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"Israel" was sending "shelichim" to America before there was an Israel. Who knew?
When many people hear the words “Jewish Agency,” what first comes to mind are the emissaries whom Israel sends to Jewish communities abroad. Those Israelis who attend summer camps in the United States and elsewhere. Or “Shin Shinim,” who venture across the world, bringing Israeli content and an Israeli presence to synagogues, JCC’s, communities and more.
Given that the Jewish Agency was only created in 1929 (the Zionist movement had been aloft for a number of decades by that point), we might assume that prior to that, there were no such emissaries. But, it turns out, there were.
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