[SF] Salon - Advancing Arab-Jewish Equality In Israel (6:00 pm - 7:30 pm)

Please join us for an engaging and intimate evening to discuss the realities of life in Israel for its Arab citizens, and the ways New Israel Fund’s grantee Sikkuy is working to close gaps between Jews and Arabs. 

Sikkuy (a "chance" or "opportunity" in Hebrew) develops projects to ensure equality in government budgets, resource allocation, hiring policies, land usage, access to government services, and more.  We will be joined by Sikkuy’s Arab and Jewish co-directors Ali Haider and Ron Gerlitz. 

Wednesday, November 7, 2012 – 6:00–7:30 pm
Saint Francis Wood, San Francisco
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Light refreshments will be served; space is limited.
For more information about the organization and speakers, please click here.

Contact Info : Etai Freedman Development Associate New Israel Fund is the leading organization committed to equality and democracy for all Israelis. 415.543.5055 Email : etai@nif.org

Boston New Gen: Israeli Democracy 101 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)

This is a New Generations event, intended for people in their 20s and 30s.

In this interactive session, Hechalutz educator Zohar Avigdori will lead participants through a journey that asks what it means for Israel to be a democracy.  Using the life of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin as our lens, participants will learn about the events leading up to Prime Minister Rabin's assassination.  Going beyond the assassination, we will explore the state of democracy in Israel today, ask what does it mean for Israel to be "the only democracy in the Middle East," and explore the challenges that face democracy in Israel.  Participants will leave the session with a better understanding of the role they play in ensuring that democracy is present in their lives at home and continues to exist at the heart of Israeli society.

Thursday, November 8
7:00 - 9:00 pm

Hosted by Beth Wasserman Badik at her home near
Davis Square, Somerville
(exact address provided upon RSVP)

Click here to RSVP.

Zohar Avigdori, 31, is a graduate of the Hanoar Haoved VeHalomed youth movement and a current member of the “Dror Israel” movement.  He is programming coordinator for the Hechalutz educational center, which offers English-language educational experiences for groups of Diaspora Jewry visiting Israel, aimed at such topics as Israeli society, the Kibbutz idea and co-existence.  Zohar is also a youth guide to Poland, a facilitator for a group of Olim from English-speaking countries, and a teacher to at-risk youth, all of which seldom gives him enough time to practice his Yoga and walk his beautiful German Shepherd.

Hechalutz is an Israeli non-profit educational center dedicated to educating Diaspora Jews about Cultural Judaism and Chalutziut (pioneering Zionism). Hechalutz operates within the framework of “HaMeorer”, the Center for Alternative Education. Our goal is to connect Diaspora Jewry to Israel as the center and national home of the Jewish People by educating towards the timeless Zionist ideals of self-determination, collective and personal responsibility, democracy, and justice - the values Israel was founded upon and continues to strive to embody. To this end we run tours, seminars, workshops, Rafsodia (raft sail on the Kinneret) and other educational endeavors.  Hechalutz's style of educating is based on dialogical learning and encourages critical thinking and the challenging of participants' perceptions. All of this takes place in a friendly and informal environment.

Url: http://wfc2.wiredforchange.com/o/8678/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=71375

SF New Generations Presents Sikkuy And The Equality Index: Jewish And Arab Citizens Of Israel (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)

As part of our "Moments of Change Series" we are proud to invite you to our salon with NIF grantee:
Sikkuy - The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality in Israel

Co-Executive Directors Ali Haider and Ron Gerlitz will discuss Sikkuy’s work for a more equal Israel.

Url: http://action.nif.org/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=71402

(NY) New Gen OIFF Event (7:00 pm - 8:00 pm)

New Generations and JCC 20s and 30s Shabbat Dinner

Join the New Israel Fund's New Generations, JCC 20s and 30s community, and other young leadership groups for a Shabbat dinner as we partake in a unique and intimate conversation with guest filmmakers on Israel's minority populations. Advance registration required. Register here

Location: JCC in Manhattan

Contact Info : Jimmy Taber, Director, New Generations Email : jimmy@nif.org Url: http://www.jccmanhattan.org/other-israel-film-festival?page=cat-content&progID=26865#/EFZNGD00F3

(NY) New Gen OIFF Event 2 (7:00 pm - 8:00 pm)

New Generations Screening: Ameer Got His Gun

New Generations, in co-sponorship with the Other Israel Film Festival, presents the screening of the documentary Ameer Got His Gun, followed by a panel discussion between the filmmaker, Naomi Levari, and journalist Gideon Levy, entitled "To Serve or Not to Serve." Purchase tickets here

Contact Info : Jimmy Taber, Director, New Generations Email : jimmy@nif.org Url: http://www.jccmanhattan.org/cat-content.aspx?catid=2928&progid=26851

[NY] Tri-State New Generations Religious Pluralism Campaign: Session 2 (6:30 pm - 8:30 pm)

Victories, Challenges and Vision: New Israel Fund's Religious Pluralism Work

Interested in religious pluralism in Israel but don't feel like you have all the information?  If so, come to this exclusive briefing with the New Israel Fund's New York Director Bruce Temkin, where he will present recent grantee victories, current issues, and the New Israel Fund's vision for change on the topic of religious pluralism.  Bruce's briefing will be followed by a discussion focusing on how to effectively utilize this information as a leader of New Generations’ religious pluralism campaign.

Information Briefing w/Bruce Temkin, New York Director, The New Israel Fund
The New Israel Fund Office, 330 7th Avenue

RSVP here

Contact Info : Jimmy Taber, Director of New Generations Email : ny@nif.org

[DC] Religion & Secularism: The Struggle For Pluralism In Israel (7:00 pm - 10:00 pm)
Part Three of "The Soul of Israeli Democracy: A Three-Part Salon Series"

Facilitated by Anat Hoffman, Executive Director, Israel Religious Action Center
Chaired by Jeff Rum
Hosted at a private home in Bethesda

Click here to learn more about the entire series.

Contact Info : For more information, contact Sarah Lawson: sarah@nif.org or 202.513.7870 Email : sarah@nif.org Url: http://www.nif.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1422:the-soul-of-israeli-democracy-a

[SF] An Inspiring Discussion With NIF Grantee Friends By Nature (FBN). (12:00 - noon - 1:30 pm)

Please mark your calendars for an inspiring discussion with NIF grantee Friends by Nature (FBN).

                   

Tuesday, November 20 – 12:00 noon–1:30 pm
At the Jewish Community Federation - 121 Steuart Street, San Francisco
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Discrimination and racist incitement against Israeli citizens and residents of African descent have made headlines this year.  Join us to learn about NIF grantee Friends by Nature’s unique and successful model for supporting Israel’s Ethiopian youth-at-risk and their families.  Founded by a cohort of likeminded activists—both of Ethiopian descent and not—Friends by Nature – Community Empowerment (FBN) developed the Gedera Community Garin.  A group of families and young adults who choose to live in this town in the Israeli periphery, which faces severe economic and social challenges and is home to a significant Ethiopian population, their mission is to take responsibility for the long-term success of the community, with particular focus on its youth, many of whom are at high risk for school drop-out and falling between the cracks of the social safety net.

This event is being presented in partnership with The Israel Center of the San Francisco based Jewish Community Federation, Hazon, and Camp Tawonga.

Contact Info : Etai Freedman Development Associate New Israel Fund is the leading organization committed to equality and democracy for all Israelis. 415.543.5055 Etai@nif.org www.nif.org Email : etai@nif.org