Consortium PartnershipSoutheast-Eiron-Hadera

• Born in 2001

• Includes 5 communities in israel – Hadera, Pardes Hana-Karkur, Katzir Harish, Alone Regional Council and Menashe Regional

Council.

• And 6 communities in the United States – 3 in Florida and 3 in Tennessee

• operated by Jewish Agency staff in Israel and Federation staff in the US, with a steering committee of volunteers in Israel and the

US.

Main programs

• Nivheret YP2K – Youth leadership program in partnership region high schools. Teachers from school staff work with teen

groups on social change, volunteer work and Jewish peoplehood

•Summer camps – Nivheret YP2K graduates who are chosen to represent the Partnership, attend the communities’ summer

camps as participants and counselors.

• Jewish Lens – values and community through photography – a program dealing with jewish identity, through the photographic

medium. Works in Pardes Hana, Pinellas County and Jacksoinville.

• Educators Delegations – every year, a group of educators visits the Partnership region, conduct educational lessons and form

personal and educational connections.

� The Jewish Agency’s Partnership 2000 program (P2K) has become the paradigm for successfully partnering global Jewish communities directly with Israeli communities.

�An extraordinary global platform connecting some 550 communities around the world in 45 partnerships, P2K is building living bridges among these communities. Sharing ideas, strengths, challenges and models of success; and empowering BOTH communities to generate waves of change. But the impact of these projects go far beyond the community level—each of us has the opportunity to become directly and personally involved.

�A local endeavor with national impact, each P2K partnership provides the opportunity for communities to connect and interpersonal relationships to flourish. Through a shared committee process of the partnered communities, every year more than 10,000 volunteers work together to examine issues and responses, to determine projects and budgets. The principal areas of involvement within the individual partnership regions are effecting change in education and fostering economic development.

�One of the most exciting and far-reaching aspects of P2K is the mutuality of impact. Volunteers from abroad that come to Israel to be involved in this process return to strengthen their own communities.

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Canaanite Blues / by Ehud Banai

Since you left, the darkness here is

growingYour light still shines,

still glowsIt’s a few local shows,

You knowThe same song of

pain, over and overAnd in a different

planeAround the Shabbat

TableEverybody sits

togetherYou and I as wellWorlds of calmPardes Hannah-

KarkurA lonely eucalyptus Whistles Canaanite

Blues

•The local authority was created in 1969 from the consolidation of the Pardes Hanna and Karkur authorities.

•There are 31,500 residents of Pardes Hanna-Karkur.

•The land that Karkur sits on was bought by the World Zionist Organization through the Hachsharat Hayishuv Company.

•The Company created the name Pardes Hanna from Pardes(Hebrew for orchard) since it was planned that the settlement would be based on citrus fruits and Hanna after Hanna Rothschild, the daughter of Nathan Meir Rothschild, the uncle of the famous benefactor Baron Edmond James De Rothschild.

•In 1935, the Pardes Hanna Agricultural School was established in the settlement. It was named after Baron de Rothschild who died in that year. The school was established by the Associationof Farmers and was the first agricultural school to include a full academic matriculation program as part of its curriculum.

•During the British Mandate, Pardes Hanna and Karkur were located in the heart of a giant complex of British military camps, a remnant of which is Mahane 80 (an IDF training camp).

•There are 46 synagogues of various types in Pardes Hanna-Karkur: Sephardic, