We would like to send our heartfelt congratulations to Jack Smorgon AO on receiving the position of Chair of the Jewish Agency's Activism and Partnership Committee. We in the Arava have had the privilege of knowing Jack for many years now, and as the second of three Co-Chairs of the Arava-Australia Partnership he came to know all of the ins and outs of our Partnership as well as all of the nooks and crannies of the Arava region. More
Student Delegation with a Difference!
Although this year's student delegation to Australia from Shittim School in the Arava is the 14th consecutive student delegation, things are going to be very different this year. More
Santa Fe, Israel
Since former Partnership Chair Jack Smorgan mentioned Santa Fe when Committee members were discussing ways to brand the Arava with art some years ago, it has served as a model for emulation. Now it seems that Santa Fe is finally here.... More
Putting the Arava "On the Map"
Today the Arava is known throughout the country for its beautiful accommodations and tourist attractions, and this past year in particular has been a banner year for tourism. The Central Arava merged its tourism department with that of southern neighbor Hevel Eilot at the beginning of 2010 in order to create new and better tourist options, from the Central Arava's most northern settlement all the way down to Eilat...More.
Delegations to the Arava
This year the region was happy to host more Australian students than ever before, as well as the traditional Key Worker's delegation, with all of the visitors invited to stay, as always, in the homes of the people of the Arava... More
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