Opportunities - Programs and Training

• 2013 Relationship Building Institute - The David Project

  This summer, we are inviting students from across the country to join us in Washington, D.C. for our Relationship Building Institute. Over the course of three days, you will learn about the importance of relationship building on campus for Israel, acquire the tools necessary for effective engagement, and have the chance to meet with your peers interning with diverse interest organizations.
  
  Optional extension: Stay for another day of intensive Israel education. Discuss current issues in the Middle East, meet with high-level policy thinkers, and tackle challenging questions.
  
  -Meet interns from diverse interest groups: Find common ground and learn from students working at organizations such as: The Hindu-American Foundation, College Democrats, etc. (more specific groups will be added shortly).
  
  -Hone your communication skills: Effective relationship building is all about knowing how to listen and ask the right questions. Practice sharing your story and making Israel relevant to others.
  
  -Learn to leverage your network: Your reach on campus is much broader than you may think. We will show you how to make the most of your connections and how to expand your network even further.
  
  Dates* June 16-18, 2013; optional extension on June 19
  Location* Washington, DC
  Contact* Phillip Brodsky 
  Email* pb@davidproject.org 
  Phone* (617) 428-0012 
  Website* http://www.davidproject.org/students/programs-seminars/ 
  
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• Less Hamas More Humus Initiative - CAMERA

  Run a "Less Hamas More Hummus" event on your campus. Plans are to hold it in 30 campuses over the coming year. It is designed to help college students recognize some of the threats facing Israel and their origins. 
  
  MEMRI footage emphasizes Hamas’ effort to incite hate through children’s television shows, popular soap operas, political leaders, and mosque sermons. CAMERA will bring an expert to lead question-and-answer sessions with students and discuss the film clips they will watch. Every Less Hamas, More Hummus Screening Kit includes:
  
  1. A MEMRI clip-compilation DVD, geared to the subject of your
  choice (i.e. incitement against Israel, homophobia, anti-
  Semitism, child abuse/ martyrdom culture, etc.)
  
  2. Ready-made fliers and posters for duplication and distribution
  
  3. A list and contact information of appropriate speakers as well as logistical support.
  
  4. At every event, it is highly recommended to include Israeli hummus brands, such as Sabra or Tribe, along with traditional Israeli foods.
  
  5. Event costs: $500-$1500* 
  (CAMERA can subsidize the cost of this event for any Fellow or CCAP group) 
  
  6. For more information click here: http://jewishvoiceny.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2197:less-hamas-more-hummus-campaign-launches-on-us-college-campuses&catid=102:education&Itemid=285
  
  Dates* Rolling
  Location* On your campus
  Contact* Aviva Slomich 
  Email* aviva@camera.org 
  Phone* (617) 789-3672 
  Website* http://www.camera.org
  
  
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• Positively Israel : Making the World a Better Place - Jewish National Fund

  Israel is changing the world - for the better. Through hard work and determination, this young, desert nation is a global leader in renewable energy, agricultural innovation, and medical breakthroughs that improve quality of life all over the world. This is the conversation that the world must have about Israel. The time has come to show the world how Israel makes the world a better place. Schedule your FREE speaker today!!!
  
  Dates* You choose the date for your campus!
  Location* Your university
  Contact* Allie Dadiani 
  Email* education@jnf.org
  Phone* (212) 879-9305 
  Website* http://www.jnf.org/positivelyisrael
  
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• CAMERA Campus Activist Project (CCAP) - CAMERA

  The CAMERA Campus Activist Project (CCAP) is an exciting new student initiative aimed at helping to create and support pro-Israel student organizations on college campuses across the country. The goal is to enable like-minded students to sponsor educational events and speakers — as well as to respond to biased activity against Israel.
  
  CCAP works with fledgling or under-funded autonomous pro-Israel student organizations, and/or with individual students who wish to establish new pro-Israel organizations. Each CCAP student organization may receive up to $6000 of funding from CAMERA per academic year, independent of any funding received from other sources. The funds may be used for a variety of different activities that will provide the campus with an accurate portrayal of Israel and the Middle East.
  
  In addition, CAMERA staff members are available to advise students and organizations on all matters related to Israel activism, including event planning, group funding, advertising
  techniques, suggested speakers, research sources, balanced journalism, and strategies for countering anti-Israel activity.
  
