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“Today, 3 years later, I still remember calling every person who applied for JITLI, knowing then what I knew about JITLI, it was very difficult to let people know they had not been chosen. But knowing now what I know about life, for those who go on JITLI its because they need JITLI and JITLI needs them, for those who…
What do an Israeli kibbutznik, a Jewish-American princess, a boy from an unrecognized Bedouin settlement, and an adolescent from Mexico have in common? Allow us to introduce David from Mexico, Ala Zahalka from the village of Qara, Hadar Bar-El from Kibbutz Regavim, Leila Kab’a from Barta’a and Sarah Jacobs from San Diego – five out of the dozens of participants…
With Qualcomm millions as his cushion, Gary Jacobs has become the most powerful man in San Diego’s Jewish community. But his most important legacy may be an institution that seeks to change the face of American education. It’s called High Tech High. There’s a point in the unfinished film The Fire Within where Gary Jacobs takes center stage. It comes…
With Qualcomm millions as his cushion, Gary Jacobs has become the most powerful man in San Diego’s Jewish community. But his most important legacy may be an institution that seeks to change the face of American education. It’s called High Tech High. There’s a point in the unfinished film The Fire Within where Gary Jacobs takes center stage. It comes as a…
On Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, I interviewed Bar Gal-On, a member of Kibbutz Bror Hayil, a student at Sha’ar HaNegev High School and a participant in the unique JITLI programme. Name: Bar Gal-On Age: 18 Address: Kibbutz Bror-Hayil, Negev (kibbutz site in Hebrew ) Q: (Judih): Hi Bar, I’ve been wanting to ask you about a program you’re involved in…
Week 3 Name: Marina Triner Year: Sophomore Major: Political Science/Theory Involvement: Organization for Muslim and Jewish Awareness (Founder & President), Alpha Epsilon Phi (member), Hillel (intern) Originally from Israel and a front-row witness to the Palestine-Israel conflict, Marina Triner has made mutual understanding of the two religions a personal goal. She founded the Organization for Muslim and Jewish Awareness (OMJA)…
A group of Israeli and Palestinian youth activists spoke at UCSD last week as part of an effort to spread a message of peace for their embattled home region and advocate a two-state solution to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.The OneVoice movement, an international nonpartisan grassroots organization, stopped in San Diego on April 24 for the final leg of its Southern…