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Education is the Road to Peace
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Who we are
The New York Regional Office of StandWithUs serves to advance the mission of StandWithUs - ensuring that Israel's side of the story is told - in the New York area. We work to educate students and adults about Israel and empower them to become educators themselves. Our staff are here to work with students on college campuses throughout the NY Tri-State area, as well as working with synagogues and communities, to promote a greater understanding and support for Israel. We are passionate in our commitment to a Jewish, democratic and secure Israel living in peace with its neighbors.
Our Goals
* Promote peace through education and understanding
* Counter misinformation about Israel in the local media, college campuses and communities
* Energize and create enthusiasm about Israel
UPCOMING EVENTS
StandWithUs New York and the East Coast
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------------------------------------------------------------------Westchester - The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle
March 10 @ 7:30pm
Westchester Reform Temple
255 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale, NY
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RECENT EVENTS
NJ High School Students Prepare for Israel Advocacy on Campus
 More than 65 high school students and parents attended a program organized by JTeen at the JCC in West Orange, New Jersey, to learn how to stand up for Israel on campus. The students were split into four groups and each group explored a case study on defending Israel. Regional Coordinator, Avi Posnick, ran a session called, "Standing Alone" - he asked the students what they would do if their teacher openly expressed his views on Israel and you, a student with a different opinion, were the only student in the room who was willing to speak out.
Students were shocked that some cases were actually taking place on campuses but by the end of the evening, they felt very positive and confident about advocating for Israel and creating pro-Israel programming on campus.
The program was jointly sponsored by: Community Relations Committee of the UJC of Metrowest NJ, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning, the Israel Program Center of Metrowest, NJ, and the JCC of Metrowest.
We thank the ADL of NJ for the picture above.
Click here to see coverage in the NJ Jewish News
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IDF Soldiers Speak Out from Pennsylvania to Connecticut During Israel Apartheid Week, StandWithUs launched a speaking tour with four IDF combat soldiers to talk about their experiences in the IDF, Gaza and what the IDF is all about. This is part of a StandWithUs initiative called, "Soldiers Speak Out."
Here on the East Coast, two of the soldiers spoke throughout the tri-State area on college campuses, high schools and synagogues including, Philadelphia, Frisch High School in New Jersey (pictured left), Columbia University, JCC of Greater New Haven, Temple Sholom of Greenwich, CT, Central Connecticut State University, UConn, John Jay School of Law in NYC, and the Touro Institute for Human Rights and the Holocaust in New York.
For more information about the Soldiers Speak Out initiative, please click here.
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Greenwich Public High School Students Learn About Israeli Innovations and Technology In cooperation with UJA Federation of Greenwich, StandWithUs was invited to present to over 35 students at the Greenwich Public High School. Dani Klein, Campus Director for North America, gave a presentation about Israel's innovations, technologies and contributions to the world. He gave the students a perspective about Israel that they have never seen before.
The program was very well received as many of the students stayed after to ask more questions and continue the conversation. The program was sponsored by UJA Federation of Greenwich and the Greenwich Public High School Israel Club.
We thank UJA Federation of Greenwich for their partnership.
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