Shep Englander, CEO Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, on B2B

Cincinnati was the only U.S. city whose delegation went beyond individual businesspeople. Our delegation included official trade representation through the Cincinnati USA Chamber of Commerce’s Vice President for Economic Development, Doug Moormann and Steve Shifman, Chamber Board Member (who is also Michelman Chemical CEO and a Jewish community leader). More

Alabama and Dimona Light Chanukah Candles Together!

On Sunday Dec 13 students from both cities joined together for Chanukah Candle lighting event. Students from Net@ project in Dimona and students from Kol-Ami religious school connected via Skype at 6:00PM Montgomery time for a warm Chanukah festival. more

“Out of the hardship came forth sweetness” – Ben Yakir Students Receive a New Herd of Goats

In October the students of the village were stunned to find a herd of goats had been stolen from the animal corner during the night. The very same day we contacted our friends at the Jewish Agency who quickly responded to the students’ call for help. A few days ago the new goats arrived at [...]

Undermining an Israel-Diaspora Partnership: Opinion – By Mitchel Malkus

Last month the school I run came alive with energy as 40 sixth-graders got to know 25 of their Israeli peers. They came together and discussed a Holocaust novel they had all read, did drama activities and an art project that grappled with what it means to be a leader, and participated in a workshop [...]

Partnership 2000 “Business to Business” Initiative at Globes Business Conference

The Partnership 2000 delegation to Israel’s most prestigious business conference, December 13-14, 2009, featured leading businessmen and venture capital fund directors from North America. Procter & Gamble Israel CEO Sophie Blum chaired a Partnership 2000 panel featuring Shamrock CEO Stanley Gold, Chairman of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles; Compedia CEO Gil Ilutowich; Bazan CEO [...]

The Zionist Approach To Business

The winning formula of Partnership 2000, a program operated by the Jewish Agency, for businessmen worldwide with a Zionist vision, is their involvement with decision-making processes in Israeli society. Business networking is helping to connect Jews across the world with Jews who live in Israel.

Dallas Doctor Suggests US Learns How To Deal With Swine Flu From Israel

H1N1 expert: Israel handling pandemic smartly

Desert Queen Negev Rally Brings Israeli and Diaspora Jewish Women Together

More than 40 Jewish women from Israel and the Diaspora came together last month to spend a week traveling across the Negev desert in the Jewish Agency’s Desert Queen expedition. The event, which was first held in 1999, and is organized by Geographical Tours Ltd., and took place for the second time in Israel, is [...]