Israeli News Site Spotlights Project Kesher Israel’s Work with LGBTQ Immigrants

The Israeli news site Shomrim (Hebrew for “the Guardians”) recently ran a story about the spike in Russians fleeing Putin’s regime for Israel. The article featured Project Kesher CEO Rabbi Olya Weinstein discussing the unique challenges faced by same sex couples in this situation as well as the essential programs the organization makes available for these individuals making aliya.
 
Launched in December 2019, Shomrim - The Center for Media and Democracy in Israel is an independent, nonprofit news organization established to strengthen Israeli democracy through investigative journalism. Inspired by the ProPublica model, it aims to strengthen the flow of trustworthy, fact-based and data-driven information to the public, and works in partnership with other media organizations to publish them in print, broadcast and digital to achieve maximum exposure and impact.

The Hebrew-language version of the article is available at at the link below. An English-language version is expected online in the coming days.