YLD Matzah
Ball
The infamous
Matzah Ball returns, tomorrow night, December 24 at 9pm. Join
hundreds of YLD'ers at Club Medusa for a night of fun! Dance to your
favorites from the 70's, 80's, 90's and beyond. Cost is $20 in
advance and $25 at the door. Advance registration will be accepted
up until midnight tonight, Monday, December 23rd. READ
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 Seattle Mission Delegation Returns
Home
Stay tuned for the full story and exciting
pictures
next time!
UJC Endowment
Mission to Israel - "I'd go back in an
instant!"
Gail Gordon, Endowment
Director of the Federation's Jewish Community Endowment Fund, gives
an account of her recent trip to Israel on a mission to identify
opportunities for overseas endowment giving. Gail describes the
economic and psychological toll that the situation has taken,
imaginative responses that Israelis have crafted to the challenges,
and ways that Federation dollars are supporting social welfare and
emergency responsiveness. READ
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Afternoon Activities for Students in
Israel
(managed by JDC) Over 40,000
children are participating in about 1,000 educational afternoon
programs, most of which extend the normal school day, providing
lunch and recreational activities. In addition, there are programs
for Israeli Ethiopian children, programs for children from the FSU,
and programs operated by community centers.
*
The average number of children in each program is 37.
* The average cost of each program is $16,000.
* The average annual cost per child is $432.
Click here for a complete list of Afternoon
Activities Programs. At Moriah High School in Jerusalem,
one mother said that no words could express her gratitude to the
American Jewish communities for making this program possible. She
was convinced it had saved her son's life. READ
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 Spectrum-Moldova
Dec
2002
Amid the challenges JDC faces in helping
the Jews of the FSU overcome decades of Communist repression, our
work is guided by the vision that there, as elsewhere, Jews will
have the means and the know-how to shape their own Jewish futures.
This is our vision. More importantly, it is also theirs. READ
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 Connections 2003
This year, the Women's Division of the
Jewish Federation announced exciting new plans for Connections 2003,
the largest annual gathering of Jewish women in the Greater Seattle
area. In keeping with the tradition of inviting premier speakers,
this year's keynote Gloria Steinem, is no different and will be a
major draw for attendees. READ
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Milk
and Honey brochures were mailed to 3rd grade families earlier this
month.
This partnership savings program is
open to families of 3rd graders only. Families are eligible for the
Federation's gift of $1200 for each student enrolled, to be applied
toward an organized trip to Israel. Families can sign up for this
year through August 31, 2003.
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Limmud NW is proud to announce
several new class offerings for second
semester!
Limited spaces are also
available in classes taught by Rabbi Dov Gartenberg, Rivy Poupko
Kletenik, Rabbi Y. Kornfeld, and Dr. Martin Jaffee. Second
semester begins January 28, 2003. Don't delay -
register today! For
full descriptions of all available classes, click
here.
YLD
Main Event 2003: Spinning out of control on January 25th,
2003. YLD is throwing the gala of the year, with a re-invented,
"washed clean and fresh" approach. This sudsy event, for donors of
$365+, boasts fine dining, hosted wine and beer and an evening
loaded with dancing. Bubbling with excitement? Call Alex at
206.774.2257 to get the nitty-gritty. READ
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Adult March of the Living: A trip to Poland
& Israel for the Seattle Jewish Adult community with scholar
Rivy Poupko Kletenik
Join us for an Informational
Evening:
Hear from Rivy & past participants who have
experienced this life-changing journey. Thursday, January 30, 2003,
7:30 p.m.
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Please RSVP to 206.774.2224 or email
kayr@jewishinseattle.org
The
Alexander Muss High School in Israel
currently has 7 incredible PNW students signed up to attend the
8 - week February session, departing on February
4th. Currently, there are 30 students nationwide participating
in the December session, returning on January 24. READ
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"Hebrew High" Student Dinner / Discussion
with CHSJS graduate Arielle Bernstein. Wednesday, January
8, 2003. Active in Jewish life on campus at Penn, Arielle spent her
junior year at Ben Gurion University in Israel. An advocate for
Israel in both the Jewish community and the world at large, Arielle
recently spoke about Israel Advocacy on campus to Jewish community
leaders from all over North America at the UJC General
Assembly. Find out first hand what is actually
happening in colleges and how advocates for and against Israel are
reacting to what is happening in the world today! RSVP
to CHSJS@jewishinseattle.org
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