Israel: Information on the social assistance available to non-Jewish widows
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 June 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ISR24081.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Israel: Information on the social assistance available to non-Jewish widows, 1 June 1996, ISR24081.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abf330.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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In a 22 May 1996 personal interview, an official of the Embassy of Israel in Ottawa stated that all citizens of Israel receive the available social services, regardless of the citizen's religion, race or other particulars. The official stated that information on the social services available to all Israelis was found in the 1995 Israel Information Center publication entitled Facts about Israel. Please find attached the health and social services sections from this publication.
The attachment from the publication Immigrant Absorption in Israel published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, provides additional information on health services in Israel.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the: merit of any particular claims to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Embassy of Israel, Ottawa. 22 May 1996. Personal interview with an official.
Attachments
Facts about Israel. 1995. Edited by Ellen Hirsch. Jerusalem: Israel Information Center, pp. 133-39, 147-51.
Israel. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. n.d. Immigrant Absorption in Israel. Jerusalem: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, p. 11.
Additional Sources Consulted
Israel Affairs [London]. Winter 1994. Vol. 1, No. 2. Naomi Shepherd. "Ex-Soviet Jews in Israel: Asset, Burden, or Challenge."
Israel. Ministry of Education and Culture. 1990. Facts and Figures on the Education and Culture System in Israel.
Israel.Ministry of Immigrants' Absorption. January 1994. Present Situation, Problems and Objectives.
Israel. Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Department of International Relations, Service for the Aged. September 1995. Services for the Elderly in Israel.
JDC-Brookdale Institute of Gerontology and Human Development, Jerusalem. 1994. Annual Report and 1995 Program: Aging in Israel.
Rivka, Esther. July 1993. Shock Absorption: a Survival Guide for Living in Israel.
Shepherd, Haomi. 1993. The Russians in Israel: The Ordeal of Freedom.
Winter, Dick. 1994. Culture Shock: Israel.