London Calling Givat Haviva
December 23, 2007
During a recent visit to London Givat Haviva’s International Department, lecturer and study tour guide Lydia Aisenberg met with Israeli emissaries working with youth movements, student and synagogue groups in the UK and Ireland.
"We'll Be Back For More!"
By Lydia Aisenberg
December 18, 2007
On a far from lazy but extremely hazy day in mid-November, thirty four members of the English Speaking Residents Association (ESRA) from the central region of Israel spent a mutually enlightening seminar...
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Activities of the International Department at Givat Haviva
By Hilit Ben-Tzi, Lydia Aisenberg and Uri Barel
December 4, 2007
Although the International Department normally lives up to its name and deals with folks from outside the country, November kicked off with a group of Israeli youngsters from Kibbutz Alonim. The youngsters were between the ages...
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Irish Eyes Smile on Givat Haviva
By Lydia Aisenberg
November 8, 2007
Ten years ago Belfast businessman James Black set out for Jerusalem in a 1929 Rolls Royce on what had been dubbed the Belfast to Jerusalem Peace Mission. During the ten days that the Irishman and his rather eye-catching car were in...
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Westminster Comes to Givat Haviva
By Lydia Aisenberg
November 7, 2007
Established fifty years ago by a small group of families, Westminster Synagogue is situated in a five-floor Victorian town house in the vicinity of Hyde Park – a far cry from the Israel campus of Givat Haviva. However a recent...
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The Ins and Outs of September and October 2007
By Hilit Ben-Tzvi, Uri Barel and Lydia Aisenberg
November 6, 2007
The holiday period came and went rather fast, as always. Getting back in to the swing of seminars with groups from overseas - and also some Israelis - following the Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Succot...
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Givat Haviva Mourns the Passing of Harry Cagin
October 31, 2007
We were deeply saddened by the news about the passing away of Harry Cagin. May he rest in peace.
Harry always occupied a special place for us at Givat Haviva, being such a warm, witty and inspiring person. It was always...
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Seeing Blue on the Green Line
By Lydia Aisenberg
September 14, 2007
In early August a group of North American members of Hashomer Hatzair's Yedid Plus program, on a tour in Israel with machrichim (counselors) from the States and Israel, participated in a seminar at Givat Haviva under...
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"Face-to-Face" Builds Bridges between Jewish and Arab Youth
By Natalie Huet / Chelsea Now
August 30, 2007
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Soothing 60 years of tensions between Israeli Jews and Arabs is neither easy nor insurmountable for the Givat Haviva Institute, which has been working for half a century to foster mutual understanding between the two communities...
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A Busy Summer at Givat Haviva as Unprecedented Numbers of Young People Visit Campus
August 20, 2007
An astounding 1,800 young people from many different countries passed through seminars organized by the International Department, Givat Haviva during the month of July, 2007.
Needless to say, as demanding as the task of...
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