by Nathan Roi On a recent Friday morning, as dawn broke, hundreds of young participants hit the pool, concluding a marathon all-day and White Night Limmud FSU program in Nazareth Illit. Nine hundred souls attended this premier event for Russian-speaking Israelis, including 150 students from the Former Soviet Union currently visiting Israel under the auspices of the Masa program. The day program, as Limmud around the world, … [Read more...] about The ‘Illit-Nite’ at Limmud FSU Olympics
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Weather Fails to Dampen the Spirits at Limmud Fest 2012
by Daniel Duberstein In its beautiful new location in the heart of the Kent countryside at the foot of the North Downs, this year’s Limmud Fest saw a fair amount of rain, some gorgeous sunshine and an extraordinary level of joyfulness and community spirit. A number of high profile, established summer festivals were cancelled across the UK over the past three months and others scrambled to sell tickets at half price to combat flagging sales. … [Read more...] about Weather Fails to Dampen the Spirits at Limmud Fest 2012
Remembering the Living Dead: 40 Years Since the Munich Murder
by Nathan Roi On one of Israel’s sultry summer nights, shortly before my fifteen birthday, my parents went to the home of Yanek and Ruzsa Shpringer to wish bon voyage to Yanek (Ya’akov) on his way to participate in the Olympic Games in Munich. The meeting took place in the home of one of the Second World War orphan children, including my father Yuzek, who were educated in an orphanage in Warsaw. Their teacher, Yanek Shpringer, had … [Read more...] about Remembering the Living Dead: 40 Years Since the Munich Murder
Reflecting on the Launch of the Limmud North America Community of Educators
by David Wolkin An interesting experiment in professional development for Jewish educators will take place in Atlanta over Labor Day weekend. Within the context of Limmud Atlanta + Southeast’s annual LimmudFest at Ramah Darom, we’ll be bringing together a cohort of Jewish educators from across the institutional and denominational spectrum for the launch of the Limmud North America Community of Educators. Over the weekend, this group will spend … [Read more...] about Reflecting on the Launch of the Limmud North America Community of Educators
Upper Nazareth Prepares for Limmud FSU
Upper Nazareth Prepares for Limmud FSU: Gathering for Russian speakers will commemorate the Munich Olympics Massacre by Abigail Pickus On the heels of the 2012 London Olympics, Russian speakers across Israel are gearing up for Limmud FSU’s “Olympics” Festival in Nazareth Illit (Upper Nazareth). The August 30-31 festival, which is expected to draw hundreds of young Russian speakers, is intentionally behind held in a small development town … [Read more...] about Upper Nazareth Prepares for Limmud FSU
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