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Israel trip for local sisters is life-changing
Alexander Traum
For the Ligorski sisters of Toms River, their first trip to Israel had to be a family affair.
After 19-year-old twin sisters Celia and Jackie Ligorski, both sophomores at Pennsylvania State University, were accepted on a Birthright Israel trip this past summer, they decided to withdraw from the program and wait until the winter in order for their older sister Sarah, a 21-year-old senior at Drew University, to join them.
On a 10-day trip, organized by IsraelExperts, that took them from a kibbutz in the Golan Heights in the North to a Bedouin tent in the Negev in the South; from the heights of Masada to the depths of the Dead Sea; from the modern city of Tel-Aviv to the Old City of Jerusalem, the experience was one that the three sisters described as life-changing. more
After 19-year-old twin sisters Celia and Jackie Ligorski, both sophomores at Pennsylvania State University, were accepted on a Birthright Israel trip this past summer, they decided to withdraw from the program and wait until the winter in order for their older sister Sarah, a 21-year-old senior at Drew University, to join them.
| The Ligorski sisters of Toms River - Sarah, Celia, and Jackie in Israel |
On a 10-day trip, organized by IsraelExperts, that took them from a kibbutz in the Golan Heights in the North to a Bedouin tent in the Negev in the South; from the heights of Masada to the depths of the Dead Sea; from the modern city of Tel-Aviv to the Old City of Jerusalem, the experience was one that the three sisters described as life-changing. more
Series of events mark Tel-Aviv’s 100 years
Sarah Morrison
The Dizengoff Center is located in Tel-Aviv.
The 66 families that made up the “Achuzat Bayit” group sought to create a garden suburb of ancient port city Jaffa, but instead lay the groundwork for the world’s first modern Hebrew city. One hundred years later, Tel-Aviv celebrates how far it has come — it currently stands in the top 50 of Foreign Policy magazine’s 2008 Global Cities Index and is blooming into a center for multiculturalism, the arts, education, and business in the heart of the Middle East.
To celebrate, the coastal city of Tel-Aviv is hosting a series of events that are designed to target specific groups of people or particular interests. They highlight a wide range of aspects of Tel-Aviv, from a worldwide beach project that recently came to New York City’s Central Park to a tour of the city called “White City, Black Days” that highlights tragedies that befell Tel-Aviv, such as Arab-Jewish violence in the 1920s and the Italian bombing of the city in 1941. Schools in Tel-Aviv are devoting some of their curriculum to the centennial as well, including field trips, exhibits, and activities meant to enhance classroom learning about the city.
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The 66 families that made up the “Achuzat Bayit” group sought to create a garden suburb of ancient port city Jaffa, but instead lay the groundwork for the world’s first modern Hebrew city. One hundred years later, Tel-Aviv celebrates how far it has come — it currently stands in the top 50 of Foreign Policy magazine’s 2008 Global Cities Index and is blooming into a center for multiculturalism, the arts, education, and business in the heart of the Middle East.
To celebrate, the coastal city of Tel-Aviv is hosting a series of events that are designed to target specific groups of people or particular interests. They highlight a wide range of aspects of Tel-Aviv, from a worldwide beach project that recently came to New York City’s Central Park to a tour of the city called “White City, Black Days” that highlights tragedies that befell Tel-Aviv, such as Arab-Jewish violence in the 1920s and the Italian bombing of the city in 1941. Schools in Tel-Aviv are devoting some of their curriculum to the centennial as well, including field trips, exhibits, and activities meant to enhance classroom learning about the city.
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Jacob Torporek to head N.J. State Association
Seth Mandel
Twenty-five years after first being offered the executive directorship of the N.J. State Association of Jewish Federations, though ties have changed for Jacob Torporek the time is right! more
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