NIF in the Jewish Film Festival

Come to the NIF-sponsored film to see:

City of Borders

On Thu 12/11/2009 - 18:30  at the ICA, The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH

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Israel Question Time

Thursday 15 October 2009, 8pm

Edgware and District Reform Synagogue, HA8 8AB

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HRAD 2009 SAVE THE DATE

Monday 30 November 2009

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NEWS

Message from Ellen Goldberg, NIF Executive Director

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Secular Jewish Renewal Program

NIF's Jewish Renewal Program supports a growing trend in Israel today in unaffiliated Jews of all types are beginning to connect - or reconnect - to their Judaism

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Land Reform – We Lost the Battle but will Continue the War

Despite energetic efforts by a broad-based SHATIL-coordinated coalition of social justice and environmental groups, youth movements and concerned parties from all points of the social, religious and political spectrum, the Knesset passed the controversial land reform bill, which will privatise some state-owned land. However, the final version of the bill reduced the amount of land to be privatised by half the proposed amount, and includes clauses that protect the underprivileged and the environment.

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Government Suspends Plan to Expel Foreign Workers’

The Jerusalem District Planning and Construction Committee have formally approved the plans for a 64-acre urban park in Gazelle Valley. This follows last year’s decision by the committee that the area be slated for nature preservation rather than construction, and puts an end to a nine-year struggle.

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Mayors, Business people, Labor Union Reps and Social Organizations Tackle Employment Crisis in North of Israel

The closing of the Pri Galil factory located near the SHATIL Galil office along with chronic employment problems and the financial crisis led the SHATIL staff to act on their belief that while the various players in the north might be weak on their own, together they would be a powerful force for change

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Ethiopian Parents Confront Teen Challenges

One of the pleasures of observing SHATIL's work is seeing the ripple effects of SHATIL initiatives. On a recent hot and sticky evening, more than 100 Ethiopian-Israeli parents (many of them men) packed a hall of the Clore Community Center in Hadera, located in the Pe'er neighborhood, which houses the city's highest concentration of Ethiopian immigrants.

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Women Protest Gender-Segregated Buses

Dr. Zvia Greenfeld fears that the segregation of buses is the thin end of the wedge. She said, "Ultra-Orthodox society already restricts the role of women in the family and community. Now they want to restrict women in public places starting with buses. This is a dreadful problem and it must be stopped."

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Linking Diplomatic Service to Military Service is Unfair Discrimination

Flagship NIF grantee Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) has protested Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman ’s plans to restrict the diplomatic service to candidates who have served in the security forces or performed national service.

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