Events Archive

UN Holocaust Remembrance (NYC)

When: 01/27/2005
Time: 10:30-12:00
Location: NYC
What: On Friday January 27th at 10:30-12:00 PM the UN will host a Holocaust memorial event. This event will be held at the UN General Assembly and will include remarks by a Holocaust survivor, an address by renowned Holocaust scholar Prof. Yehuda Bauer of Hebrew University and chairman of the International Institute for Holocaust Research at Yad Vashem, remarks by top UN officials, and performances by ... › More Info

The Negev Arab Bedouin: A Personal Perspective

When: 07/18/2005
Time: 12:30
Location: Beit Shalom (114 West 26th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues) New York City
What: Amal ElSana-Alhjooj is the director of AJEEC - The Arab-Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment and Cooperation. She is an activist in the Bedouin community and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize along with 1000 other social activists.

Amal was the first Bedouin woman in Israel to attend college and she has since started a revolution in Bedouin society. She has founded ... › More Info

Los Angeles Summer Seminar

When: 08/19/2005
Location: Crowne Plaza, Irvine CA
What: The Disengagement is scheduled to begin on August 15, 2005. Nobody knows how violent it may become. Our Frontiers of Learning Seminar starts on Friday evening, August 19 and ends at noon, August 21. Our scholar-in-residence is an internationally-known expert on conflict resolution, Arie Nadler. He will present two lectures with question and answer discussions on the following ... › More Info

UPZ Second Annual Conference

When: 09/16/2005
Location: Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center in Reisterstown, Maryland
What: The Union of Progressive Zionists will be holding its second annual conference this fall, "Visions for a Progressive Israel," for progressive student activists across North America. The conference will offer its participants the opportunity to: network with fellow students; hear engaging figures from Israel/Palestine and the US; gather resources and programmatic ideas to take back to campus; ... › More Info

Meet Amnon Hadary, author of the recently released book But Is It Jewish? Affirmations of an Unrepentant Zionist

When: 10/02/2005
Location: National Tour
What: Amnon Hadary, author of "But Is It Jewish? Affirmations of an Unrepentant Zionist," was born in Palestine in 1929, spent 1938 through 1948 in Chicago (where he graduated from Marshall High School), and returned home in time to serve in the Palmach during the War of Independence.



In a special presentation, Amnon explores the position that Judaism is developmental and not ... › More Info

Breakfast with Israeli Labor Party Insider Ron Werber

When: 10/07/2005
Time: 8:30 AM
Location: 114 West 26th Street (between 6th and 7th Ave) 10th floor New York, NY
What: Ameinu invites you to a breakfast meeting with political and media strategist, Ron Werber.

Ron Werber has recently been appointed by newly elected secretary general of Israel Labour Party, MK Eitan Cabel, as head of the Party?s special taskforce, aiming at implementing a political, organizational & financial emergency restructuring program, while preparing for the next elections ... › More Info

AMEINU Chicago will be celebrating the 100th ANNIVERSARY OF LABOR ZIONISM IN AMERICA

When: 10/09/2005
Time: Reception at 11:30 a.m. and a Luncheon at 12:
Location: North Shore Skokie Hotel (formerly DoubleTree North Shore) Windows Ballroom, 9599 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, Illinois.
What: AMEINU Chicago will be celebrating the 100th ANNIVERSARY OF LABOR ZIONISM IN AMERICA on Sunday, October 9, 2005. The Celebration will begin with a Reception at 11:30 a.m. and a Luncheon will follow at 12:30 p.m. The event will be held at the North Shore Skokie Hotel (formerly the DoubleTree North Shore) Windows Ballroom, 9599 Skokie Boulevard, Skokie, Illinois.

Following the ... › More Info

Tikkun Olam: Can People Really Make A Difference? The Story of NISPED (The Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development)

When: 11/08/2005
Time: 12:30pm and 5pm
Location: NYU and Beit Shalom
What: Join Vivian Silver, the Executive Director of Nisped, at New York University and and Beit Shalom.

Vivian will be talking about Tikun Olam: Can People Really Make A Difference? Her talk will cover two main themes: the hidden side of the peace process - focusing on people-to-people projects between Israelis and Palestinians as well as the possibilities of the Jewish majority and the ... › More Info

Teleconference | The Conflict over Religious Pluralism in Israel: A Report From the Front Lines

When: 11/13/2005
Time: 6:00 PM EASTERN (concluding at 6:30)
Location: Teleconference (1 800 582 1366 enter the code 101562 when prompted)
What: Join a teleconference with Rabbi Miri Gold who will be discussing the conflict over religious pluralism in Israel.



