11/12/2008 - 6:00pm
The 2009
Meretz USA Annual
ISRAEL SYMPOSIUM
Open House
On Wednesday, November 12th, at 6pm
Beit Shalom, 114 W 26th St
New York, NY 10001
You are invited to Meretz USA's informational Open House about their annual trip to Israel like no other
Come see and hear:
Meretz USA honorary lifetime president, Harold Shapiro, talk about this January's symposium
Meretz USA board member, Lenny Grob, talk about his past experience on the symposium
Meretz USA board member and past president, Lilly Rivlin discuss and present her film from the Israel Symposium in 2006
Meretz USA, in cooperation with Ameinu, invites you to take part this coming January 17-24, 2009 in a most unforgettable travel and learning experience:
The Meretz USA Israel Symposium.
The "Israel Symposium" is a mission to Israel like no other. Participants experience a unique one-week journey through Israel, meeting key Israeli and Palestinian policy- and opinion-makers, Arab and Jewish community leaders, up-and-coming social activists, and insightful journalists, authors and artists. They come away with a dramatically deeper and broader understanding of the myriad challenges facing Israeli society.
RSVP today to Rachel at 212-242-4500 or Rachel@meretzusa.org To learn more about the Meretz USA Israel Symposium:
• Read Meretz USA Executive Director
Ron Skolnik's report on the January 2008 Israel Symposium.
• Read an
interview with Meretz USA President Larry Lerner in the New Jersey Jewish News.
• Watch a short film on the December 2006 Israel Symposium, put together by Meretz USA Past President and prize-winning director, Lilly Rivlin. In just 13 brief minutes, the film gives you a small taste of the fascinating people that Symposium participants meet and the gripping places they visit.
Click for
Part I (6:36 minutes)
Click for
Part II (6:30 minutes)