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On Tuesday night, Havurah, a project in NextGenInc., hosted its first-ever Short Film Festival. The festival featured five Jewish film makes, and over fifty attendees created a full house event. Havurah dedicates itself to fostering a Jewish creative community in the heart of New York City.
Start-Up Nation Mentorship reaches 21 campuses across North America and Europe. What an outstanding achievement in connecting non-Jewish students with Israeli professionals, giving a nuanced understanding of the reality in the Middle East. Professional connections can be a powerful mechanism for building a bridge.
Ramiz Bakhtiar of Peace in Our Schools, a project in NextGenInc., attended the One Young World Summit in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The One Young World Summit is an international youth summit where young leaders meet and discuss ideas for a more peaceful and connected future.
Former Lauder Fellow Tia Sacks publishes op-ed titled "The Holocaust shouldn’t be the only thing schools teach about the Jewish community" in Canadian newspaper The Globe and the Mail.
WJC NextGen Manager of Diplomacy and World Jewish Congress Policy Officer Eli Zaidman recently addressed the UN Human Rights Council on our global future and Jewish youth’s critical role in creating a flourishing tomorrow.
Lauder Fellow Hanna Veiler published an article in the German magazine Jüdische Allgemeine about the Aiwanger affair and how it creates a "green light for anti-Semites." Hurbet Aiwanger has a political career riddled with antisemitism, and he has been allowed to remain in office, although Germany has strict policies against antisemitic sentiment.