Rabbi Miri Gold went to the University of Michigan and made aliyah to Kibbutz Gezer in central Israel in 1977. She quickly became a lay leader at the kibbutz synagogue, Kehilat Birkat Shalom. Miri completed her rabbinic studies at Hebrew Union College, was ... › More Info

The Conflict over Religious Pluralism in Israel: A Report From the Front Lines

When: 11/13/2005
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: at Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 W. Lincoln, Oak Park MI
What: Former Detroiter Rabbi Miri Gold went to the University of Michigan and made aliyah to Kibbutz Gezer in central Israel in 1977. She quickly became a lay leader at the kibbutz synagogue, Kehilat Birkat Shalom. Miri completed her rabbinic studies at Hebrew Union College, was ordained in 1999, and has served as rabbi of the congregation ever since. The congregation has 180 members from Kibbutz ... › More Info

Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Service (Illinois)

When: 11/13/2005
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Lakeside Congregation (1221 Country Line Road-Highland Park, Illinois 60035)
What: Ameinu and Lakeside Congregation invite you to a Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Service.

We will remember Israel's Prime Minister on the 10th yahrzeit of his death in song, prayer, and readings.

Please join us in this commemorative service.

At 7:45, following the service, we will screen an episode from the Israeli documentary 'Land of the Settlers' by Chaim ... › More Info

10 Years Later: A Film and Discussion on the Anniversary of the Assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

When: 11/14/2005
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Hebrew Union College, 1 West 4th Street
What: Out for Love ? Be Back Shortly (Dan Katzir, 1997, 55 min.)

Panel Discussion: director Dan Katzir and Rachel Liel, director of Shatil. Moderated by New Israel Fund board member Cindy Miller.

The film documents the intense years in which Yitzhak Rabin tried to move the region towards peace and the national tragedy of his assassination through the prism of the filmmaker?s ... › More Info

Come hear Martin Ben Moreh

When: 11/18/2005
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Beit Shalom, NYC
What: ... › More Info

Luncheon Meeting with Judge Stephen Adler President of Israel's Labor Court

When: 12/01/2005
Time: 12:00 noon
Location: Beit Shalom, NYC
What: Please join us for a luncheon with Judge Stephen Adler, President of the National Labor Court of Israel.

The special lunch meeting will take place on Thursday, December 1, at 12:00 noon, at Beit Shalom, 114 West 26 Street (bet 6th and 7th Avenues), 10th floor, and is co-sponsored with NCLI (National Committee for Labor Israel).

A native of Brooklyn, Judge Adler received ... › More Info

Yuli Tamir: "A Preview of Issues in the Israeli Elections"

When: 12/19/2005
Time: 12:00 Noon
Location: Washington DC 1101 14th St NW 6th Floor
What: Please join us in Washington for a lunch meeting with Yuli Tamir.

In addition to serving as a Knesset member and a professor in the School of Education and Philosophy Departments at Tel-Aviv University, Yael (Yuli) Tamir is the Communications Director for the new Chair of the Labor Party, Amir Peretz. She served as the Minister of Immigrant Absorption in the Barak government ... › More Info

Upcoming Ina Friedman Lectures

When: 02/11/2006
Time: Various
Location: LA and NYC
What: Please join us in Washington for a lunch meeting with Yuli Tamir.

In addition to serving as a Knesset member and a professor in the School of Education and Philosophy Departments at Tel-Aviv University, Yael (Yuli) Tamir is the Communications Director for the new Chair of the Labor Party, Amir Peretz. She served as the Minister of Immigrant Absorption in the Barak government ... › More Info

LA Winter Seminar with Scholar in Residence Ina Friedman

When: 02/12/2006
Time: 10am-3pm
Location: Institute of Jewish Education, LA
What: Ameinu in cooperation with Na'amat USA proudly presents Scholar-in-Residence Ina Friedman Senior Writer-The Jerusalem Report at the Annual LA Winter Seminar.

>February 12 2006

Two Lectures and Discussions on current critical issues facing Israel.

MORNING SESSION:
The Big Upheaval Israel's Changing Political Landscape
The melt down of the melting ... › More Info

“Israel after Sharon: The Thirst for Solidarity” with Ina Friedman of the Jerusalem Report

When: 02/15/2006
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: East End Temple (245 East 17th St, between 2nd and 3rd Avenue)
What: ... › More Info

"Israel after Sharon: The Thirst for Solidarity" with Ina Friedman

When: 02/15/2006
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Beit Shalom, 114 W. 26th St, 10th Fl
What: Meretz USA and Ameinu invite you to an intimate discussion with noted author Ina Friedman, as she discusses:

"Israel after Sharon: The Thirst for Solidarity in a Multicultural Society"

With the exit of the lion, Ariel Sharon, as its world-renowned leader, Israel now faces a new challenge: how to reconcile its multicultural society with the economic, political and ... › More Info

Inaugural Lecture of the Ameinu-East End Temple Israel Lecture Series by Ina Friedman: "Israel after Sharon"

