importantly - a personal victory for each and every one of the participants, many of whom for the first time reveal their Jewish identity, which, thanks to Birthright, is shaped and given clear and secure expression. "Mark added:" Birthright project is responsible for a historic change of Jewish generation The young Diaspora and revitalizing his relationship with the State of Israel - this is an extraordinary dramatic success that every startup aspires to achieve. For 750,000 participants, this is a new direction in life. For the State of Israel and the future of the Jewish people, it is a strategic and world-wide security network. "