The Krost family alongside the JNFSA dedicated a menorah on the Bnei Akiva Campsite in Mossel Bay, honouring the South African heroes and victims of terror whose lives were lost on and after the October 7th war. The menorah stands as a reminder of the light they brought into the world, and acknowledges Bnei Akiva's contribution to strengthening Am Yisrael’s youth and Jewish identity.  Sponsored by the Krost family in memory of Mike and Joan Krost May their memory be a blessin

KKL-JNF has created a first of its kind wildlife medical facility in Israel - The KKL-JNF Agmon Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (AWRC). The AWRC, located in KKL-JNF Hula Lake Park ( Agmon HaHula ), treats and rehabilitates wounded, sick, or injured raptors, birds, mammals and reptiles, and cares for them until they are ready to return to the wild. On this World Wildlife Day (March 3) let's remember how precious our ecosystem is and how much animals, of all kinds, are vital t

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For over 70 years KKL-JNF and its friends worldwide memorialize the victims and honors the survivors of the Holocaust through meaningful projects in Israel. This Friday marks 78 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, and the day the world commemorates the International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27). KKL-JNF creates unique memorial sites and educational programs to ensure the Shoah is never forgotten. The KKL-JNF Forest of the Martyrs, dedica

Artist's impression of the Siyabonga Garden in Israel to honour anti-apartheid activists. Tel Mond, Israel – 8 November 2022: A groundbreaking ceremony took place yesterday in Tel Mond, Israel, to launch a memorial garden that for the first time commemorates a remarkable group of South African Jews who contributed to the struggle against apartheid as well as gave support to the State of Israel. Explains Michael Kransdorff, chairman of the Jewish National Fund in South Africa

Every year South Africa celebrates Arbor month in September. It is a month that focuses on the planting of trees and crops across the country as we head into Spring. In honour of Arbor month, the JNF-SA together with some eager volunteers visited the JNF Walter Sisulu Environmental Centre yesterday to plant vegetables in the community food garden alongside the pensioners that farm in the garden. It was a wonderful day outdoors which began with a tour of the educational enviro

Give a meaningful and lasting gift by purchasing a Rosh Hashanah certificate and help us restore the Jerusalem Hills. The fire that broke out near Beit Meir in the Jerusalem Hills caused by the hot weather and strong winds made the fire spread quickly, threatening other nearby towns as well. The fire consumed thousands of acres of KKL-JNF forests and natural woodland and a major Israel Parks and Nature Authority reserve, causing great ecological damage to local flora and faun

From the end of World War II until Israel's established, the ''Bricha'' movement operated clandestinely in Europe to smuggle some 300,000 Holocaust survivors to freedom. On the 24th of August, the JNF-SA hosted a webinar where we explored this incredible and largely untold story of Jewish ingenuity, resilience and redemption. To commmorate this great Jewish Escape, JNF South Africa in partnership with Keren Kayemet LeIsrael has established the Bricha Trail in one of Israel’s

The memorial site was originally constructed in 1986 in the heart of a forest dedicated to the friendship between South Africa and...