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Relationships Matter When it Comes to Israel
Did you know that last year the United States Congress appropriated THREE BILLION DOLLARS in security assistance to Israel as part of the overall Foreign Aid Bill? Or that more than three quarters of both the House and Senate recently … Continue reading
Posted in Baltimore-Ashkelon Partnership, Israel, Israel Education
Tagged AIPAC, Congress, foreign aid, Israel
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Honor Gilad’s Return with a Tree
Jewish National Fund wanted to do something meaningful to celebrate the momentous occasion of Gilad Shalit’s homecoming. In his honor, anyone can plant a tree in Israel for free and send a personalized certificate to the Shalit family. Gilad’s long-awaited … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Israel Education
Tagged ASSOCIATED, Global Impact, Israel, Israel & Overseas, Jewish Baltimore, Jewish National Fund, JNF, The Associated
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How well do you know your sister city?
The Baltimore-Ashkelon Partnership, launched in 2003, has set people-to-people connections as its top priority. Through a variety of venues, the Partnership provides a wonderful opportunity for Baltimoreans and Ashkelonim to bond with their brothers and sisters overseas on issues of … Continue reading
Baltimore-Ashkelon Virtual Community Launch Party!
A new interactive website has just launched for the Baltimore Jewish community, but it takes interactions outside of Baltimore and across the ocean to our sister city in Israel, Ashkelon. The new website, http://www.baltimoreashkelon.org, will go live to the public … Continue reading
Posted in Baltimore-Ashkelon Partnership, Israel, Maccabi
Tagged ASSOCIATED, Baltimore-AShkelon Partnership, Baltimore-Ashkelon-Partnership, Diller, Diller Alumni, Global Impact, Israel, Israel & Overseas, Jewish Agency for Israel, Jewish Baltimore, Maccabi, The Associated, The Jewish Agency for Israel, video
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PHOTO: ECYP Teens Get Trained to Advocate for Israel
On August 4, students from the Baltimore Jewish Council’s Elijah Cummings Youth Program (ECYP) visited the StandWithUs (SWU) Israel office for a lecture with Michelle Rojas-Tal, Director of Diaspora Education. ECYP in Israel brings together African-American and Jewish students from … Continue reading
Brooke Kasoff
After two extensive days of traveling and waking up jet lagged the swim team and I were excited to finally make it to the pool. We knew we were really in Israel when we looked above the pool and saw … Continue reading
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Updates from our first two days at JCC Maccabi!
jcc maccabi games and artsfest update!!! Games updates right from the coaches themselves!! Volleyball: game 1) baltimore v. westchester/albuquerque/phoenix Split- 25-16/ 14-25, strong serving by Shiraz LaDeaux (st.Louis) and Toby Dubin, great first match!! Game 2) v. San Francisco, won … Continue reading
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Tagged ASSOCIATED, Israel, Israel & Overseas, Jewish Baltimore, teens, The Associated
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Diller Teens Visit the Golan Heights
The Diller Baltimore Teen Fellows arrived in Israel this week. Already they are touring the country, preparing to explore community service with their counterparts from Ashkelon. You can follow the Dillers here or get daily updates from the National Diller … Continue reading
New Israel Tourism Tool Box
If you are fortunate enough to go to Israel, you want to do it right. However, because Israel is a tourist hot spot, there are a multitude of places to stay and things to see. Of course, any where you … Continue reading
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Tagged ASSOCIATED, Global Impact, Israel, Israel & Overseas, Jewish Baltimore, The Associated, travel
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JCC Maccabi Teens Are Leaving for Israel
A first group of teens is leaving for Israel this week to travel and participate in the 2011 JCC Maccabi Games. If you want to follow their experience, do it here at http://www.associated.org/maccabiblog!
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