When: 02/15/2006
Time: 7:30pm
Location: East End Temple (245 East 17th St, between 2nd and 3rd Avenue)
What: East End Temple, in conjunction with Ameinu, cordially invites you to the inaugural lecture of the Ameinu-East End Temple Israel lecture series:
Ina Friedman, Senior Writer at the Jerusalem Report, will speak on


ISRAEL AFTER SHARON


February 15th at 7:30pm in the sanctuary of East End Temple (245 East 17th St, between 2nd and 3rd Avenue - › More Info

Jewish and Arab Women in Israel: Working Together to Build a Better Society

When: 02/24/2006
Time: 12:30PM
Location: Beit Shalom, 114 W. 26th St, 10th Fl
What: Sanaa Abu Asbeh-Watad has been a senior facilitator at Givat Haviva for nearly 17 years. She is Co- Director of Children Teaching Children, and became Project Director of Women in Community in its second year and Co-Director of the Noa/Nuha Center upon its establishment.

Myriam Dagan has been on the staff of Givat Haviva since 1989, as a senior facilitator and supervisor in the ... › More Info

Sam Norich will explain and defend the Labor Party's position in the upcoming Israeli elections at the 92nd St Y

When: 03/02/2006
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: 92nd St Y (1395 Lexington Ave, along 92nd St - where else?)
What: The cost is $10 advance; $15 at the door. To pre- register, click here.

Billed as the "largest Israeli election event in the United States", the Dor Chadash/92nd St Y town hall meeting will feature representatives from all major Israeli political parties as well as various Middle-East experts (and Sam Norich!).

Note: This event is sposored by Dor Chadash, El-Al, The ... › More Info

Two Events in Detroit

When: 03/16/2006
Time: 12:30PM and 7PM
Location: Detroit
What: The cost is $10 advance; $15 at the door. To pre- register, click here.

Billed as the "largest Israeli election event in the United States", the Dor Chadash/92nd St Y town hall meeting will feature representatives from all major Israeli political parties as well as various Middle-East experts (and Sam Norich!).

Note: This event is sposored by Dor Chadash, El-Al, The ... › More Info

Learn about the Israeli elections from distinguished Labor MK Colette Avital

When: 03/20/2006
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Location: Beit Shalom, 114 W. 26th St, 10th Fl
What: Ameinu has the honor of hosting a conference call with Labor MK Colette Avital, who will give us a briefing on the upcoming Israeli elections.

MK Colette Avital, who has the 12th spot on the Labor list for the next Knesset, currently sits as chair of the Ethics Commission and the Holocaust Property Restitution Commission. A career diplmoat, the multi- lingual Ms Avital has also ... › More Info

NYC Event: The Israeli Elections in Real-Time

When: 03/28/2006
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: 330 Seventh Avenue, 11th Floor
What: Ameinu has the honor of hosting a conference call with Labor MK Colette Avital, who will give us a briefing on the upcoming Israeli elections.

MK Colette Avital, who has the 12th spot on the Labor list for the next Knesset, currently sits as chair of the Ethics Commission and the Holocaust Property Restitution Commission. A career diplmoat, the multi- lingual Ms Avital has also ... › More Info

Election Wrap-Up with Menachem Klein (Los Angeles)

When: 03/29/2006
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Westside Jewish Community Center: 5870 W. Olympic Blvd
What: Ameinu has the honor of hosting a conference call with Labor MK Colette Avital, who will give us a briefing on the upcoming Israeli elections.

MK Colette Avital, who has the 12th spot on the Labor list for the next Knesset, currently sits as chair of the Ethics Commission and the Holocaust Property Restitution Commission. A career diplmoat, the multi- lingual Ms Avital has also ... › More Info

Noted journalist Ina Friedman of the Jerusalem Report will debrief Ameinu on the results of last week's Israeli elections.

When: 04/02/2006
Time: 2:00 PM EST
Location: Call
What: Hear the most up-to-date information from an Israeli political expert on what this historic election means for the future of Israel.

In order to participate in this talk, please call (212) 366-1194 or email office@ameinu.net to get the call- in number and participation access code.

Ina Friedman, senior reporter of Jerusalem Report and the Dutch daily Trouw, is co-author ... › More Info

Israel Election Round Up - What's Next? (Philadelphia)

When: 04/04/2006
Location: Philadelphia
What: Hear the most up-to-date information from an Israeli political expert on what this historic election means for the future of Israel.

In order to participate in this talk, please call (212) 366-1194 or email office@ameinu.net to get the call- in number and participation access code.

Ina Friedman, senior reporter of Jerusalem Report and the Dutch daily Trouw, is co-author ... › More Info

Post-Election Analysis with Daniel Levy (NYC)

When: 04/04/2006
Location: New York City
What: Hear the most up-to-date information from an Israeli political expert on what this historic election means for the future of Israel.

In order to participate in this talk, please call (212) 366-1194 or email office@ameinu.net to get the call- in number and participation access code.

