|
See photos A
fascinating gathering at the spectacularly beautiful Marin Headlands Institute,
just 15 minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge... 24 hours of talking,
breathing, kvetching, shmoozing,
eating and celebrating Israel! Participation
in the retreat is your chance to go on the Israel Center's Student Leadership
Tour to Israel, two weeks over winter break. Featuring
Freda
Keet
Anchorperson, feminist, interviewer, investigative journalist
and war correspondent reporting from the front lines. Born in Zimbabwe, Freda
made Aliya to Israel in 1963 after she completed her education in the UK and won
a special scholarship from the BBC. In Israel, she was one of only a handful of
journalists given permission to travel to the Suez Canal during the War of Attrition
and the Yom Kippur war. Deeply concerned about the growing crisis with Israel's
public relations, Freda Keet lectures widely on issues of public relations, analyzing
and explaining media attitudes and reactions.
Ronny
Someck
Someck, a poet, who was born in Baghdad in 1951 and came
to Israel as a young child, has been writing poetry for 30 years. His work has
been translated into 20 languages. His poetry incorporates the confusion and shifting
moods of Israeli urban life, is rich in slang, and distinguished by staccato rhythms,
quick cuts, close-ups and disturbing segues. A recipient of the Prime Minister’s
Award, Someck has published eight volumes of poetry. Someck is appearing as part
of Art & Politics: Israel Center’s Scholars-in-Residence Series. Many
other fascinating programs - Dubya and Arik — Israel and the
Bush administration
- Civil liberties in Israel — Feminist and GLBT movement
in Israel
- The refugees' problem — Jewish refugees from Arab countries
- How
to combat anti-Zionist propaganda on your campus
- Israeli media and pop
culture
- How to start a Jewish-Palestinian dialogue group on your campus
- The
US and the Holocaust
And many other exciting speakers from Israel
and the US, as well as 100 Jewish students from Northern California campuses and
beyond. Plus... Israeli
culture, movies, dancing, laughing and above all — eating. Includes
Friday night dinner and breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday. All meals are
strictly vegetarian. For more information call 415.512.6425 or 415.512.6203
For driving directions visit www.yni.org/hi/location_map.html Sponsored
by
The Campus Division of the Israel Center of the Jewish Community
Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties; in conjunction
with ADL; AIPAC; JCRC; Hamagshimim; The Israel Center of the Jewish Federation
of the Greater East Bay and USD-Hagshama Dept./WZO; Hillels of Northern California:
UC Berkeley, Stanford University, UC Davis, San Francisco State University, University
of San Francisco, San Jose State University as well as all universities and colleges
in San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz, Chico State University, Sonoma State University,
Santa Rosa College and other Bay Area campus communities |
