Keren Hayesod

Keren Hayesod appoints Ambassador Eli Vered Hazan as next World Chairman

Hazan is set to succeed Sam Grundwerg, leader of Keren Hayesod over the past eight years.

Ambassador Eli Vered Hazan, appointed new World Chairman of Keren Hayesod, July 13, 2026.
Edna Weinstock-Gabay, CEO of Keren Hayesod visiting an Absorption Center in Kiryat Yam

Jerusalem: The Story That Connects the Jewish People  

Shira Lev Ami, CEO, Israel National Digital Agency and Edna Weinstock-Gabay, CEO & Director General, Keren Hayesod

Keren Hayesod CEO: 'Every day, we must invent a new reality'

Food basket distribution at Amigour, March 2026

The people’s ray of hope: Keren Hayesod’s lifeline to Israelis in crisis


Julia and Yuri Milner donate $5 Million to the Jewish Agency’s Fund for the Victims of Terror

Gift from the foundation established by Julia and Yuri Milner ensures that the Fund can provide essential support on both an immediate and long-term basis to all of the current war’s victims.

 Israelis hand out food to Israeli soldiers near the border with the Gaza Strip, southern Israel, October 11, 2023

Israel Independence Day: Time for unity, solidarity - KH head

Sam Grundwerg served as director-general in Israel for the World Jewish Congress but now heads Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal.

 GRUNDWERG WELCOMES a plane carrying immigrants from Ukraine that landed in Israel just before Passover.

WATCH LIVE: Masa Israel Journey to host largest English Yom HaZikaron ceremony in the world

Forever Connected: The MASA Memorial Ceremony for Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror.

 Yom Hazikaron Ceremony 2022

103 years of supporting aliyah, strengthening Israeli society, connecting Israel with the Diaspora

An interview with Sam Grundwerg, World Chairman of Keren Hayesod ahead of the upcoming World Conference that will be held from April 23-27 in Tel Aviv.

 Sam Grundwerg, World Chairman of Keren Hayesod-UIA

Keren Hayesod reacts to the judicial reforms and calls for negotiations between the sides

A senior official in Keren Hayessod told The Post that the statement was not a reaction to the letter that was received from Zürich, but was planned days before.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Keren Hayesod Annual World Conference at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on April 16, 2018

'A red line': Swiss Keren Hayesod branch slams Israeli judicial reform

Keren Hayesod expressed that their support for Israel is "unconditional," as long as "the basic principles of humanity are respected."

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Keren Hayesod Annual World Conference at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on April 16, 2018

Jewish earthquake survivors in Turkey flown to safety

The earthquake that struck Turkey has racked up a death toll of over 35,000. Included in that number are members of Antakya's Jewish community.

 Seho Uyan, who survived a deadly earthquake, but lost his four relatives, sits in front of a collapsed building in Adiyaman, Turkey February 11, 2023.

Bennett and Shaked headlining Keren Hayesod events

Keren Hayesod is the preeminent worldwide fundraising organization for Israel to serve as the fundraising arm of the Jewish People and Zionist Movement.

Head of the New Right Party Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, 2019.

Sam Grundwerg: Diplomat, fundraiser and Zionist leader

No. 45 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal chair Sam Grundwerg.

 Sam Grundwerg, chairman of Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal.

Israel-Diaspora relations clouded by religion and politics - Jewish-Australian philanthropist

Philanthropist and businessman Steven Lowy visited Jerusalem in honor of the annual Keren Hayesod conference.

 Steven Lowy speaking at the Knesset