Ina Friedman, senior reporter of Jerusalem Report and the Dutch daily Trouw, is co-author ... › More Info

Desert Sunrise | A new Play by Misha Shulman

When: 04/10/2006
Time: Thur – Sat 8PM, Sun 3PM [no show Thur 4/13]
Location: New York City
What: ... › More Info

Parlor Event with Amal Elsana and Vivian Silver of Nisped (NYC)

When: 04/26/2006
Time: 5:30-7:30 pm
Location: To Be Announced
What: Amal ElSana-Alhjooj and Vivian Silver of Nisped (the Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development). Come and meet these remarkable and outspoken Israeli women who will share with us their vision of a just society.

Ameinu has established a strategic partnership with Nisped. Our goal is to be supportive of the work being done by the organizations while providing our members ... › More Info

Love Not Bombs: Queer Tel-Aviv with Etai Pinkas

When: 05/01/2006
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: KGB Bar 85 E. 4th St, between 2nd and 3rd Ave
What: ... › More Info

Dor Chadash presents the Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel's Independence Day) Event (NYC)

When: 05/02/2006
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Crobar (530 W 28th St)
What: ... › More Info

Sami Ben Yaish briefs Beit Shalom on International Leadership Institute

When: 05/02/2006
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Beit Shalom, 114 W. 26th St, 10th Fl
What:
The International Institute for Leadership, at Beit Berl, Kfar Saba is a training ground for people from around the world, and has graduated over 40,000 participants. These graduates have gone on to help create Israel's civil society and are now building and organizing democratic labor unions. Soon, journalists from Jordan will visit the Institute to learn about its many ... › More Info

Sixteenth Annual Rabbi Ernst M. Lorge Memorial Lecture (Chicago)

When: 05/21/2006
Location: Chicago Ameinu
What:
The International Institute for Leadership, at Beit Berl, Kfar Saba is a training ground for people from around the world, and has graduated over 40,000 participants. These graduates have gone on to help create Israel's civil society and are now building and organizing democratic labor unions. Soon, journalists from Jordan will visit the Institute to learn about its many ... › More Info

Lunch Briefing by Former Meretz MK Anat Maor

When: 05/25/2006
Time: 12:30PM
Location: Beit Shalom: 114 W 26th St, between 6th and 7th Aves
What: Join former Meretz Member of Knesset Anat Maor for a lunch discussion at the offices of Ameinu and Meretz USA. Anat Maor currently lectures at the Open University, a distance learning center in Israel for non-traditional students, and at the Ruppin Academic Center, which hosts a school of social sciences and management, a BA for executives, an engineering school, and programs for maritime science ... › More Info

Menachem Klein Speaks (NYC)

When: 05/25/2006
Time: 7 PM
Location: NYU Bronfman Center (7 East 10th Street, New York)
What: Join former Meretz Member of Knesset Anat Maor for a lunch discussion at the offices of Ameinu and Meretz USA. Anat Maor currently lectures at the Open University, a distance learning center in Israel for non-traditional students, and at the Ruppin Academic Center, which hosts a school of social sciences and management, a BA for executives, an engineering school, and programs for maritime science ... › More Info

Detroit's Monthly Shabbat Potluck: An Inconvenient Truth

When: 06/30/2006
Time: 7 PM
Location: Home of Aviva and Mark Phillips, 13670 Nadie, Oak Park MI
What: Join former Meretz Member of Knesset Anat Maor for a lunch discussion at the offices of Ameinu and Meretz USA. Anat Maor currently lectures at the Open University, a distance learning center in Israel for non-traditional students, and at the Ruppin Academic Center, which hosts a school of social sciences and management, a BA for executives, an engineering school, and programs for maritime science ... › More Info

Rally to Support Israel: Tuesday, July 18th

When: 07/18/2006
Time: 6 PM
Location: Boston, MA
What: Join former Meretz Member of Knesset Anat Maor for a lunch discussion at the offices of Ameinu and Meretz USA. Anat Maor currently lectures at the Open University, a distance learning center in Israel for non-traditional students, and at the Ruppin Academic Center, which hosts a school of social sciences and management, a BA for executives, an engineering school, and programs for maritime science ... › More Info

Rally to Support Israel: Wednesday, July 19th

When: 07/19/2006
Time: Various
Location: Various
What: Wednesday, July 19th: As rockets fall over the north of Israel, you can show your solidarity by attending one of these local marches or rallies. Please contact the groups below to find out how you can join others to show Israel that America cares:

BROOKLYN, NY
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Venue: Manhattan Beach Jewish Center, 60 West End Ave, Brooklyn NY
Contact: ... › More Info

