15 Cheshvan, 5764
Jerusalem
The Office of the Spokesperson, The Jewish Agency for Israel
The Department for Zionist Activities &
The Hagshama Department, World Zionist Organization
Present
Do the Write Thing
November 14th - 20th, 2003
Cheshvan 19 - 25, 5764
Jerusalem, Israel
For schedule, click here.
The Hagshama Department, WZO:
8 Keren Kayemet
Jerusalem 92428
Tel: 00-972-2-6202578
Fax: 00-972-2-620 2241
E-mail: hagshama@hagshama.org.il
http://www.hagshama.org.il
The Hagshama Department Staff:
Haim Hayet - Head of the Department
Linda Futterman - Director General of the Department
Vered Samuel - Program coordinator
Spokespersons Office, JAFI:
48 King George St
Jerusalem 94262
Tel: 00-972-2-620 2780
Fax: 00-972-2-620 4013
E-mail: michaelj@jafi.org
www.jafi.org.il
Spokespersons Office Staff:
Yarden Vatikay - Spokesperson
Michael Jankelowitz - Liason to Foreign Press
The Department for Zionist Activities, WZO
King George 48
Jerusalem 94262
Tel: 00-972-2-620 2172
Fax: 00-972-2-620 4182
Email: doingzionism@jafi.org
www.doingzionism.org.il
The Department for Zionist Activities Staff:
Dr. David Breakstone - Head of the Department
Rami Kornblum - Director General of the Department
Lifsha Ben-Shach - Director Communities Division
Important Phone Numbers:
Knesset Towers Hotel
Vilnai 4, Jerusalem
Tel: +972 2 655 8888
Fax: +972 2 651 2266
In case of emergencies only please call:
Vered Samuel +972 67 62 54 53
Do The Write Thing Staff
Editor-in-residence
Gary Rosenblatt
Editor, The Jewish Week, New York
AJPA liaison
Leni Reiss
Contributing Editor, Jewish News of Greater Phoenix
Group Staff
Iris Ashkenazy, USD/Hagshama, Canada
Vered Samuel, Hagshama Department, Israel
List of participants
|
Aleeza |
Abramovitz |
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Maya |
Kroitoru |
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Jennifer |
Bauser |
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Ari |
Louis |
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Sarah |
Belman |
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Stephanie |
Mazer |
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Ronn |
Ben Harav |
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Laura |
Mehl |
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Lauren |
Berrol |
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Briyah |
Paley |
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Lisa |
Bonos |
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Keren |
Ritchie |
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Bryan |
Borzykowski |
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Yona |
Silverman |
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Jacqueline |
Canton |
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Aaron |
Stone |
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Daniel |
Cohen |
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Nathaniel |
Tishman |
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Farrah |
Kaye |
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Shaun |
Waksman |
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Micah |
Kleid |
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Joshua |
Winograd |
Do the Write Thing
November 14-20, 2003
Cheshvan 19-25, 5764
Sessions in black are DTWT only
Sessions in blue are part of the General Assembly (GA)
Friday November 14th
| 2:40 pm |
Arrival in Israel and transfer to Jerusalem
|
| 4:05 pm |
Kabbalat shabbat, Parshat Vayera
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| 6:00 pm |
Dinner
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| 8:15 pm |
Festive opening with Haim Hayet, Head of the Hagshama Department, World Zionist Organisation (WZO) and David Breakstone, Head of the Department for Zionist actvities, WZO
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| 9:00 pm |
An interactive session
Icebreakers, Vered Samuel, Hagshama Department, WZO
What are we here for? Michael Jankelowitz, Liason to Foreign Press and Media, Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI);
Participant expectations, Linda Futterman, Director-General, Hagshama Department, WZO;
Program expectations, Iris Ashkenazy, USD/Hagshama, WZO
Jewish press expectations, Leni Reiss, American Jewish Press Association (AJPA) Liason to DTWT;
Moderator: Lifsha Ben-Shach, Deputy Director-General, Department for Zionist Activities, WZO |
Overnight: Knesset Towers Hotel, Jerusalem
Saturday November 15th
| 9:00 am |
Services (optional)
|
| 11:00 am |
Kiddush
|
| 11:30-12:45 pm |
Israel Report - An Update
Eetta Prince-Gibson, Freelance Journalist
|
| 1:00 pm |
Lunch
|
| 3:45 pm |
Seuda Shlishit
|
| 4:00-4:45 pm |
The Delicate Weave of Israeli Society
Aryeh Barnea, Principal, Herziliya High School, Tel Aviv
|
| 5:00-5:45 pm |
Women in Israeli Society - Reflections in Israeli Literature
Shifra Horn, Author
|
| 5:45 pm |
Havdallah
|
| 6:00-6:45 pm |
Democracy in Israel - Tough Questions, Tough Answers
Uri Dromi, Director of Publications, Israel Democracy Institute
|
| 7:00 pm |
Dinner
|
| 8:00 pm |
Greetings by Haim Hayet
|
| 8:45 pm |
Festive Zionism - A concert performance by Si Hi-Man
With Israeli students, olim and young leaders |
Overnight: Knesset Towers Hotel, Jerusalem
Sunday November 16th
| 8:15-9:00 am |
Breakfast and Briefing
Gary Rosenblatt, editor, The Jewish Week, New York; and Michael Jankelowitz, Liason to Foreign Press and Media, JAFI
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| 9:00-10:30 am |
Journalism - Skills and Opportunities
Workshop with AJPA representatives
Moderator: Leni Reiss, Contributing Editor, Jewish News of Greater Phoenix
|
| 10:30-11:30 am |
Visit to a Magen David Adom Station, including meeting volunteers of the Yochai Porat z"l Ambulance Volunteer Program of the Jewish Agency
|
| 12:00-2:00 pm |
Tour the 'seam line' - points on Jerusalem's borders
Lunch on the promenade - enjoy a spectacular view of Jerusalem
|
| 2:30-3:00 pm |
Tour of the Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organisation headquarters, with Michael Jankelowitz
|
| 3:00-3:30 pm |
Meeting with Yarden Vatikay, Spokesperson, JAFI and WZO
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| 3:30-4:30 pm |
Meet with a victim of a terror attack
|
| 4:45-6:00 pm |
Visit to Merkaz Hamagshimim, an absorption and community center for young English-speaking olim. Meet with North American residents of the centre as well as participants in the Jewish Agency's Tnuat Aliya long term Israel programs
|
| 6:30-7:00 pm |
Dinner and departure for Binyanei Hauma
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| 8:30-10:00pm |
A Celebration of Jewish Peoplehood.
