Zionism and Peoplehood: Toward a Historical Synthesis
July 27, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Peoplehood: A Sense of Belonging, The Blog
by Gidi Grinstein
Pesach is an intellectual feast for those of us that are engaged with Jewish identity. As we read the Haggadah and go through the Seder, we leisurely engage the three anchors of our identity – religion, nationalism»
The Great Reset: The Jewish Agency and the Pursuit of an ‘Exemplary Society’
June 30, 2010 by Seth Cohen
Filed under In Case You Missed, The Blog
- “We once were a people without a home; will we become a home without a people?”
This was the question I asked last week when addressing the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency as part of the presentation»
A Public Art Project: East 2 East
June 30, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Fellowship and RFP Opportunities, The Blog
Reaching from New York’s Lower East Side to the streets of Jerusalem. From Nolita to Tel Aviv; the East Coast to the Middle East. How can you connect two lands using the power of art?
This summer New»
The Jewish Agency Speaks on Their New Vision
June 17, 2010 by eJP
Filed under The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
As our regular readers know, when JAFI’s Board of Governors convenes next week a new strategic plan will be presented, discussed and [while there may be revisions] voted on. There has also been a great deal of discussion and speculation»
J Street, Elections and the WZO
June 16, 2010 by Dan Brown
Filed under Local Israel
Forty-five minutes late and with an auditorium 3/4 empty, the 36th Zionist Congress came to order in Jerusalem yesterday morning. And, as to be expected from an organization where 30% of the seats are held by member’s of the Knesset,»
The World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency Struggle to Find Meaning
June 14, 2010 by Dan Brown
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy, Opinion, Philanthropy in Israel, The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
Nowhere are the fissures of the Jewish world more apparent than in early summer Jerusalem. For here, on the one-hand, we see the energy accompanying the first wave of Birthright Israel, teen youth program, and 20-something summer visitors – arriving»
Israel Government Fellowship Program
May 26, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Fellowship and RFP Opportunities
The Israel Government Fellows Program (IGF) offers outstanding young individuals an opportunity for internship in the Israeli Government. The two main purposes for this exclusive program are to strengthen the connections between the Jewish State and the Diaspora, and to»
Secret Keren Hayesod Ceremony at Auschwitz
April 19, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
from Haaretz:
The secret Auschwitz ceremony that Ehud Olmert exposed
The event on Thursday afternoon at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland was extraordinary and unprecedented in the history of that place. Its existence had been kept under wraps and»
The Power of Giving, Spring 2010
April 6, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy, Local Israel, Philanthropy in Israel
Haaretz‘s commercial department has published the Spring 2010 edition of The Power of Giving.
This from the introduction:
Anybody who lives in Israel or who visits the country on a regular basis is certainly aware of the increasing polarization of»
Misha Galperin Takes on Senior Global Jewish Agency Role
March 3, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, Media Release / Official Publication
The Jewish Agency is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Misha Galperin to a newly established senior position for Global Public Affairs and Financial Resource Development. The position consolidates into one the existing functions of directing The Agency’s External»
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