ULPSNYC-Netzer strengthen links between Israeli and British teenagers

Contact: Cara Wides - 020 7631 9831

- c.wides@liberaljudaism.org

ULPSNYC- Netzer, the youth movement of Liberal Judaism, has launched an exciting new initiative designed to strengthen the link between Progressive communities in Israel and the UK. ULPSNYC-Netzer is the only movement to run this type of exchange programme in Britain prior to its Israel Tour.

Mifgash (encounter) is an exchange program involving Year 11 students in Britain and Israel. Israeli teenagers from the Leo Baeck Centre in Haifa will be coming to London for eight days over Pesach. Their time will be divided in two, the first part spent enjoying an ULPSNYC-Netzer four day residential event in London giving them the opportunity to meet their British counterparts, explore their personal connection with Liberal Judaism and experience a British Zionist Youth Movement. The second part of the trip will be spent with their host families, giving an opportunity to experience Jewish life in Britain. The group will visit popular tourist sites in the capital including a trip around the East End of London. This will enable them to discover more about the history of Diaspora Jewry at the turn of the 20th century.

There will be a return visit in the summer as part of ULPSNYC-Netzer’s 2004 Israel Tour during which the British teenagers will spend time with Israeli families. This will give them a real taste of Israeli society and culture. The visit is an integral part of ULPSNYC-Netzer’s Israel Tour and will help to further Liberal Judaism’s commitment to Progressive Judaism in Israel. ULPSNYC-Netzer is delighted to be taking this practical step towards furthering links with Israel.

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