The opening of the GA, in the precense of Moshe Katsav, President of Israel and Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister.* Guitarist-composer-singer David Broza will perform his magic; and then, international concert and recording artist Noa will take the stage. Dance troupes, performance artists, and a mixed-media presentation that celebrates our shared history and our common future. We will also be greeted by the Chairperson of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Sallai Meridor
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| 12:00am |
At Israel Radio: The Israeli Connection Talk Show
Host: Elihu Ben-Onn (optional) |
Overnight: Knesset Towers Hotel, Jerusalem
Monday November 17th
| 8:15-9:00 am |
Breakfast and briefing with Gary Rosenblatt and Michael Jankelowitz
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| 9:00-10:15 am |
GA suggested sessions
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Democracy in Theory and Practice - In America, In Israel, In Jewish Tradition
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The Road... and the Map |
| 10:30-11:45 am |
GA suggested sessions
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Israel as a Jewish Democratic State - The Relevance of Israel-Diaspora Dialogue.
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Influencing Policy in the US and Israel
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The Ties that Bind or the Bind that Ties? |
| 12:00-1:30 pm |
Greetings; UJC
Lunch and Learn: Where do the Roads on the Map Lead us?
Ehud Yaari, leading journalist, Israel Television Channel 2
|
| 1:45-3:00 pm |
GA suggested sessions
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America's Voices in Israel
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The Challenge of Immigration: Integration and the Needs of the Global Jewish Communities |
| 3:15-4:30 pm |
The Way We Give
Special Address by IDF Chief of Staff, General Moshe Yaalon |
| 4:45-7:00 pm |
GA Solidarity March from the Convention Center to the center of Jerusalem in a public demonstration of our solidarity with the people of Israel. The march will conclude with an open-air cultural fair and festival hosted by the Jerusalem Municipality
|
| 7:30 pm |
Dinner at hotel
|
| 9:30-11:30 pm |
GA Young Leadership Party at one of the most popular nightclubs in Israel - Haoman 17. A leading Israeli pop star will perform |
Overnight: Knesset Towers Hotel, Jerusalem
Tuesday November 18th
| 6:30 am |
Breakfast
|
| 7:30-5:00 pm |
Site visits with the GA.
|
| 5:30-8:30 pm |
Evening of celebration in Neve Tzedek in the heart of historic Tel Aviv. The evening will provide a glimpse of one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Israel, and also one of its trendiest
|
| 8:30 pm |
Return to Jerusalem |
Overnight: Knesset Towers Hotel, Jerusalem
Wednesday November 19th
| 7:45 am |
Breakfast and briefing with Gary Rosenblatt and Michael Jankelowitz
|
| 9:00-10:15 am |
Leadership Challenges in the 21st Century
Former Prime Minister, and leader of the opposition faction, Shimon Peres shares his vision for the future of the Jewish people. Philanthropist Michael Steinhardt responds
|
| 10:30-11:45 am |
Visit to The Jerusalem Post. Greetings from Bret Stephens, Editor. Discussion with Calev Ben David, Managing Editor, Ruthie Blum, Features Editor, Herb Keinon, Diplomatic Correspondent, Tova Lazaroff, Staff Reporter and Miriam Shaviv, Literary Editor and past DTWT participant.
Moderator Gil Hoffman, Political Correspondent and past DTWT participant.
|
| 12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch and Learn
Sallai Meridor, Chair of the Executive of JAFI and WZO*
|
| 1:15 - 2:30 pm |
To Be with Israel, is to Be in Israel
The closing Event of the GA
|
| 3:30-4:30 pm |
Israel's Hasbara Battle
Gideon Meir, Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
|
| 5:00-7:00 pm |
Free time to shop and relax at Malcha Mall
|
| 7:00-8:00 pm |
Dinner
|
| 8:00-9:30 pm |
Israeli Media and Israel's Position in the World Media
Professor Gadi Wolfsfeld, Department of Political Science and the Department of Communications, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
|
| 9:30-11:00 pm |
DO THE WRITE THING Closing Session: What are we taking home with us?
Moderator: Linda Futterman |
Overnight: Knesset Towers Hotel, Jerusalem
*invited
Thursday November 20th
| 3:00 am |
Leave for airport |
Come back soon!
For additional information contact
the Office of the Spokesman:
Liaisons to Foreign Press and Media
Jewish Agency for Israel
Michael Jankelowitz
Mobile: 051-601706