On June 27^th, The Central Board of Jewish Welfare organized a seminar for a group of young professionals who represent the second generation of Jews who had immigrated from the FSU to Germany after the fall of the Iron Curtain.  These young people, now in their twenties, are now emerging with a unique identity that distinguishes them from the historical background of their parents, and also reflects their current lifestyle as part of German society.

Israel Bonds Germany was delighted to be invited to host a lunch on the final day of the seminar in the newly opened Jewish Museum in Frankfurt.

These future leaders will one day shape the Jewish community here in Germany.

Introducing Israel Bonds as a means of support for the State of Israel was a meaningful and exciting opportunity for us. The participants were impressed by learning of the history of support Israel Bonds has provided to the State of Israel since its founding and the subsequent milestones that have been reached, and this knowledge opened a new perspective for them on how the Diaspora can support Israel.

“Engaging the next generation is very important to us, because these future leaders will one day shape the Jewish community here in Germany. Israel Bonds has the ability to provide them with a network of interesting contacts and events to attend all over the world, and we can also we can show them a means, aside from straightforward philanthropy, of expressing their solidarity with the Jewish State. ,” said Michael Grauss, Executive Director of Israel Bonds in Germany.
“The conversations we had that day proved that the bond between young Jews in the Diaspora and Israel
is strong and vibrant, and that Israel Bonds has an important role to play in strengthening  this
connection even further.”

“We were very happy that for the first offline seminar we organized after a long time we partnered with Israel Bonds again and continued our fruitful cooperation, ” added Aron Schuster, Director of the Central Welfare
Board of Jews in Germany.