1. israel did you know (the slide show)

A fresh look at one of the most fascinating countries in the world.

A fresh look at one of the most fascinating countries in the world.

Israel: Did You Know?Israel: Did You Know?Israel: Did You Know?Israel: Did You Know?

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In this presentation, you’ll discover…


the unique stories behind…

The Jewish Connection to Israel

The Establishment of the State of Israel

The Land of Israel

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Israel’s Economic Success

Israeli Democracy

The People of Israel

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• Location• Size• Diversity• Sites

The Land of IsraelThe Land of Israel

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EuropeEurope

AsiaAsia

AfricaAfrica

Israel is located at the Eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea and is a land bridge between Europe, Asia and Africa.

Israel

Israel

Near EastNear East



Israel

Israel

Neighboring States

Israel is a small country.

JordanJordan

SyriaSyriaLebanon

Lebanon

EgyptEgypt

IraqIraq

SaudiSaudiArabiaArabia

TurkeyTurkey

IranIran

Click to learn how small…



85 miles (135 km)

Width

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Area

290

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LengthPre-1967 Borders

9 miles (15 km)


In Comparison to Israel, the USA is 463 Times Bigger


Texas is 33 Times Bigger


California is 20 Times Bigger


Tiny NEW JERSEY is BIGGER!

47 of the 50 United States are bigger than Israel!

Only 3 states are smaller.

•Connecticut

•Delaware

•Rhode Island


• Four Beautiful Seas • Mediterranean Sea• Dead Sea• Red Sea • Sea of Galilee

• Variety of Areas:

• Farmland / Coastal Plain

• Mountains

• Desert

• Rolling Forested Hills

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Geographic Diversity! MEDSEA

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Small..Yes. But BIG in


DiverseJust How is Israel?

Let’s take a virtual road trip to find out...


Starting from Tel Aviv

Your Place in Tel Aviv

Road Trip Israel!

ITINERARY- Explore the desert- Get historical @ archeological sites- SCUBA in blue, coral-filled sea- SNOW SKI- Have fun!

RULES: - Don’t break the bank- No flights! Go by car.- Be back in 5 daysIs this possible?


Tel Aviv

Beersheva Capital of

the NegevThe Negev Desert

On the Way…•Beersheba•Negev Desert

Ein Avdat

Beersheva

Destination: Ein Avdat(Tel Aviv Ein Avdat Drive time: 2 hours)


Hiking in Ein Avdat



Tel Aviv

Ein Avdat

Jerusalem

Ancient Arad

Destination: Jerusalem(Ein Avdat Jerusalem Drive time: 2 hours)

On the Way…• Bedouin Communities• Tel Arad• Judean Hills • Wine Country

Wine country

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Tel Aviv

Jerusalem

Jerusalem

Ein Avdat

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Church of the Sepulcher Zion Gate, Old City

Western Wall and Dome of the Rock

• Spiritual Center of the World• Israel’s Ancient & Modern Capital• Sites to See? Lots! Including..

• The Old City • Western Wall (the Kotel)• Christian & Muslim Sites

Hurva

Synagogue


Tel Aviv

Jerusalem

Ein Avdat

Jude

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The Knesset (Parliament)

Jerusalem

Ben Yehuda StreetThe “Shuk” Market

• More Must See Sites:• The Knesset• Shuk Machaneh Yehuda Market• Ben Yehuda Street & More!


Tel Aviv

Ein Avdat

Jude

an H

ills

Jerusalem

Ancient Ruins of Jericho

Jericho

Ancient Jericho (aerial)

Destination: Eilat(Jerusalem Eilat Drive time: 5 hours)

On the Way: • Jericho – The Oldest City in the World

Camel Ride


Tel Aviv

Ein Avdat

Jude

an H

ills

Jerusalem

Jericho

Destination: Eilat

Dead Sea

Ein Gedi

Ein Gedi Waterfall

I can float!

On the Way: • Dead Sea – Lowest Place on Earth!• Ein Gedi – Desert Oasis

(Jerusalem Eilat Drive time: 5 hours)

Dead Sea at Sunrise


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Coral Beach

• Israel’s Hottest Resort Town• Sites to See/Things to Do:

• Chill out seaside• Scuba diving or snorkeling• Yacht trip, water ski & more

Tel Aviv

Ein Avdat

Jerusalem

Ein Gedi

EilatAt the Red Sea

Eilat: Red Sea Resort


Tel Aviv

Ein Avdat

Jerusalem

Ein Gedi

Eilat

Roman Street in Beit

SheanNatural Spring Fed Pools

On the Way: • Beit Shean – Amazing Roman ruins• Sachne Park – Pools of Paradise

Beit Shean

Destination: Mt. HermonSnow skiing on the Golan Heights

(Eilat Mt. Hermon Drive time: 7.5 hours)


Tel Aviv

Ein Avdat

Jerusalem

Ein Gedi

Eilat

Beit Shean

Tiberius on the Sea of

GalileeNimrod’s Castle, Golan

Tiberius

Nimrod’s Castle

Gol

anDestination: Mt. HermonSnow skiing on the Golan Heights

(Eilat Mt. Hermon Drive time: 7.5 hours)

On the Way: • Tiberius & the Sea of Galilee• Nimrod’s Castle - On the Golan


Skiing on Mount Hermon



Tel Aviv

Ein Avdat

Jerusalem

Ein Gedi

Eilat

Beit Shean

Tiberius

Mt. Hermon

Gol

an

Golan Heights: The Top of Israel

Where ya’

heading?

At Tel Dan Amazing hikes

• Israel’s Top Vacation Area• Sites to See/Things to Do:

• Winter: snow skiing• Summer: hiking/trekking• All year: Wine tasting


Ein Avdat

Jerusalem

Ein Gedi

Eilat

Beit Shean

Haifa/Akko

Gol

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Mt. Hermon

Tel Aviv

Roman Aqueduct Miles of Mediterranean Beachfront!Ancient Akko/Acre

On the Way: • Haifa & Akko• Roman Aqueduct in Caesarea• Beautiful coastline and beaches

Destination: Tel Aviv(Mt. Hermon Tel Aviv Drive time: 3 hours)


Tel Aviv



Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv/Jaffa

Independence HallCafé life in Tel AvivJaffa’s Ancient Port

• Israel’s Capital of Fun & Finance• Jaffa - World’s Oldest Port• A lot more than just the beach

• Independence Hall • Hip cafes & great shops


Tel Aviv

Your Place in Tel Aviv

Road Trip SummaryExplore the desert Get historical at sites SCUBA DIVE SNOW SKI Have FUN Don’t break the bank No flights! Back in 5 days

All that diversity in just- 709 miles of driving- $357 in gas (@ $6 per gallon!)


Road Trip America!

Same Itinerary as Road Trip Israel



Starting from New York…Explore the desert In Arizona



Visit wine country

In Northern California



Visit the nation’s capital

In Washington, D.C.



Go scuba diving

In the Florida Keys



Go snow skiing

In Colorado



Go back to New York

To finish your trip



22,000 air miles -- $7000



• Centrally located between Europe, Asia & Africa?

• Smaller than New Jersey?• So diverse geographically?• Filled with amazing sites,

cities and great things to do?

Did you know thatthe Land of Israel is…

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What Makes it So Unique?

Jewish Connection to Israel Jewish Connection to Israel

• Longevity• Immutability• Exile • Return

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2000 BCE

1000 BCE

Common Era

1000 CE

Pre

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Connection to the Land of Israel

by Religion

1776, USA Established

4000 Years of History

Jewish Connection

Christian Connection

Islamic Connection

Past

The Common Era Starts



Jews exiled by Rome (70 CE)

Over the Millennia

Jews in Egypt

Jews exiled to Babylon

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The Jewish People strove for—and achieved—centuries of sovereignty in the Land. In the year 70 CE, the Romans exiled the Jews from Israel.



The Romans ‘rebranded’the Land of Israel to punish the Jews.

Photo by: Arnaud Gaillard

When Rome Exiled the Jews

…and Jerusalem was renamed “Aelio Capitolina”

They called it “Palestina”

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A Jewish PresenceEven during the Roman Exile

• Communities of Jews always remained in the Land of Israel

• The largest communities were located in the four Holy Cities

Jerusalem

TiberiusSafat

Hebron


May 14, 1948 – Israel Born2000 Years of Exile End

In 1948, a Return to Israel!

No nation has returned from extended exile. The Jewish People have done it twice.


• Goes back nearly 4000 years?• Has never been severed or forgotten?• Survived two exiles, including one lasting

2000 years?

Did you know thatthe Jewish Connection to Israel…


Now you do!


The Establishment of IsraelThe Establishment of Israel

• Sovereignty• Defending Israel• Reviving Hebrew

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Sand Dunes of 1910 Become…Tel Aviv



The United Nations’ Partition Plan called for creating a Jewish state in parts of the Negev, coastal plain & Galilee.

Why in those areas?

Those were the main areas where Jews purchased land and established kibbutzim, cities and communities.

Reaction to the UN’s decision?

The Jewish leadership accepted it.

The Arab leadership rejected it.

1947 UN Partition PlanThe United Nations plan to partition the then British-ruled area

into two states: One Jewish and one Arab.



“The first Hebrew nation in 2,000 years proclaimed”

- The New York Times, May 15, 1948

May 14, 1948 Israel is Reborn


In Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles.

—David Ben-Gurion, First Prime Minister of Israel

And the Independence War Starts


In the 1967 Six Day War

• Israel defeats 3 Arab armies in 6 Days

• Sinai, Golan, Judea/Samaria Captured

• Jerusalem liberated, Jews flock to Western Wall


1986

1982

19731948

1967

1956

1991

200020062009

The Battle Goes On….


“We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon —no alternative…”

-Golda Meir Former Prime Minister of Israel

But Israel Has a Secret Weapon



…Until Peace With Our Neighbors is Achieved


The Revival of Hebrew as a “Living” Language

Eliezer Ben YehudaFounder of Modern Hebrew

Along with the efforts to create the State of Israel…


• Us is riht micel ðæt we rodera weard, wereda wuldorcining, wordum herigen,

modum lufien! He is mægna sped, heafod ealra heahgesceafta,

• frea ælmihtig. Næs him fruma æfre, or geworden, ne nu ende cymþ ecean drihtnes, ac he bið a rice ofer heofenstolas. Heagum þrymmum soðfæst and swiðfeorm sweglbosmas heold,

Can you read this?

It is Old English, which was in use about 1000 years ago


1. In the bigynnyng God made of nouyt heuene and erthe.

2. Forsothe the erthe was idel and voide, and derknessis weren on the face of depthe; and the Spiryt of the Lord was borun on the watris.

3. And God seide, Liyt be maad, and liyt was maad.

4. And God seiy the liyt, that it was good, and he departide the liyt fro derknessis; and he clepide the liyt,

5. dai, and the derknessis, nyyt. And the euentid and morwetid was maad, o daie.

How about this?

This is Middle English, which was in use about 600 years ago


Hebrew (In use for 3500 years)(And any Israeli first grader can read this!)

Translation:“In the beginning God created heaven and earth. The earth was without form and empty, with darkness on the face of the depths, but God's spirit moved on the water's surface.”


• Revived Jewish rule over Israel for the first time in 2000 years?

• Has been bravely defended against constant attack?• Led to the revival of Hebrew as a spoken and living

language?

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Israel’s Economic SuccessIsrael’s Economic Success

• Deserts Bloom• Entrepreneurship• Innovation that Helps People



“ ...[a] desolate country whose soil is rich enough, but is given over wholly to weeds—a silent mournful expanse.... We never saw a human being on the whole route....There was hardly a tree or a shrub anywhere. Even the olive and the cactus, those fast friends of the worthless soil, had almost deserted the country.”

Mark Twain

A Description of the Land of Israel in 1881

Mark Twain’s eyewitness account in Innocents Abroad



Yet when the Jews returned to Israel, they worked the Land…


…and drained the swamps


…and built towns


…that became cities


…that become economic powerhouses


…that drive the ‘Start-Up Nation’Israel has more start-ups per capita than any

other country in the world…

and the highest number of companies listed on Wall Street after America & Canada!

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Israel Uses Its Skills to Help Others in Need Across the Globe

Haiti 2010


And Boasts Nobel Prize Winners in Many Fields

1. Shai Agnon 1966 — Literature

2. Menachem Begin 1978 — Peace

3. Yitzhak Rabin 1994 — Peace

4. Shimon Peres 1994 — Peace

5. Daniel Kahanman 2002 — Economics

6. Aaron Ciechanover 2004 — Chemistry

7. Avram Hershko 2004 — Chemistry

8. Robert Aumann 2005 — Economics

9. Ada Yonath 2009 — Chemistry

Awarded to those who “have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind.”— From the will Dr. Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Nov. 1895


• Made the desert bloom?• Turned Israel into a “Start-Up Nation”?• Drives innovations that are improving the

lives of countless people the world over?

Did you know thatIsrael’s Economic Success…



Israel’s DemocracyIsrael’s Democracy

• Only Democracy in the Mideast• Freedom of Choice



About Israel’s Democracy

•The Parliament’s Name in Hebrew: Knesset

• Elections every four years

• Parliamentary system

• 120 Seats in the Knesset

At Present: • Women Hold: 23 seats (19%)

• Compare to 17 seats (17%) in US Senate

• Minorities Hold: 10 seats (8.3%)

• Compare to 3 seats (3%) in US Senate


In the USA, You Choose From



Israel is Free to Choosefrom a colorful array of 25+ parties every election


Who Votes in Israel?

A Druze Man

He Votes!

Israeli Arab Woman

She Votes!

An Israeli Arab ManHe Votes!

An Ethiopian Israeli

He Votes! All Israeli CitizensThey Vote!

• All citizens of Israel who are 18 years or older

• All votes count equally• Votes are cast in secret• Every citizen is free to vote

according to his/her conscience without anyone else knowing how he/she voted.


• Is the only one in the Middle East?• Offers voters the choice of 25+ parties every

election?• Is open for all citizens of the state regardless

of gender, race or religion?

Did you know thatIsrael’s Democracy…

Now you do!


What Makes Them So Unique?

The People of IsraelThe People of Israel

• Incredible Diversity• Ingathering of the Exiles



About the People of Israel


• 7.4 million Israeli citizens

• 75.5% are Jews

• 24.5% are minorities – 80% of minorities are Muslim

– 20% are non-Muslim: Druze, Christian

About the People of Israel


A Nation Returning Home After 2000 Years of Exile


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About the ‘Ingathering of the Exiles’

• Per capita, Israel is the world’s largest immigrant absorbing country

• 3+ million immigrants since 1948 (1 million from Former Soviet Union alone)

• 14,310 Ethiopian Jews airlifted to Israel in 36 hours in Operation Solomon, 1991

• Population is 10 times larger than in 1948. (US population is about 2 times larger than in 1950)


• Consist of a majority of Jews as well as Muslim, Christian & Druze minorities?

• Are coming home to Israel from countless countries across the globe?

• Make Israel one of the most ethnically diverse countries on earth?

Did you know thatthe People Living in Israel …



Did you know that

The Jewish People has 3800 years of history & connection with Israel?

The Jews have returned after an exile lasting 2000 years?

Israel is a small land packed with amazing geographic diversity?


Israel is filled with a population of amazing ethnic and religious diversity?

Israel is the one and only democracy in Middle East?

Israel has made the desert bloom and contributed much to humanity?

And did you know that

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Who is CJP?We are Greater Boston’s Jewish Federation. Founded in 1895,

Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) is the country's oldest federated philanthropy.

Our MissionCJP brings together the people, partners and resources to fulfill the

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Rooted in compassion and justice and driven by innovation, we care for the vulnerable, forge strong connections with Israel and above all, inspire the next generation to embrace Jewish life and learning.

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