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The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture is now accepting applications for the INTERNATIONAL NAHUM GOLDMANN FELLOWSHIP in POLAND, which will take place in Warsaw at the Windsor Palace Hotel on July 3-10, 2012.
The INTERNATIONAL NAHUM GOLDMANN FELLOWSHIP, sponsored by the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, is aimed at providing young men and women around the world with an intensive experience in Jewish learning, living and leadership. Twenty-three successful International Nahum Goldmann Fellowships have been held since 1987 in Western and Eastern Europe including Russia, South America, Southeast Asia, Australia, South Africa and Israel. Five mini regional Nahum Goldmann Fellowships have been organized in Iran, Australia, South Africa, North America and Israel. |
ELIGIBILITY
Young men and women between the ages of approximately 25-40 who have demonstrated motivation and interest in Jewish learning and living, capacity for individual growth, professional and communal achievements, and leadership potential are eligible to apply.
SITE
Windsor Palace Hotel, Warsaw, Poland
DATE
July 3-10, 2012
APPLICATION DEADLINE
March 1, 2012
PROGRAM
Attached is a tentative schedule and program for the International Nahum Goldmann Fellowship in Poland. The themes will include: The Global Jewish Community - Redefining and Reconfiguring Our Normative Commitments: To the Non-Jewish Society, To Jewish Peoplehood, To the State of Israel; The Emerging Profile of the Global Jewish Community, The Restoration of Historical Memory and The Revival of the Polish Jewish Community.
COSTS
Room and board for those chosen as fellows is provided by the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. The fellows themselves and/or the local community or organizations they represent must cover travel expenses.
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FACULTY
Faculty in the past included some of the most distinguished academics and scholars from around the Jewish world. At the present time, faculty at the International Nahum Goldmann Fellowship will include, among others, Prof. Ismar Schorsch, Professor of Jewish History and former Chancellor, Jewish Theological Seminary of America; Prof. Moshe Halbertal, Professor of Jewish Philosophy, Hebrew University; Prof. Jacob J. Schacter, University Professor of Jewish History and Jewish Thought, Yeshiva University; Prof. Ilan Troen, Professor of Israel Studies, Brandeis University; Prof. Shalom Rosenberg, Professor of Jewish Thought, Hebrew University; Prof. Benjamin Ish Shalom, Rector, Beit Morasha; Dr. Stephen Donshik, Management Consultant and Lecturer, Hebrew University's International Leadership and Philanthropy Program; and Dr. Rina Rosenberg, Clinical and Educational Psychologist, Jerusalem.
| If you plan to apply to Nahum Goldmann Fellowship, please download an application
form here. Please return by mail, fax or email. |
Deadline for submission of applications:
March 1, 2012
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Tel: (212) 425-6606
Fax: (212) 425-6602
Email: office@mfjc.org
Mailing address:
Nahum Goldmann Fellowship
Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture
50 Broadway, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10004
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