A total of 38,000 immigrants arrived in the Jewish state since last year's Independence Day A total of 38,000 immigrants arrived in Israel since last year's Independence Day, representing the highest annual number in two decades, the Jewish Agency said on Sunday. The Jewish state celebrates its Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut) starting on the evening of Wednesday, May 4 until the evening of Thursday, May 5. A massive influx of people from Ukraine and Russia since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine over two months ago has added to the total — nearly 9,000 from Ukraine, nearly 6,000 from...