TIMES OF ISRAEL
by Elhanan Miller
January 12, 2015

The government tells them to stay, Israeli leaders tell them to go, but despite the rhetoric, economic challenges may hold the potential immigrants back. As Parisians flocked Sunday to Place de la Republique to take part in the largest demonstration in France’s history, a far more modest event, organized by the Jewish Agency, was taking place in a small hall on the banks of River Seine. The Aliyah Salon for French Jews aged 55 and over was scheduled well before the murderous terror attack on a kosher supermarket Friday which claimed the lives of four shoppers. The event planned to provide information for Jews considering immigration to Israel for their retirement. At information desks dispersed across the hall, interested citizens could get details on everything from how best to transfer their funds to Israel; what city to choose for residence; to dealing with Israel’s complicated social security system. READ MORE