  Contact* Samantha Mandeles 
  Email* samantha@camera.org
  Dates* Rolling
  Phone* (617) 789-3672 
  Website* http://www.camera.org
  
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• Israel Advocacy Training - JIMENA

  JIMENA offers pro-Israel Advocacy Training sessions to student groups looking to improve their public speaking, debate, and Israel advocacy skills. Led by internationally acclaimed Israel advocates and educators, JIMENA trainings instruct students how to use the ARM method of debate and incorporate JIMENA talking points into their advocacy efforts. During each training session a member of JIMENA’s Speakers Bureau delivers their personal testimony and is on hand to help facilitate the training. 
  
  Goals
  • Students and participants will receive talking points and an advocacy kit, highlighting the narrative of dhimmitude and Jewish displacement from Arab countries.
  
  • Students will receive concrete pro-Israel advocacy tools and will be trained on how to effectively and peacefully combat Anti-Semitic & Anti-Israel rhetoric on campus.
  
  • Participants will be given a platform to discuss their personal experiences of Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israel rhetoric on their college campus and will then use those experiences for guided role-playing of ARM and other advocacy tools presented during the session.
  
  • Participants will establish a connection to JIMENA and will be encouraged to use the organization as an accessible and valuable resource.
  
  • Students will hear a personal account of a JIMENA Speaker who will help facilitated the training and may watch the 15 minute Forgotten Refugee film.
  
  • Students and faculty will have a deeper understanding of Jewish displacement from Arab countries by hearing eyewitness accounts from a JIMENA speaker.
  
  Contact* Sarah Levin 
  Email* sarahlevin@jimena.org
  Dates* ongoing
  Phone* (847) 514-7015 
  Website* http://www.jimena.org 
  
  
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• Campus Program - Faces of Israel

  "Introducing an Exciting Campus Program - Faces of Israel!  (Funding Available)

  Faces of Israel is an innovative program (part film, part presentation, part discussion) that explores the nature of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.  There are many hot topics raised in the program, such as what it means to have a Jewish state, the legalization of civil unions, religious pluralism in Israel, the role of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate, same-sex unions, Conservative and Reform Judaism in Israel and much more.  You can easily tailor the program to fit the interests of your university and funding is available to bring Faces of Israel to your campus!

  Faces of Israel has been very successful at a number of campuses (including UNC Chapel Hill, Northwestern, Brown, Hopkins, Middlebury, Hunter, etc.) and the director, Amy Beth Oppenheimer, is traveling to different campuses to speak and facilitate the program.  This Spring, Amy will be in Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Michigan, California, Louisiana and on the East Coast though she is always traveling and might be near your campus!
  
  If you are interested in bringing Faces of Israel to your campus, please contact Amy at director@facesthemovie.com  To watch the film trailer, check out press reviews and learn more about Faces of Israel, visit www.facesthemovie.com
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• Size Doesn't Matter - Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs

  The Size Doesn’t Matter (SDM) campaign is a cutting-edge social media experience that includes videos, an interactive website and promotional give-aways. Aimed at highlighting the multitude of Israel’s accomplishments and contributions in a new, fun and attractive way, this campaign has quickly become Canada’s most successful of its kind, reaching thousands across the country and beyond.
  
  SDM aims at highlighting Israeli nightlife, pop-culture, technology, culture, art, innovation and much more!
  
  Are you looking to plan an event on your campus? We have promo items, info cards and more. Contact us for details on how you can use the SDM campaign on your campus!
  
  

  You can also find Size Doesn’t Matter on Facebook and Twitter

  Check out the latest beyond-the-conflict stories from Israel. The SDM blog is updated 3-5 times every day.

  Website: http://www.sizedoesntmatter.com 
  
  
  
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• Speakers/Professors - AICE

  The American-Israeli Cooperative is pleased to be hosting twenty three Israeli professors in universities around America. These visiting scholars have academic backgrounds in all manner of subjects. Professors often lecture about Israel to students on campus and communities off campus on the subject of Israel as well as their own fields. If you are interested in hosting a visiting scholar for a lecture or panel, contact Zachary Scheinerman at aicepublicity@gmail.com or 301-565-3918.
  
