Fellowship ArchiveKinneret, Israel| June 5 - 12 2017 The 29th International Nahum Goldmann Fellowship brought together a diverse group of fellows and faculty from Israel and the Diaspora. The faculty, who represented the broadest diversity in religious and political affiliations, served as the integral scholarly foundation for the program. The Fellows were acutely challenged by
Fellowship ArchiveKINNERET, ISRAEL | JUNE 15-21 2015 Professor JJ Schacter opened the Fellowship with two powerful presentations on the first two days. His first lecture explored the value of Klal Yisrael – a value intrinsic to the mission of the NGF. Utilizing a range of sources, some Talmudic and some historic, Professor Schacter’s presentation initiated
Fellowship ArchiveCUERNEVACA, MEXICO, JUNE 20-27 2015 An important aspect of this Fellowship was the visit to the Centro Deportivo Israelita of Mexico City, an inspiring Jewish Community center on 16 acres with 18,000 members of the local community participating in all manner of Jewish cultural, artistic and athletic activities. At this Fellowship, the NGF Alumni
Fellowship ArchiveCopenhagen, Denmark| January 18 - 20 2015 Jonathan Arkush, Vice President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and MFJC Vice President and Sally Berkovic, Executive Director of the Rothschild Foundation (HaNadiv) gave the major lectures. The Fellows also had the opportunity to hear about the local Jewish community in Copenhagen from Chief
Letter From Bettina RothLetter from Bettina Roth, an old family friend of Dr. Nahum Goldmann, to the Fellows of the 28th International NGF, Cuernavaca, Mexico, June 2016 My friend Jean-Claude Kuperminc asked me to write a few words about Nahum Goldmann, whom my husband and I knew well. My name is Bettina. I am a
Fellowship ArchiveHAVANA, CUBA, FEBRUARY 14 – 16, 2016 Once numbering 15,000, the Jewish community of Cuba experienced a drastic decline after the revolution in 1959, and now consists of fewer than 1,000 over the whole island, with the largest communities in Havana and Guantanamo. Dr. Daniel Fainstein, Dean of the Universidad Hebraica in Mexico, opened
