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For years, Schakowsky eyed a run in Illinois's 9th congressional district, intending to run whenever incumbent Democrat Sidney R. Yates opted to retire. [8] Yates had represented the 9th district since 1949 (except for one term due unsuccessful run for the Senate in 1962), [9] Schakowsky had explored runs in 1992, 1994, and 1996 under the belief each time that Yates might retire.
In 2009, Masa Israel and Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life began working together expand reach on North American university campuses. [ 8 ] In January 2016, a new Israeli regulation was implemented allowing Masa Israel participants to receive 6-month Work Visas immediately upon completion of their programs.
In April 2021, several Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives led by Representative Jan Schakowsky wrote a letter to the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, urging him to make use of tools against antisemitism beyond the IHRA definition, including the Jerusalem Declaration and Nexus Document.
An open letter from the Harvard College Jewish Alumni Association (HCJAA) has called the school on the carpet for remaining silent following more than 30 student groups calling the Oct. 7 attacks ...
[1] [2] [3] The program is sponsored by the Birthright Israel Foundation, whose donors subsidize participation. Taglit is the Hebrew word for 'discovery'. During their trip, participants, most of whom are visiting Israel for the first time, are encouraged to discover new meaning in their personal Jewish identity and connection to Jewish history ...
The agency organizes the programs into four different categories: 1. Connecting young Jews to Israel and their Jewish identity (Jewish and Zionist education in the Jewish diaspora); 2. Connecting young Israelis to the Jewish people and their Jewish identity; 3. Aliyah and absorption; 4. Supporting vulnerable populations in Israel. [102] [15]
Mithabrot: Mithabrot (Women Connect) is an educational empowerment program for young girls and women in disadvantaged communities. The program uses the Jewish tradition of the Bat Mitzvah as a tool to educate women on topics such as body image, sexuality, family, religion, rights and responsibilities, careers, and ambitions.
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