The Jewish Agency for Israel

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The Jewish Agency for Israel
The Israel Department
The Education Department
People to People
Present
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Building A Jewish World
The Digital Bridge
Between Israel and the Diaspora
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What is Building A Jewish World?
Building A Jewish World uses online tools to
bring Jewish communities in Israel and the
Diaspora together

• Building A Jewish World connects Jews from
  many communities and many ages

• Building A Jewish World can be used in both
  formal and informal educational programs

• Building A Jewish World is a joint project
  of JAFIs Education Department, The Israel
  Department and the Ministry of Education

www.jewish-world.org.il
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Our Program
Our Program
Creates links between Jewish communities and
Israel through interactive, educational and
cultural programming online.
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We offer
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Content Structured Curricula

• Getting to know one another
• Our community today
• Our shared history
• How to build an ideal community

• My First Name
• My Family Name
• My Family Tree
• Immigration Maps

• Tzedakah

• Bikur Holim

• Self Fulfillment

• Jewish Time

• Human Dignity

• Environment

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Content Open Curricula
Holiday Activities
Morningis a young night.A flower is a young
tree,the lawn's cousin.The notes are the
melody's father,the poet gives birth to. Human
is the tree of field,Childis a flower.When
the morningcomes upthey will sing the tuneof
Israeltogether. Shacharit David Age 15 Kefar
Pines, Israel
Soaring Blessings - Bikur Holim
Elections
Hasbara - Israel Advocacy
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Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program
My Ties to Israel
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Process
Personal Activity
Group Activity
Interactive
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Process
Your Community Group
Israel Group
Communicate
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VRV Virtual-Real-Virtual
From Virtual...
To Real!
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Tools
Forums
Chats
Family Tree Maker
Bulletin Board
Web Page Builder
Writing Pages
Data Manager
Newspaper
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Closing the Digital Gap
Development Towns
With Kibbutzim
The Periphery
With the Center
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Partners
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Participating Communities, Past and Present
US CANADA
EUROPE FSU
ARIZONA Phoenix Tucson CALIFORNIA East Bay Los
Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Jose Orange
County FLORIDA Miami Palm Beach ILLINOIS Chicago
Peoria
NEVADA Las Vegas NEW JERSEY Orange County Pine
Brook West Orange NEW YORK Ithaca Long
Island MISSOURI St. Louis PENNSYLVANIA WASHINGT
ON DC ONTARIO Winnipeg
BELARUS Minsk
FRANCE Paris
GERMANY Frankfurt
UKRAINE
SWEDEN Malmo Gatenbourgh
SOUTH CENTRAL AMERICA
ARGENTINA BRAZIL CHILE MEXICO VENEZUELA
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Significant Growth
80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Israel-Israel 37.1 increase Israel-Diaspora
200 increase
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Building A
Jewish World
http//www.jewish-world.org.il