JANUARY 20 • 2022 | 47

SPOTLIGHT

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irthright Israel, the 
largest educational 
tourism organization in 
the world, and Onward Israel, 
the leading provider of mid-
length immersive experiences 
for young adults in Israel, have 
merged. 
Combining these two orga-
nizations strengthens Israel-
diaspora ties by providing 
expanded opportunities for 
more Jewish young adults to 
participate in travel, study and 
professional development expe-
riences. 
By merging Birthright Israel’s 
10-day educational tours and 
Excel Fellowship program with 
Onward’s longer-length intern-
ships, study and immersive 
living experiences, the orga-
nization will more effectively 
be able to reach young Jews 
around the world with a vari-
ety of engaging programmatic 
options. 
As a result of the merg-
er, Onward Israel will 
become a program offered 
by Birthright Israel, with Gidi 
Mark continuing to serve as 
International CEO of Birthright. 

Ilan Wagner, formerly the CEO 
of Onward Israel, will become 
vice president of Onward pro-
grams at Birthright Israel. 
 “Our primary goal has always 
been to give every Jewish young 
adult around the world a trip to 
Israel in order to help strengthen 
identity and connection with 
Israel,
” said Mark. “The pandem-
ic has been the greatest challenge 
we have faced on the road to 
achieving that goal, but by merg-
ing with Onward we take the 
next great step forward, ensuring 
that more young people have the 
opportunity to experience and 
develop a deeper relationship 
with Israel and its people.
” 
 Despite the headwinds 
posed by the COVID-19 
pandemic, Birthright Israel 
is optimistic about 2022 and 
beyond. Birthright Israel plans 
to resume trips as soon as it is 
safe to do so, for individuals who 
are vaccinated or have received a 
booster in the last six months. 
Meanwhile, the organization 
continues to experience massive 
enthusiasm for future trips, with 
tens of thousands of individuals 
pre-applying to participate. 

The first Birthright Israel group after a year-long absence due to the 
coronavirus pandemic, May 24, 2021. 

EREZ UZIR

Merger provides young Jews around the 
world increased opportunities to visit, 
study, work and live in Israel.

Birthright Israel & 
Onward Israel Merge

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