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New York-Jerusalem-Budapest
Social Action Exchange 2009-2011 Through both social justice dialogues and an exchange experience in New York, Israel, and Hungary, students become fluent in Jewish social justice values and how they relate to human dignity, mutual responsibility, solidarity and justice. Aims • To bring together students from various disciplines and backgrounds to discuss social justice issues prevalent in Hungarian society that impact our understanding of what tzedek and social justice mean. • To put these issues in a Jewish context and to explore what Jewish sources and texts have to say about them. How does Jewish tradition inform our understanding of and our perspective on social justice? • To develop relationships with Israeli and American students engaged in a parallel process and to compare and contrast our respective perspectives on social justice. Program Elements • Bi-weekly group sessions built around participant interests. Issues include hunger & homelessness, domestic violence, immigrants’ rights, civil rights and race relations, LGBT issues, education reform, arts and social justice and anything else that you bring to the table. • Sessions may include presentations from guest speakers, text study and discussion, visits to volunteering sites or a combination of activities. • Weeklong exchange in Israel in January exposing Americans and Hungarians to social justice issues and organizations in Israeli society. • Weeklong exchange in Budapest in May exposing Israelis and Americans to social justice in an Hungarian context. • Weeklong exchange in New York in January 2011 exposing Israelis and Hungarians to social justice in an American context • Participants will play an active role in determining the group's agenda and programming during the New York exchange week and should be prepared to integrate their own social justice experiences into group discussions. The program is realized in partnership with Memizrach Shemesh: The Center for Social Jewish Leadership, and the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU with support from UJA Federation of New York and the Jewish Agency. Requirements Travel Availability • NYU and Hungarian students visit to Israel: January 4th-10th 2010 • Israelis and NYU students visit to Budapest: May 17th-23th 2010 (dates tentative) • Israelis and Hungarian students visit to NY: January 2011 (dates tbd) • You may be asked to host the Israeli or Hungarian students during their visit, and must be able to participate in all programming throughout the week. Workshop Attendance • You must attend scheduled social justice workshops biweekly Participant Cost • $300 comprehensive fee, which includes all travel costs, meals and programming during the trip. Program starts on the 8th October 2009. Further info at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Application Form |