MK Abu Vilan (Meretz) Briefs on the Current Situation in Gaza

When: 07/20/2006
Time: 5:00 PM
Location: NYC
What: ... › More Info

Rally to Support Israel: Thursday, July 20th

When: 07/20/2006
Time: Various
Location: Various
What: Thursday, July 20th: As rockets fall over the north of Israel, you can show your solidarity by attending one of these local marches or rallies. Please contact the groups below to find out how you can join others to show Israel that America cares:

CHERRY HILL, NJ
Time: TBD
Venue: TBD
Contact: JCRC of South NJ - 856-751-9500 x202 (Robin)

PHILADELPHIA, ... › More Info

Rally to Support Israel: Friday, July 21st

When: 07/21/2006
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Arlington, TX
What: Thursday, July 20th: As rockets fall over the north of Israel, you can show your solidarity by attending one of these local marches or rallies. Please contact the groups below to find out how you can join others to show Israel that America cares:

CHERRY HILL, NJ
Time: TBD
Venue: TBD
Contact: JCRC of South NJ - 856-751-9500 x202 (Robin)

PHILADELPHIA, ... › More Info

Rally to Support Israel: Sunday, July 23rd

When: 07/23/2006
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Los Angeles, CA
What: Thursday, July 20th: As rockets fall over the north of Israel, you can show your solidarity by attending one of these local marches or rallies. Please contact the groups below to find out how you can join others to show Israel that America cares:

CHERRY HILL, NJ
Time: TBD
Venue: TBD
Contact: JCRC of South NJ - 856-751-9500 x202 (Robin)

PHILADELPHIA, ... › More Info

Rally to Support Israel: Monday, July 24th

When: 07/24/2006
Time: 12-2PM
Location: Philadelphia, PA
What: Thursday, July 20th: As rockets fall over the north of Israel, you can show your solidarity by attending one of these local marches or rallies. Please contact the groups below to find out how you can join others to show Israel that America cares:

CHERRY HILL, NJ
Time: TBD
Venue: TBD
Contact: JCRC of South NJ - 856-751-9500 x202 (Robin)

PHILADELPHIA, ... › More Info

Rally to Support Israel: Tuesday, July 25th

When: 07/25/2006
Time: 10 AM
Location: Baltimore, MD
What: Thursday, July 20th: As rockets fall over the north of Israel, you can show your solidarity by attending one of these local marches or rallies. Please contact the groups below to find out how you can join others to show Israel that America cares:

CHERRY HILL, NJ
Time: TBD
Venue: TBD
Contact: JCRC of South NJ - 856-751-9500 x202 (Robin)

PHILADELPHIA, ... › More Info

Reporting from the War Zone: Treating Psychotrauma

When: 08/02/2006
Time: 12:15 PM
Location: Beit Shalom, 114 W. 26th St (between 6th and 7th Ave), 10th Fl
What: ... › More Info

Moshe Ya'alon speaks in Chicago

When: 08/13/2006
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Beth Hillel Synagogue in Wilmette
What: ... › More Info

Aftermath of the Conflict: A conference call with MK Ephraim Sneh (Brigadier General Ret.)

When: 08/21/2006
Time: 2:00 PM EST
Location: Conference call
What: Join us for an exclusive discussion with Member of Knesset and retired General Ephraim Sneh, as he explains the security and political situation in Israel after the ceasefire. A former commander of military operations in South Lebanon, Ephraim Sneh will be able to provide an insider's account of what the ceasefire and recent conflict mean for Israel and the future of the region. ... › More Info

40th Annual Summer Seminar

When: 08/25/2006
Time: 3 day program
Location: Irvine California
What: Aug. 25 - 27

Ameinu Los Angeles presents three lectures and discussion sessions on current critical issues facing Israel and American Jewry.

Scholar in residence: Yoav Ben-Horin

Zionism at a Crossroad: a Review and a Preview

and

Kulturkampf: the Clash of Israeli Civilizations

Guest Lecturer: Prof. Eric ... › More Info

Monthly Potluck Shabbat Series (Detroit)

When: 08/25/2006
Time: 7 pm
Location: 25960 Stratford Pl, Oak Park, MI
What: Aug. 25 - 27

Ameinu Los Angeles presents three lectures and discussion sessions on current critical issues facing Israel and American Jewry.

Scholar in residence: Yoav Ben-Horin

Zionism at a Crossroad: a Review and a Preview

and

Kulturkampf: the Clash of Israeli Civilizations

Guest Lecturer: Prof. Eric ... › More Info

Monthly Potluck Shabbat Series(Detroit)

When: 08/25/2006
Time: 7 pm
Location: 25960 Stratford Pl, Oak Park, MI
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Healing Israel’s North through Community Activism (NYC)

When: 08/30/2006
Time: 12:15 PM
Location: New York City
What: ... › More Info

The war and its impact on the Israeli Arab community: Mohammad Darawshe

When: 09/12/2006
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Beit Shalom, 114 W. 26th St, between 6th and 7th Ave., 10th Fl
What: Please join us for a presentation by and discussion with our good friend, Mohammad Darawshe, Director for Development for Israel and Europe at the Abraham Fund Initiatives.

