Association for the Protection of Mixed Families Rights (AMF) is a

grassroots A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or economic movement. Grassroots movements and organizations use collective action from the local level to effect change at t ...

organization that helps

interfaith Interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative, constructive, and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions (i.e. "faiths") and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional levels. It is ...

families and their descendants in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

History

AMF, established in 1999, addresses the legal challenges presented by the

Law of Return The Law of Return ( he, חֹוק הַשְׁבוּת, ''ḥok ha-shvūt'') is an Israeli law, passed on 5 July 1950, which gives Jews, people with one or more Jewish grandparent, and their spouses the right to relocate to Israel and acquire Isra ...

and manages programs which include a hotline for people in three languages providing them with information regarding their religious classification and assistance with legal and bureaucratic issues that affect civil status as well as advocacy and lobbying. The association has also conducted sociological surveys concerning mixed families and held conferences based on the Naturalization and integration challenges for mixed families.

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* {{Authority control Anti-racist organizations in Israel Legal organizations based in Israel Jewish marital law Interfaith marriage Organizations established in 1999 1999 establishments in Israel