This week we mark 115 years since the passing of Theodor Herzl, known as the “Visionary of the State,” a young and passionate leader who died at the age of 44. Herzl was an Austro-Hungarian journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer who grew up in a secular family in an assimilated environment. He is, most notably, the … Continued
teen travel
2011 JCC Maccabi Games/ArtsFest Represents 10 to 15 Percent Increase in Teens Traveling to Israel
|New York, NY, May 19, 2011–At a time when fewer North American Jewish teens are interested in visiting Israel, JCC Association has devised an ingenious plan to get them there. Bring an event to the Jewish state that draws thousands of teens each summer wherever it’s held. This summer’s JCC Maccabi Games/ArtsFest to be held … Continued