Mr. Darawshe, one of Israel's leading coexistence activists, political analysts, and leader of the Israeli Arab community, has briefed the Board of Meretz USA on many occasions. As a leading advocate for the ... › More Info

Israel after Lebanon: An exclusive meeting and discussion with MK Ephraim Sneh

When: 09/14/2006
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Beit Shalom, 114 W. 26th St, between 6th and 7th Ave.
What: Join Ameinu for an exclusive lunch-time discussion about the future of Israeli politics after the Lebanon War with Brigadier-General (ret.) and MK Ephraim Sneh.

Thursday, September 14th at 12:30PM at Beit Shalom, the offices of Ameinu.

Ephraim Sneh served as a career officer in the IDF until 1987, reaching the rank of Brigadier-General. He has held a variety of ... › More Info

Maryland-Virginia-DC chapter of Ameinu hosts a Brunch Meeting

When: 09/17/2006
Time: 11:30
Location: The Laufer residence in Rockville
What: ... › More Info

Show the Leaders of the World You Stand with Israel: National Solidarity Rally

When: 09/20/2006
Time: Noon - Rain or Shine
Location: Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 2nd Ave at 47th Street (Subways, 4, 5, 6 or 7 to Grand Central Station)
What: As the leaders of the world gather for the UN general assembly, show them your support for Israel and speak out against global terrorism and its state sponsors.

For more information, please contact the Conference of Presidents at 212-318-6111 or email questions to info@conferenceofpresidents.org

Sponsored by: Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish ... › More Info

Social Conditions and Poverty in Israel after the Second Lebanon War: A Talk with Sari Revkin

When: 09/27/2006
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: East End Temple (245 East 17th St)
What: Please join Ameinu for an exclusive talk with Israeli rising star Sari Revkin, the director of YEDID, as she discusses growing inequalities in Israeli society in the aftermath of the second Lebanon War.

Sari Revkin, who was voted one of the 50 most influential women in Israel by the Globe newspaper, has been profiled in Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post, Jewish Woman's Magazine and countless ... › More Info

The Strategic Situation in the Middle East after the War in Lebanon: A Talk by Jeffrey White

When: 10/22/2006
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation (in the sanctuary), 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD 20817
What: Jeffrey White is the Berrie defense fellow at The Washington Institute, specializing in the military and security affairs of Iraq and the Levant.

He has written extensively and appeared frequently in the media as a commentator on Operation Iraqi Freedom and postwar Iraq. Before joining the Institute, Mr. White completed a thirty-four-year career with the Defense Intelligence Agency ... › More Info

Organizing Meeting to Start a New Chapter in Philadelphia

When: 10/23/2006
Time: 7 PM
Location: Bryn Mawr College Multicultural Center
What: You are invited to an organizing meeting to start a new chapter of Ameinu in the Philadelphia area.

We hope that Ameinu can become an important voice not only nationally but in the local region as well, providing a, liberal, pro-Israel organization that is involved in constructive activities and which offers an alternative to the extremes of left and right.

Our first ... › More Info

Rites of Passage: The Spiritual Journey of Alice Shalvi (NYC)

When: 10/25/2006
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: East End Temple (245 East 17th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues).
What: ... › More Info

Peace: Putting the Pieces Together

When: 10/27/2006
Time: 8 PM
Location: University of Maryland
What: ... › More Info

UPZ National Student Leadership Conference

When: 10/27/2006
Location: University of Maryland
What: ... › More Info

UPZ National Student Leadership Conference

When: 10/28/2006
Location: University of Maryland
What: ... › More Info

UPZ National Student Leadership Conference

When: 10/29/2006
Location: University of Maryland
What: ... › More Info

Beyond Peace: The Environmental Impact of the Second Lebanese War with Raanan Boral

When: 11/01/2006
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Dewey's Flatiron 210 Fifth Avenue (Between 25th and 26th Streets)NYC
What: Raanan Boral, a Hebrew University and Harvard Kennedy School educated environmental activist, will talk about the environmental impact of the recent Lebanese War. Raanan is a notable water specialist who heads the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) Environmental Protection Department.

