Category: Regional

In partnership with Limmud FSU, 33 Fellows from 6 countries in the FSU gathered together for a Regional NGF to discuss the future of Jewish communal life in the FSU.

Events in 2018 in North America, including the mass shooting at Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, led to a great deal of individual, communal, and political soul-searching for American Jews. The Regional NGF invited US-based participants to think together, intelligently and creatively, about the future of the Jewish community in the United States.

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 to the Jewish community alongside their responsibility to be active citizens in the South African context.

In an historic move, the MFJC chose Havana, Cuba as the location for a Latin American Regional Fellowship. The Fellowship gathered forty emerging leaders from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, and Peru to discuss the challenges and opportunities unique to their respective Jewish communities.

Fellowship Archive Copenhagen, Denmark January 18 - 20, 2015 After prior success in Iran, Australia, South Africa, Canada, Israel and Brazil, the shorter, more intensive program was brought to Europe. 35 Fellows from 22 different European countries including Turkey and Azerbaijan gathered for this European Regional Nahum Goldmann Fellowship. Program Coming just nine days after

Fellowship Archive São Paulo, BrazilJanuary 27 - 29, 2013 The Regional Latin American Nahum Goldmann Fellowship, Configuring Jewish Identity, Community, and Jewish Peoplehood in Latin America, was organized in São Paulo, Brazil on January 27-29, 2013, through the cooperation of the MFJC with two major Brazilian Jewish communal organizations—CONIB, the roof organization of Brazilian Jewry,

FELLOWSHIP ARCHIVE Ohalo, Israel December 15 - 17 , 2011 Thirty-five Fellows convened at Ohalo Manor on the shores of the Kinneret for the inaugural regional Nahum Goldmann Fellowship held in Israel. The participants reflected the diversity of Israeli society, representing communities such as religious Zionists, the Reform movement in Israel, settlements, and the Israeli

fellowship archive Cape Town, South Africa Third Regional Nahum Goldmann Fellowship March 26-27, 2011 Building on the success of the 2010 Regional Nahum Goldmann Fellowship, the third regional NGF convened in Cape Town. The gathering brought together 30 Fellows from across the social, religious, and political spectrum of the South African Jewish community with a

FELLOWSHIP ARCHIVE Ottawa, Canada March 27 - 29, 2011 Thirty-eight Fellows from Canada and the United States gathered in Ottawa for the first-ever Regional Nahum Goldmann Fellowship held in North America. Participants represented cities across the continent, including Chicago, Montreal, New York, Ottawa, San Diego, Toronto and Washington, reflecting a broad geographic reach. program The

fellowship archive Cape Town, South Africa October 22 - 23, 2009 Thirty-two Fellows from around South Africa convened in Cape Town for the first Regional Nahum Goldmann Fellowship held in the country. The cohort was evenly divided between alumni of the International NGF and new Fellows, drawn from the diverse young leadership of the South

fellowship archive Melbourne, Australia November 23 - 27, 2006 The eighteenth Nahum Goldmann Fellowship marked the beginning of the MFJC’s expansion into regional programs. These programs emphasized local issues, faculty, and Fellows and were shorter in duration. This NGF Australian Fellowship was held in Melbourne, bringing together 21 Fellows from across Australia. Planned in collaboration

fellowship archive Tehran, Iran September 19-20, 2005 In partnership with the Tehran Jewish community, Iranian alumni of the Nahum Goldmann Fellowship organized a regional Fellowship in Tehran. This program brought together 25 young participants from across Iran, including Tehran, Isfahan, and Shiraz. program The Iranian NGF adapted the International Nahum Goldmann Fellowship model into a