My Semester in Israel
My Semester in Israel (Cira Orvitz, High School Intern) My name is Cira and I did a four-month program to Israel, called Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim (TRY). High school students from all around the US and Canada went on it to Israel to study for a semester and find their Jewish identity in their own ways. […]
What does TikTok Have to Do with Israel Advocacy?
What does TikTok have to do with Israel Advocacy? (Sabrina Silverstone, High School Intern) Hate speech and antisemitic sentiments are unfortunately very easy to find on social media. Social media makes it easy to say hurtful things without having major real-life repercussions. However, social media is also a great way to reach and educate large […]
Hasbara high school intern attacked on TikTok after posting Israel video
Anti-Israel users post hateful comments on student’s TikTok page OTTAWA (May 5, 2020) – As we’ve already seen, COVID-19 has not deterred antisemites from promulgating hateful rhetoric online. In fact, according to a major tech company that has been monitoring online activity, there has been a “clear spike in antisemitic hashtags used in relation to the outbreak,” […]
Our Need For Israel
Our Need for Israel (Emma Atlas, High School Intern) My most recent visit to Israel over the summer solidified my belief in our need for Israel. Going on NCSY’s TJJ Ambassadors Poland opened my eyes to the struggle and oppression of Jews throughout history. On this organized trip, where students like myself spent a week […]
5 Major Moments in Israeli History
5 Major Moments in Israeli History – From Then Until Now (Reena Bernstein, High School Intern) 1. August 29th, 1897: First Zionist congress in Basel, Switzerland On August 29th, 1897, approximately 200 people from 17 countries gathered together in Basel, Switzerland for the first Zionist Congress. It was organized by Theodor Herzl, who shared his […]
Walls
Walls (Hannah Lynch, Hasbara Fellow, University of Georgia) I’m standing at the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip. I’ve been here before, but not like this. The Mediterranean sun is bright and cuts through the December chill like a hot knife through butter. My peers stand around me and digest the information being shared […]
My Relationship With Israel and How Hasbara Fellowships Has Changed it Forever
My Relationship With Israel and How Hasbara Fellowships Has Changed it Forever (Malka Iskowitz, Binghamton University, Hasbara Fellow) From the second I was born I was told to love Israel. I was taught to be a Zionist and have learned about Israel since Nursery school in my Jewish day school. I knew Israel was a […]
Why Israel?
Why Israel? (Simone Stoyen, Hasbara Fellow, Vanderbilt University) Why? Why do I care so much about a country half-way across the world from me? What motivates me to split my breaks from school between being in Florida with my family and being in a tiny country in the Middle East? These are the questions that […]
Israel’s Efforts to Combat COVID-19
Israel’s Efforts to Combat COVID-19 (Jordan Frankel, High School Intern) With the world in crisis over COVID-19 many efforts are being put in to try and slow down this virus and to develop a cure. In this time of need Israel is at the forefront of developing technology that is being used all over the […]
A Passover message from our Hasbara Canada Chair of the Board
Dear Friends, As Chair of the Board of Hasbara Fellowships Canada, I would like to wish all of you a Chag Pesach Sameach in these challenging times. As we prepare for a Passover unlike any other and try to remain optimistic in this new world of social isolation, there is one message I would like […]
