For all inquiries and bookings contact: Helen London at (410) 369-9334 or helen@melitzamerica.org Rena Magun (in Israel) at 972 2 621-6451 or rena@melitz.org.il

Melitz educators are coming to North America. They are available for as long or as short as you like to do informal Jewish and Israel education with all segments of your community (except children 5th grade and younger). The basic cost is $1000 per day, or $500 per single program, plus domestic travel costs where applicable. Discounts available for a full week. The dates are as below, although some have already been reserved:

Oct 19 - Nov 19, 2007   Feb 1 - 17, 2008   March 24 - April 7, 2008   April 28 - May 25, 2008

Educators are available outside of these dates, by special arrangement, with the addition of international air fare. In addition to our full menu of cutting edge programs, we are proud to introduce you to 2 new ones that we have been working on for the last few months.

Survivor-Melitz's Jewish Adventure

Survivor-Melitz's Jewish Adventure is a fun, interactive simulation loosely based on CBS's hugely popular "Survivor" series. Participants conjure up a selection of figures from Jewish history to confront the challenges and problems of world Jewry in 2007. No prior knowledge is required, many will recognize familiar figures, but all will meet some unexpected characters from times past. In the dramatic climax of the program, participants are invited to consider and formulate a vision for the future of the world Jewish community.

The program is suitable for all adult audiences, with additional versions suited to high school and student audiences. Duration: 90 - 120 minutes.
Optimal audience size: 20 - 60.

Constructive vs. Destructive: An Instructive Look at Criticizing Israel

An interactive Melitz program that debates the question of what are the appropriate boundaries when it comes to criticizing Israel. As Diaspora Jews, is it our role to be loyal friends in all circumstances or does our love of Israel require us to raise our voices in protest from time to time? And if so, where? And how? In this innovative Melitz program we will convene the court of public opinion to discuss real cases drawn from recent events in America and Israel. While presenting evidence and hearing from "witnesses" we will explore the unique nature of our relationship to Israel and what responsibilities come along with that.
For adult audiences. Duration: One hour - 90 minutes.
Optimal audience size: 20 - 60.

The Strangers Among Us: Arabs in Israel

Israeli Arabs make up 20% of the population of the Jewish State. How much do we really know about them?
Melitz's The Strangers Among Us: Arabs in Israel program aims to disperse some of the fog surrounding this substantial part of the population through an honest, yet balanced look by an Israeli Arab and an Israeli Jew at some of the following issues:

• As loyal tax-paying citizens, how do they feel when they sing "Hatikva" as their national anthem?
• In what ways are they treated equally, and where do they find discrimination?
• What happens with army service, education and higher education, health care, infrastructures?
• here has Israel succeeded in relating to the Arab minority as prescribed by our own Jewish sources?
• ow does Israel, as a modern, open, Western, liberal democracy relate to a sometimes hostile minority group, some of whom openly call for the State's destruction?
• How does that treatment compare to other Western democracies?
• How accurate is Dr. Nabila Aspanioli, a feminist Palestinian human rights activist,
• when she says: "Israel is a Jewish democratic state; democratic for the Jews and Jewish for the Arabs"?

The program provides basic information and confronts some of the most controversial issues facing contemporary Israeli society. Suitable for adult audiences, duration: 90 - 120 minutes.

Please contact us now to reserve your educator or for more information.

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