Close to three months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the outbreak of hostilities in Europe, Israel’s Ministry of Immigration and Absorption welcomed 20,000 Olim (new immigrants) from Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, as part of the historic operation for emergency reception of refugees from Ukraine and its environs.

678 Holocaust survivors immigrated to Israel and found homes in sheltered housing throughout the country.

Thanks to the housing plans approved by the government, many of the immigrants have already moved to permanent housing, and now less than 1,140 new immigrants are staying in hotels rented by the state.