Tel Aviv—On this particular Nefesh B’Nefesh charater flight were 210 new olim.
The youngest is three months old. The oldest is 88. The olim included 28 families, 98 children, 50 singles, 23 IDF soldiers, four dogs and a cat.
Professions include accountant, bookkeeper, consultant, dietician, engineer, jeweler, lawyer, marketing pro, nurse, occupational therapist, physician, physical therapist,professor, public relations pro, rabbi, real estate agent, teacher and an x-ray technician.
They came from 16 states including Maryland, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachussetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington. Also olim were from the Canadian cities of Winnepeg, Montreal and Toronto.
The olim were headed to cities, towns and kibbutzim including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Beersheva, Beitar, Chashmonaim, Givatayim, Haifa, Ma’ale Adumim, Modiin, Netanya, Nof Ayalon, Raanana, Bet Shemesh, Ramat Gan, Rechovot, Yad Binyamin, Tiberia and Tzfat.
The years of NBN have seen over 800 babies born, over 350 engagements and marriages, a 94 percent employment rate and a 98 perecent retention rate.