  
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• Write On For Israel/SF - BlueStar

  Write On For Israel Now Accepting Teen Applications! 
  
  We are offering up to $3,000 in merit-based scholarship funds for each student, bringing the cost of the program including a 10-day Israel trip to just $1,450!
   
  Write On For Israel/San Francisco is a unique, challenging, and exciting 1-year Israel education program, open to 9-11th graders in the Bay Area. Starting December 16, 2012, you will attend eight monthly Sunday-seminars in the San Francisco area, where you will learn from professional journalists, communication experts, Israel educators, political leaders and people with fascinating stories. In addition to the monthly Sunday-seminars, a weekend retreat and Israel trip are available options to connect you even further with Israel. 
  
  There are many Israel-related programs for teens, however WOFI/SF is unique in its use of journalism to explore the Jewish narrative in Israel and the right of Jewish freedom of expression in America. The skills students can acquire through WOFI/SF will help prepare teens for college and beyond.
   
  A summary of WOFI/SF benefits for participants include: 
  * Explore the Story of the Jewish People in Israel
  *Interview Israeli Politicians, Journalists and Newsmakers
  * Build a Portfolio for College Admissions
  * Improve Your Writing, Critical Thinking and Speaking Skills
  * Understand Israel’s Strategic Predicament
  * Get Published and Learn how to Analyze the Media
  * Create Friendships with Teens from the Bay-Area & Israel
  * Up to $3000 in Merit Scholarships for 25 Students Available
  
  Dates * December 16, 2012-December 2013
  Location * San Francisco, CA
  Contact * Kerri Podlas 
  Email * wofi@bluestar.us.com
  Phone * (415) 543-6300 
  Website * http://www.bluestarpr.com/write-on-for-israel-san-francisco.html 
  
  
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• Presentations by Forgotten Jewish Refugees from the Middle East and North Africa - JIMENA

  JIMENA’s 30-member volunteer Speakers Bureau serves as the North American voice of Jewish refugees from Arab countries. The Bureau is composed of specially selected and highly-trained Jews born in Arab countries, who have compelling personal stories and the expertise to represent Jewish refugees from Arab countries. In addition to inspiring the audience with their first hand experiences, speakers empower student advocates with new talking points and information related to the 850,000 Jewish refugees from Arab countries. 
  
  Goals
  • Students and faculty will have a deeper understanding of Jewish displacement from Arab countries by hearing eyewitness accounts from a JIMENA speaker.
  • Students will learn about the role Palestinian exceptionalism within international law has played in eclipsing the struggles of other refugee and minority groups from the region. 
  
  • Students will be empowered to use pro-Israel JIMENA talking points and debate methods, which highlight the story of the Forgotten Jewish Refugees, and serve as powerful counter-weight to distorted views of the conflict in the Middle East.
   
  • Students will learn about the continuing deterioration of tolerance within the Middle East and North Africa 
  
  • Participants will gain a deeper understanding of Jewish diversity and celebrate it by incorporating the JIMENA narrative in their worldview.
  
  • Students will be encouraged to get involved with on-campus activities that provide them with a platform to share the story of Jewish Refugees from the Middle East and North Africa. 
  
  • Students and faculty will use JIMENA as a resource for in-depth information and speaker requests.
  
  JIMENA Speakers have presented at over 70 college campuses.
  
  “Members of the JIMENA Speakers Bureau tell a remarkable story that needs to be told and retold. The plight of Palestinian refugees is a tragic story that has been seared into the minds of every student in the world. Why then, has the history of nearly one million Jewish refugees expelled from Arab lands disappeared so quickly from our collective conscience? JIMENA’s message and the re-telling of their speakers personal histories, make the forgotten story of Jewish refugees from Arab countries come alive. Their message is helping to balance the inaccurate adopted history of the Middle East, which fails to tell the story of oppression and displacement of Jews from Arab lands. In order to have peace and reconciliation between Arabs and Jews, the issue of the Jewish refugees has to also be addressed. “
  
  - Aaron Tartakovsky , Tufts Student
  
  Contact: Sarah Levin 
  Email: sarahlevin@jimena.org
  Phone: (415) 626-5062 
  Website: http://www.jimena.org
  
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