Shalom Safranim,
I thought some of you might be interested in this "e-zine" on Israel.
Shana tova.
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
From: Deborah Laufer
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 11:13 PM
Subject: [v'dibarta] Israel HighWay Launch: September 9th
To: High School Principals
Dear Chaverim,
All of us are concerned that our students' knowledge of modern
Israel and the Arab-Israeli conflict is not what it should be. As a
member of the Advisory Board of the Israel HighWay, a new electronic
publication on Israel for high school students, I am pleased to notify
you of its launch this Thursday (please see below). Please take a look
at this new "e-zine." A lot of effort has gone into it, and we hope you
will like it. Please bring it to the attention of the students in your
schools and have them subscribe (free!) to it.
Kol tuv,
Jerry
Rabbi Jeremiah Unterman, Ph.D.
Association of Modern Orthodox Day Schools and Yeshiva High Schools
MSDCS-RIETS, Yeshiva University
500 W. 185th Street, Suite 413
New York, NY 10033
212-960-5260
fax: 212-960-5228
Israel HighWay Launch Date:
Thursday, September 9th
The Conference of Presidents will be launching its new email
publication, the Israel HighWay, on Thursday, September 9, 2004. The
Israel HighWay is a weekly email publication that will reach out to
high-school-age youth with an engaging, informative and exciting format.
Following the success of the Daily Alert (www.dailyalert.org ) and
Israel Campus Beat (www.israelcampusbeat.org ), we recognized a need for
a publication for students at the high school level. Students, even
those in Jewish day schools, were found not to know the history or
contemporary situation in Israel. It is often too late to wait until
they get to campus to educate them. As a result, consultations were
held with a wide variety of educators, various teen groups, individual
schools and students. All agreed that this is a vital undertaking for a
much-neglected yet important sector of our community. In addition, the
discussion with the Jewish Community Center Association (JCCA) led to a
request that the publication be continued during the summer months so it
could be used by day and overnight camps. The Israel HighWay is
sponsored by a grant from the Avi Chai Foundation.
Our goal is to educate students and to prepare them for the challenges
they will likely face on campus. Some of the features of the Israel
HighWay include an in-depth examination of an issue in each edition, a
project of the month, interactive components, articles by American and
Israeli students describing activities in their schools relevant to
Israel as well as their experiences on Israel programs, and sections on
Jewish or Israeli sports, music, arts and technology. We want to impress
upon Israel HighWay readers the importance of Israel on many levels, and
to instill in them a love for Israel and pride in its accomplishments
over the years. In addition to exploring the context of today's
important issues, we will highlight Israel's many and diverse
contributions to society.
Based on the feedback of our Advisory Board and Student Advisory
Committee we have gone through several drafts and designs, making
adjustments and improvements with each issue. A current sample issue is
located at www.conferenceofpresidents.org/highway.html .
In conjunction with the Israel HighWay, we will establish a website
together with the Israel Advocacy High School Coalition which will serve
as a repository of all resources, including materials, publications and
programmatic information for high school students, information on Israel
programs, as well as sample curricula that teachers can adapt for their
use. An important feature will be a discussion guide related to the
Israel HighWay that can be used by teachers or parents to engage
students in meaningful discussion.
The Israel HighWay will be launched on Thursday, September 9, 2004. It
will be sent out via email on Thursday mornings so that schools and
organizations can forward it to their membership either by email or fax
over the course of the day. When a holiday begins on a Wednesday or
Thursday, we will send out the Israel HighWay on Tuesday mornings.
We are now preparing our initial email distribution list. To ensure that
your membership receives the Israel HighWay, please send all email
addresses to us immediately. Either send us the individual addresses of
your members, or send us one designated recipient who will then forward
the Israel HighWay to your internal lists. Once launched, the Israel
HighWay will have a subscription management page so that individuals can
subscribe directly or update their email information.
Please submit all email addresses to receive the Israel HighWay to Malky
Tannenbaum at [EMAIL PROTECTED] . If you have any
questions, please contact us at 212-318-6111.
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