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COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT SIGNED WITH WESTMINSTER COLLEGE AND THE WESTERN GALILEE COLLEGE

From September 19 – 22, 2011, Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA, hosted “Bridges”, the 3rd Annual International Workshop forgoing  American-Israeli academic collaboration. more

Peace Is Where You Make It

Rabbi Daniel A. Roberts

It was a wonderful and intriguing evening last month as my wife, Elaine and I, joined other members from the Youngstown-Sharon area, including Rabbi Frank and Darlene Muller, Andy and Hilari Lipkin and other leaders at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Dorman, President of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa. more

Cities Of Warren And Youngstown
Ink Sister City Relationships
With Akko, Israel During Israeli Delegation Visit To Valley

May 23, 2011

Youngstown and Warren are now officially Sister Cities with Akko, Israel!  Mayor Shimon Lankri of Akko along Mayor Yehuda Shavit of Matte Asher and a delegation from the Western Galilee were treated to a whirlwind tour of the Mahoning Valley on Monday, May 23, a full day that was highlighted by a special sister city signing ceremony and reception at the new Williamson College of Business at YSU.

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Zimrei Mateh Asher Choral singers
Sharing music and stories from the Western Galilee

HERITAGE MANOR • AKIVA ACADEMY • JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
May 11-12, 2011

PARTNERSHIP WITH ISRAEL
HALIL BAGALIL: FLUTES AROUND THE GLOBE

Through the Partnership with Israel Program (formerly Partnership 2000), the Youngtown Area Jewish Federation hosted the Israeli musical group Halil BaGalil, January 25 – 26, 2011. read more

Beth Zuriel is the director of the Central Area Consortium and has been been serving the Partnership since its inception. Beth earned her Master’s Degree in Urban Planning from Hebrew University in Jerusalem and has trained to be a mediator and a life coach. She made Aliyah from Ohio over thirty years ago and is married with five children (and three grandchildren) living in Ma’ale Adumim, outside of Jerusalem.  

Partnership with Israel

Foundations for Securing the Jewish Future

For over 80 years, the Jewish Agency has served as the link between the Jewish people and Israel, working to ensure the future of a connected, committed, global Jewish People with a strong Israel at its center. Together, we helped create and build the State and brought over 3 million Jews to Israel.

Today, we continue our work to secure the Jewish future. As we bring more olim and stand ready as the Jewish world's first responder to crises both in Israel and around the world, the Jewish Agency is redirecting its primary focus toward the greatest challenge we currently face as a people – strengthening the Jewish identity of young Jews in both the Diaspora and Israel. Indeed, the solutions to local and overseas challenges facing Jews around the world depend on our revitalizing a strong sense of Jewish community, which has faded over the last generation

Our Mission

To Inspire Jews throughout the world to Connect with their people, heritage and Land, and Empower them to build a thriving Jewish future and a strong Israel.

The Jewish Agency pursues this mission by:

  • Forging strong connections to Israel through a sequence of Israel experiences for teens and young adults – from Birthright's short visit to Israel, to Masa's live‐and‐learn experience from 5 months to a year.
  • Facilitating aliyah for those who choose to make Israel their home.
  • Engaging young Jews from Israel and around the world in social activism, infusing them with Jewish purpose and connecting them to one another, while addressing the needs of vulnerable populations in Israel.
  • Reconnecting Jews from the former Soviet Union to their Jewish roots from which they were forcibly separated over 70 years of communist rule.
  • Rescuing Jews from countries of distress and re‐settling them in Israel.
  • Serving as first responder to crises in Israel and around the Jewish world.
If you are interested in being a part of this exciting life-changing initiatve, you are welcome to join the Overseas Committee, chaired by Andy Lipkin. For more information, please contact Andy Lipkin at (330) 746-3251 ext. 111 or alipkin@jewishyoungstown.org