SPNI's Environmental Division is responsible for environmental protection in ... › More Info

A Conversation with Muki Tzur, Prominent Kibbutz Movement Historian

When: 11/08/2006
Time: 5:30-7:00 PM
Location: Beit Shalom, 114 West. 26th Street, 10th Floor, New York
What: Muki Tzur was born in Jerusalem in 1938. As a diplomat's son, he lived with his parents in Argentina, Uruguay and later France. He served in the kibbutz Youth Brigade (nachal) and since 1956 is a kibbutz member in Ein Gev situated on the shores of the Kinneret. He studied Jewish Philosophy and Kabbala at the Hebrew University and researched early Zionist movement in Eretz Yisrael. Muki served as ... › More Info

MK Ophir Pines Paz @ Bronfman Hillel Center in NYC

When: 12/01/2006
Time: 8:30 PM
Location: Bronfman Center, 7 East 10th Street
What: MK Pines-Paz recently made headlines in Israel by resigning from the cabinet to protest the appointment of Avigdor Lieberman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party to the post of Minister of Strategic Threats. Ophir has previously served as Minister of the Interior, as Labor Knesset faction Chair, and is one of the most popular and widely respected Labor party leaders. In resigning, he also announced his ... › More Info

MK Ophir Pines Paz @ Shaare Tzedek in St Louis

When: 12/03/2006
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: 721 Hanley Rd St Louis
What: MK Pines-Paz recently made headlines in Israel by resigning from the cabinet to protest the appointment of Avigdor Lieberman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party to the post of Minister of Strategic Threats. Ophir has previously served as Minister of the Interior, as Labor Knesset faction Chair, and is one of the most popular and widely respected Labor party leaders. In resigning, he also announced his ... › More Info

MK Ophir Pines Paz @ Stephen Wise Synagogue (NYC)

When: 12/03/2006
Time: 9:45 AM
Location: 30 West 68th (Central Prk/Columbus)
What: MK Pines-Paz recently made headlines in Israel by resigning from the cabinet to protest the appointment of Avigdor Lieberman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party to the post of Minister of Strategic Threats. Ophir has previously served as Minister of the Interior, as Labor Knesset faction Chair, and is one of the most popular and widely respected Labor party leaders. In resigning, he also announced his ... › More Info

Ophir Pines Paz (Member of Knesset) Speaks in Chicago: The Search for Peace after the War in Lebanon

When: 12/04/2006
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: 3601 W. Dempster St. Skokie, IL 60076
What: ... › More Info

MK Ophir Pines Paz @ NIF in DC

When: 12/06/2006
Time: 12:00 Noon
Location: New Israel Fund 1101 14th Street, 6th Floor
What: Ameinu and the New Israel Fund are pleased to invite you to join us for a luncheon presentation by
Israeli Member of Knesset Ophir Pines-Paz.

MK Pines-Paz recently made headlines in Israel by resigning from his post as Minister of Interior to protest the appointment of Avigdor Lieberman, leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, to the cabinet. Pines-Paz is one of the most popular ... › More Info

Ameinu LA Lecture Series Yoav Ben Horin

When: 12/10/2006
Time: 10 AM
Location: Institute of Jewish Education, LA
What: ... › More Info

Fall in Love With Israel Festival (NYC)

When: 12/10/2006
Time: 11 AM-8PM
Location: Soho Puck Building 295 Lafayette Street, NYC
What: ... › More Info

CANCELLED Parlor Meeting with Sari Revkin (DC)

When: 12/14/2006
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: The Gelman Salop residence
What: ... › More Info

Ameinu LA Lecture Series Yoav Ben Horin

When: 01/14/2007
Time: 10 AM
Location: Institute of Jewish Education, LA
What: ... › More Info

Combatants for Peace

When: 01/22/2007
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Congregation Beth Shalom, 14601 West Lincoln Rd. Oak Park MI
What: ... › More Info

Combatants for Peace

When: 01/25/2007
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Beth Emet The Free Synagogue • 1224 Dempster (at Ridge) • Evanston
What: ... › More Info

Monthly Shabbat Potluck Dinner Series (Detroit)

When: 01/26/2007
Time: 6:00PM
Location: 13670 Nadine, Oak Park, MI
What: ... › More Info

Ameinu LA Lecture Series Prof Schockman

When: 02/11/2007
Time: 10 AM
Location: Institute of Jewish Education, LA
What: ... › More Info

Israel and the American Jewish Community On the Defensive

When: 03/06/2007
Time: 7pm
Location: Beit Shalom, 114 West 26th Street, 10th Floor
What: ... › More Info

Annual Tzedek Gala Luncheon (LA)

When: 04/29/2007
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel LOS ANGELES
What: Los Angeles Ameinu will be honoring Glenn M. Gottlieb with its prestigious Tzedek (Justice) Award at a gala luncheon on Sunday, April 29, 2007, 11:30 a.m. It will be held at the Sephardic Temple.



Glenn, an attorney and mediator, has devoted decades to involvement and leadership with the Jewish Federation Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Jewish Big Brothers and Leo Baeck ... › More Info

Ameinu Conference Call with Israel's Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh: Israel, War and Peace After Winograd

When: 05/16/2007
Time: 3 PM EDT/2 PM CDT/12 PM PDT
Location: Dial 1-712-432-2000 and enter Participant Access Code 76161
What: Ameinu proudly sponsors a conference call with Israel's Deputy Defense Minister Dr. Ephraim Sneh (Member of Knesset, Labor) on the future of Israel's government and Arab-Israeli peace prospects after the explosive Winograd Report on last summer's Lebanon War.



