PARTNERSHIP WITH ISRAEL Goal: Strengthening Israeli society and enhancing Jewish solidarity by means of comprehensive community-building programs and meaningful partnerships with individuals, communities and organizations in Israel and around the world. Partnership 2000 Developed in conjunction with the United Jewish Communities and Keren Hayesod / United Israel Appeal. Links over 550 Jewish communities abroad with 38 Israeli regions in a shared effort to promote: Regional Development in Israel: Long-term immigrant absorption Population growth Educational advancement Human needs Special assistance to communities along Israel's northern border and "seam lines" Connecting People in Israel and the global Jewish community: Preserving Jewish unity, including innovative programs such as "Ambassadors for Tolerance" Affinity groups Volunteer opportunities Examples of partnership include: New York - Jerusalem Cleveland - Beit Shean Palm Beach - 'Tzahar' (Safed, Rosh Pina, Hatzor) Chicago - Kiryat Gat - Lachish-Shafir Great Britain - Confrontation Line Michigan - Central Galilee Trilateral partnerships, which link a US community with a region in Israel and a region in the FSU, include: MetroWest - Ofakim - Merchavim Cherkassy Boston - Haifa - Dnepropetrovsk People-to-People Center People-to-People is a global Jewish initiative that works from Israel to create new and ongoing platforms of connections, based on shared interests and affinity groups throughout the Jewish world. Jewish Identity: Culture and the Arts Professional Networking The Next Generation: Students and Young Adults Trilateral Geographic Partnerships Internet: Platform of Connection continue on next page previous page Updated January 29,2003