Half Price
Tuesday
At most establishments in North America Tuesday is a universal sign for discount, and the students were really getting a bang for their buck.
Our first class was part 2 of the Rabbi Ken Spiro series. He went through 150 years of history, starting with birth of modern Zionism up through present times. This was done of course with his arsenal of great jokes and quick witt.
This was followed by a Hasbara staff led session called Current Trends. The class talked about how to incorporate the big news makers in the media into campus activism. The Iranian nuclear threat, Hamas' rise to power, and PM Olmert's Convergence Plan are categories that will inevitably be discussed on campus.
After a scrumptious Italian style lunch, Director of Hasbara Fellowships Elliot Mathias taught a session called Why The Jews? The session identifies and explains the difference between excuses for Anti-Semitism and real reasons behind Anti-Semitism .
After a lot of sitting in the class it was time for some exercise. The Fellows embarked on a historical walk of the Old City. Led by our tour guide Esti Hershkowitz, the group learned, saw and in some cases touched pieces of history. The tour concluded with a magnificent panoramic view of the Old city.
In the evening the red carpet was rolled out for Palestinian journalist Khaled Abu Toameh. Khaled is a freelance journalist working for the Jerusalem Post, reporting on Palestinian affairs. He stressed the internal conflict that is brewing within Palestinian society and the lack of a real partner for peace.
To cap off the evening, our Fellows flexed their muscles in a session of Krav Maga. Led by Moshe Katz, students learned unique self-defense techniques used by the Israeli Defense Force.
At most establishments in North America Tuesday is a universal sign for discount, and the students were really getting a bang for their buck.
Our first class was part 2 of the Rabbi Ken Spiro series. He went through 150 years of history, starting with birth of modern Zionism up through present times. This was done of course with his arsenal of great jokes and quick witt.
This was followed by a Hasbara staff led session called Current Trends. The class talked about how to incorporate the big news makers in the media into campus activism. The Iranian nuclear threat, Hamas' rise to power, and PM Olmert's Convergence Plan are categories that will inevitably be discussed on campus.
After a scrumptious Italian style lunch, Director of Hasbara Fellowships Elliot Mathias taught a session called Why The Jews? The session identifies and explains the difference between excuses for Anti-Semitism and real reasons behind Anti-Semitism .
After a lot of sitting in the class it was time for some exercise. The Fellows embarked on a historical walk of the Old City. Led by our tour guide Esti Hershkowitz, the group learned, saw and in some cases touched pieces of history. The tour concluded with a magnificent panoramic view of the Old city.
In the evening the red carpet was rolled out for Palestinian journalist Khaled Abu Toameh. Khaled is a freelance journalist working for the Jerusalem Post, reporting on Palestinian affairs. He stressed the internal conflict that is brewing within Palestinian society and the lack of a real partner for peace.
To cap off the evening, our Fellows flexed their muscles in a session of Krav Maga. Led by Moshe Katz, students learned unique self-defense techniques used by the Israeli Defense Force.
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