500 Jews who came to Israel as part of educational programs and remained there due to the closure of the sky decided to become a citizen.

First publication: Approximately 500 young Jews participating in educational programs, who were stranded in Israel due to cessation of flights in Israel for fear of the Corona's expansion - are currently immigrating to Israel. Among other things, those young people decided to stay in Israel in light of the moves in Israel to curb the plague. 

Another 350 young people are expected to change their status and rise by the end of the year, the educational group member said, "The Israeli Experience" that brought participants to Israel. 

From today's data in Israel today, in Israel, there are approximately 1,100 young Jews from all over the world in various settings of the "Israeli Experience", a subsidiary of the Jewish Agency, including English teachers, specializing in high-tech and academic settings, pre-military preparations, and physicians. And dentists who came in special settings.

Dozens of participants have already changed their status and immigrated to Israel. In early June, 64 doctors and their spouses who came under the licensing program - will officially become immigrants. At the end of June, there will be a status and 55 new immigrants will become new immigrants. 

Along the way, 238 participants are also taking part in a unique Hebrew studio program, psychometric preparation and preparation for the IDF in collaboration with the Jewish Agency. To the psychometric test for eight months. 

About half of the 100 participants in the special programs at the Technion (30), Bar-Ilan University (35) and Netanya College (15) will also attend the end of the year. In addition, about 20 of the Jews who came to Israel to teach English under the MITF program also signed up for immigration. 

Hannah Lee (23) arrived in Israel from Rockville, United States, under the MITF program of "Israeli Experience", where she teaches English in schools in Rishon Lezion, and is currently in immigration proceedings to Israel.

"I decided to make aliyah and my parents fully support it," she said. "Israel is a place that is so connected to the world. My parents are really happy that I am here during the Corona days. In the US the situation is terrible. I see the differences between Israeli and American health systems and much prefer the Israeli one, surely now."

Another participant, Galit Sifan, 36, from New York, will complete her naturalization proceedings in June. "I feel fortunate to be here these days of the corona's spread, and I can't imagine what life in New York looks like now. I know people who got the virus there," said Sifan, a daughter of an Israeli father. "For many years now I have wanted to make aliyah - and now I have decided this is the right time."

Dr. Julia Boyko (24) arrived in Israel as part of the doctor's program, where she is studying for a medical work permit, and plans to start the immigration process only afterwards. Because of the corona, the licensing test was rejected but the immigration to Israel Dr. Boyko does not intend to give up. 

"Because of the Corona, we don't have a licensing test. We'll get an ID before the licensing test. That never happened to this day."

CEO of "The Israeli Experience" Amos Hermon: "Many of the participants in the Israeli Experience programs in Israel have decided to make aliyah to Israel. This proves that educational programs in Israel are the best means of strengthening Jewish identity and building a bridge to Israel for Diaspora youth, and many of them eventually decide to immigrate to Israel. "