Southern Whirlwind Campus Tour

The past two weeks have been nothing short of a Southern whirlwind for David Steinberg, Southeast Campus Coordinator, who has made campus visits in Maryland, DC, Texas, Florida and Georgia.

At American University, the College of Law hosted speaker Aryeh Green, who invigorated the crowd with an informative lecture on the values of Democracy and Human Rights in Israel.

During David's visit to the George Washington University, he met with Senior Hasbara Fellow Sharona Getz, and members from SAFI- Students Alliance for Israel, who are committed to having a successful semester of pro-Israel activism.

While at University of Maryland, David Steinberg met with Hasbara Fellows Maital Dahan, Lauren Krol, Simon Bleckhman and Senior Fellow Elina Yackubov. TERPAC - University of Maryland's pro-Israel organization is getting ready for a great semester, kicking off with a "Tel Aviv Beach Party" this upcoming Friday September 29th.

The University of Texas was an exciting stop for David, for he met with Student Body President and Hasbara Fellow Danielle Rugoff, as well as many other Texans for Israel activists, including Hasbara Fellow Erin Finger. Also, he had an opportunity to meet with Christian Israel supporters, who pledged to work with Jewish groups on campus to promote Israel.

Sunny Florida was especially inviting, with stops at the three largest universities in the state; University of Miami, University of Florida, and Florida State University. At University of Miami, Hasbara Fellow Amy Cohen is working to create Shalom UM, a pro-Israel activism group. Gators for Israel and Hillel of UF are working together to have many pro-Israel events this semester as well, including an Israel Week. At FSU, Friends of Israel President and Hasbara Fellow Sophie Tallent is building coalitions with Florida A & M University, a historically black university and are working together to having a huge Israel festival for both of the universities and the Tallahassee community.

Atlanta, Georgia was David's last stop on his first whirlwind tour of the South, and he met with Israel groups at Georgia State University, Georgia Tech's advocacy organization Jackets for Israel president and Hasbara Fellow Orit Sklar, and Emory University students.

All universities are planning stellar semesters for pro-Israel activism and are excited to be working with Hasbara Fellowships on numerous campaigns including: Flags for Humanity, Teach Kids Peace, and Obsession screenings.