The BBYO teen movement and the World Jewish Congress have launched an expanded partnership to prepare Jewish high schoolers from across the globe for university life and give them “a seat at the table” in the wider world, the organizations announced earlier this month.
The Jewish Youth Assembly (JYA), a WJC NextGen initiative, has run virtually for three years, connecting teens from BBYO and Jewish communities in more than 100 countries. At BBYO’s Centennial International Convention, which was held in Orlando, Fla., earlier this month, the organizations announced a significant expansion of the JYA program, with an inaugural in-person experience, in which 63 students from 40 countries took part.