Alliance Story website

'Allianstory' is a unique website that tells the story of the Jewish communities in the Balkans, the Middle East, and North Africa that operated in the Alliance, through the perspectives and human stories of key figures in school and community life in those countries.

This is a story about bold educational frameworks, established with the support of local leadership, community leaders and rabbis, and which brought about a dramatic change in the status of Jews in their countries.

‘Alliance’ schools provided, side by side, modern Jewish education to boys and girls, universal education and vocational training – and Torah and Hebrew language studies.

In the 280 schools, attended by over a million students, a new generation has arisen in the countries of the East. An educated generation, committed to the connection between tradition and modernity and the encounter between West and East.

The presence of the story of Alliance's legacy in Israeli society is an opportunity to deepen familiarity with the Jewish communities in their countries of origin, and to change common misconceptions in Israeli society regarding those communities. Familiarity with the story constitutes a positive identity anchor among the generation of natives, and opens a window into the world of the generation of immigrants to the Land of Israel at the beginning of the establishment of the state.

AlienStory is a digital archive that forms a basis for historical, documentary, and educational content. relating to the activities of 'Alliance: All Israel is Friends', worldwide.

In addition to the stories, relevant historical backgrounds are provided as well as pictures and documents from the Alliance archive.