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Israel Branch
Activities
The Israel Branch of the World Jewish Congress is comprised of representatives of all Zionist political parties represented in the Knesset and of public bodies and international organizations which have their headquarters in Israel.
The Israel Branch works with the international WJC organization and its affiliates to help foster Israel-Diaspora relations, fight anti-Semitism and engage in interfaith dialogue. It serves as a liason between the international WJC organization and the Knesset, the Israeli government and its ministries and agencies, and with various public institutions in Israel, e.g. the Jewish Agency for Israel, Beth Hatefutsoth (the Nachum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora), and Yad Vashem. The Israel Branch also provides a home for the Institute of the World Jewish Congress and the Israel Council on Foreign Relations, and it hosts the WJC's General Assemblies, which are held every five years in Jerusalem.
Officers
Chairman of the Executive: Shai Hermesh
Contact details
Kiryat Wolfson
9a Diskin Street
Fifth Floor
Jerusalem 96440
Tel. 972 2 633 3000
Fax 972 2 633 3011
email: wjc@wjc.co.il