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'''Aliyah''', transliterated from the [[Hebrew]] עלייה, which literally translates as "ascent", is the term used in reference to the [[Jews|Jewish]] immigration to the state of [[Israel]] in 1948, after its modern establishment. The opposite, the Jewish [[emmigration]] from Israel, is termed ''Yerida'', "descent".

'''Aliyah''', transliterated from the [[Hebrew]] עלייה, which literally translates as "ascent", is the term used in reference to the [[Jews|Jewish]] immigration to the state of [[Israel]] in 1948, after its modern establishment. The opposite (Jewish emigration from Israel) is known as ''Yerida'' or "descent".

 

Since the founding of the State of Israel, Aliyah has increased significantly, in some cases involving wholesale relocations of entire Jewish communities from countries hostile to Israel (or undergoing civil unrest of their own).  The [[Jewish Agency for Israel]] is the major non-profit agency funding Aliyah.

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