To participate in the call, please dial 1-712-432- 2000 and enter Participant Access Code 76161. ... › More Info

Chicago | Rabbi Ernst M. Lorge Memorial Lecture

When: 05/20/2007
Time: 7 PM
Location: 3601 W Depster Skokie, IL
What: Seventeenth Annual Rabbi Ernst M. Lorge Memorial Lecture

Guest Speaker: Laurel Leff

Assocaite Professor of Journalism, Northeastern University, Boston; journalist, writer, author of the Prize winning Times novel:

"The Holocaust Wasn't Front Page News: The American Press During World War II"

Sunday May 20th 2007 at 7:00 PM
Temple Beth ... › More Info

Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues Comes to You

When: 06/04/2007
Location: NYC, San Francisco, Los Angeles
What: ... › More Info

DC Area: An Evening with Tom Segev, Author of 1967: Israel, the War, and the Year that Transformed the Middle East

When: 06/05/2007
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation, 7727 Persimmon Tree Lane, Bethesda, MD
What: ... › More Info

Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues Comes to You

When: 06/05/2007
Location: NYC, San Francisco, Los Angeles
What: ... › More Info

Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues Comes to You

When: 06/06/2007
Location: NYC, San Francisco, Los Angeles
What: ... › More Info

Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues Comes to You

When: 06/07/2007
Location: NYC, San Francisco, Los Angeles
What: ... › More Info

How to Talk Candidly About Israel: A Conversation Among Progressive American Jews

When: 06/21/2007
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: New York City
What: ... › More Info

Pangs of the Messiah: English Language World Premiere

When: 07/19/2007
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Washington DCJCC
What: ... › More Info

Ameinu LA Summer Seminar

When: 08/24/2007
Time: Friday, 8/24 - Sunday 8/26
Location: Irvine, CA: Crowne Plaza Hotel (near John Wayne Airport)
What: If you would like to attend some or all of the Ameinu Summer Seminar, just check off the sessions of interest to you and email or call the Ameinu LA office shown at the bottom of this page.

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NIForum 2007: Towards a Progressive Vision for Israel's Future

When: 10/23/2007
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Los Angeles
What:

Ameinu and Progressive Jewish Alliance Co-Sponsor

NIForum 2007:  Towards a Progressive Vision for Israel's Future

Los Angeles Roundtable

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

7:00 PM

Beverly Hills Country ... › More Info

NYC: Ameinu Co-Sponsors the Weeklong "Other Israel" Film Festival

When: 11/08/2007
Location: Manhattan JCC & other locations in NYC
What: From Nov. 8 - 15

About The Festival

Twenty percent of Israel's population is Arab, Muslim, Christian, Druze, and ... › More Info

Ameinu Presents NY Premiere of "The Film Class" at Other Israel Film Festival + Director Q&A & Discussion with Leading Israeli Arab-Bedouin Activist

When: 11/11/2007
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Manhattan JCC, 334 Amsterdam Ave @ 76th Street, NYC
What:

  Meet one of Israel's leading Arab Bedouin social justice activists

Amal Elsana Alhjooj

who will tell the uplifting story behind the story of

"THE FILM ... › More Info

NYC--Nov. 12: Yael Dayan Speaks on Human Rights in Israel

When: 11/12/2007
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: West End Synagogue (190 Amsterdam Ave. at W. 69th Street in Manhattan
What:

Ameinu and Meretz USA invite you to hear Yael Dayan, Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv, former Member of Knesset, peace activist, feminist, discuss "HUMAN RIGHTS IN ISRAEL."

Ms. Dayan is a compelling speaker on human rights and social welfare issues in Israeli society. She will speak on Monday, November 12th at 7:30 PM at the West End Synagogue (190 Amsterdam Ave. at West ... › More Info

Sharing the Same Space: A Common Vision for Jews and Arab-Bedouin in Israel's Negev, featuring Vivian Silver and Amal Elsana-Alh'jooj

When: 11/16/2007
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Beverly Hills (Los Angeles)
What:

Sharing the Same Space:

A Common Vision for Jews and Arab-Bedouin in Israel's Negev

A conversation with two of Israel's leading social justice activists

Vivian Silver and Amal ... › More Info

Zionism, Conscience and Duty: How an Israeli Soldier Can Protest the Occupation Yet Serve in the West Bank

When: 01/15/2008
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: New York City
What:  

Ameinu

is proud to present an evening with

Haim Watzman

Author of

Company C: An American's Life as a Citizen-Soldier in Israel

and

A Crack in the ... › More Info

Israel Symposium

When: 01/17/2008
Time: 8 DAYS
Location: ISRAEL
What: