Photo essay: Nefesh B’Nefesh, July 21, 2008
Photos by Mayer Fertig
Scenes from the 33rd Nefesh B’Nefesh charter flight, on July 21, 2008, which brought 220 new Olim to the State of Israel, including two families from Woodmere and one from Far Rockaway …. from the emotional goodbyes at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, to the flight itself, and the joyous welcoming ceremony attended by hundreds at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. 
Parting. A family says goodbye at the security
checkpoint at JFK.
Frances Greenberg, once turned away from Palestine on
the Exodus, prepares to realize a life-long dream.
Avi Levine of Nefesh B'Nefesh processing passports
during the flight 
Woodmere's Eli and Chana Alony, now of Beit El, sign a
tablet computer during the flight to officially complete their aliyah and become
citizens of the State of Israel. 
Minutes from making history. Frances Greenberg, once a
passenger on the infamous ship
Exodus, was also smiles minutes before
landing. 
First glimpse of land. What the new olim could see from
the air as their flight approached Ben Gurion Airport.
On the tarmac at Ben Gurion, the scene from the top of
the stairs.
Welcome to Israel 
The Kaufmans of Efrat, formerly of Woodmere, step off
the plane. 
A large crowd greeted the new olim 
Frances Greenberg receives her new Israeli passport
during the welcome ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport.
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