33 leaders, scholars, and activities from 15 countries gathered alongside the Kinneret to explore three important values in Jewish life today: Peoplehood, Responsibility, and Hope. With considerable input and support from our outstanding international faculty,, the Fellows were able to address the fundamental transformations taking place within Jewish life personally, communally, and nationally. Through the multi-faceted program that included presentations, panels, art, music, film and texts, the Fellows were challenged to formulate Jewish responses to contemporary challenges, and explore what binds Jews as a people today.
Category: Fellowship Summary
France | 2022 – Summary
32 young Jewish leaders from 18 communities across the Jewish world gathered in Klingenthal, France to explore Continuity, Community & Conscience: Framing the Global Jewish Future. Fellows and Faculty addressed the inherent tensions that often exist between Jewish continuity, the communal mechanics we use to achieve this goal, and contemporary values and mores.
NGF Online 2021 – Summary
Fellowship ArchiveNGF ONLINE 2021 | MAY 30 - JUNE 3, 2021 15 Jewish leaders, scholars and activists, from 10 different countries, participated in the first ever online NGF. During the course of the week, participants confronted and debated some of the challenges and opportunities that the pandemic has brought, dealing with the theme "Re-imagining the
Israel | 2019 – Summary
Fellowship ArchiveKINNERET, ISRAEL | JUNE 17 - 23 2019 33 Fellows representing Jewish communities large and small from 18 countries gathered alongside the Kinneret for the 31st International Nahum Goldmann Fellowship. Joined by a stellar and diverse faculty, Fellows were engaged in presentations, workshops, panels and group discussions all aimed at delving into the chosen theme for
Maryland, USA | 2019 – Summary
Fellowship ArchiveMARYLAND, USA | MARCH 10 - 12, 2019 Five years had passed since the publication of the Pew Report on American Judaism in 2013 and so much had happened politically and sociologically since then. The 33 Fellows who gathered at the Pearlstone Retreat Center wanted to talk about realities in the United States including
SALDANHA BAY, SOUTH AFRICA | 2018 – Summary
Fellowship ArchiveSALDANHA BAY, SOUTH AFRICA | MAY 3-6 2018 In an historic move for the South African Jewish community, 33 Fellows from Cape Town and Johannesburg took part in the South African Regional Fellowship in Saldanha Bay. The program explored the theme of Inside/Out: Universalism and Particularism in the Jewish tradition, and examined the Fellows’ responsibility
Hanover, Germany | 2018 – Summary
Fellowship ArchiveHanover, Germany | August 5 - 12, 2018 In an historic move, for the first time since its inception in 1987, the MFJC chose Germany as the location for the 30th International Nahum Goldmann Fellowship. The Fellowship was appropriately themed: “From Generation to Regeneration: Engaging Memory, Culture & Identity” and aimed to explore some
Montevideo, URUGUAY | JUNE 10-16 2014 Summary
Fellowship ArchiveKINNERET, ISRAEL | JUNE 12-19, 2011 The twenty-third Nahum Goldmann Fellowship that took place in Israel was an outstanding example of the success of the underlying concepts that we were trying to foster in Jewish life globally. The Fellows who came from seventeen countries on six continents were not only diverse geographically but also
KINNERET, ISRAEL | JUNE 12-19 2011 Summary
Fellowship ArchiveKINNERET, ISRAEL | JUNE 12-19, 2011 The twenty-third Nahum Goldmann Fellowship that took place in Israel was an outstanding example of the success of the underlying concepts that we were trying to foster in Jewish life globally. The Fellows who came from seventeen countries on six continents were not only diverse geographically but also
U.K.
FELLOWSHIP ARCHIVENGF 2 - Carmel College, U.K. | August 20-29, 1989 The second International Nahum Goldmann Fellowship brought together 33 Fellows from 14 countries including: the U.S.S.R., Bulgaria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Poland, France, England, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, and Switzerland. Program The weeklong, immersive program included sessions addressing: Prayer: Affirmations of Faith Confronting Modernity
U.K.
FELLOWSHIP ARCHIVENGF 1 - CARMEL COLLEGE, U.K. | AUGUST 16 - 31, 1987 The first Nahum Goldmann Fellowship (NGF) was designed as a two-week summer institute for young European Jews between the ages of 25-45. PROGRAM The theme for this inaugural NGF was Let My People Know and gathered 32 Fellows from 13 countries for
