Keren Hayesod emissaries represent the organization in various communities around the world and lead campaign activities. They are carefully chosen after an extensive selection process and are trained as an elite group to serve as Keren Hayesod’s executing arm in the field. At the end of a lengthy training 9 10 period, the emissaries are sent to communities around the word, serving as a bridge with Keren Hayesod activities in Israel. Although the emissaries are responsible for fundraising, their role does not end there. It is their responsibility to faithfully represent the key values of Keren Hayesod; to strengthen the solidarity with Israel; to connect Diaspora Jewry and the Jews of Israel; and to strengthen the Keren Hayesod family everywhere, no matter how remote. Keren Hayesod’s early emissaries included Ze’ev Jabotinsky, Chaim Weizmann, Nahum Sokolow, Menachem Ussishkin, Haim Nahman Bialik, Albert Einstein and many others, who realized very early on the importance of Keren Hayesod and its critcal calling in spreading its messages around the world. Today Keren Hayesod has many emissaries around the globe, who continue to work with great dedication on behalf of the Jewish people and integrate into the local community during their shlichut.
Photo: List of KH emissaries from the Keren Hayesod booklet
Din Vachesbon (Financial Reckoning), 1921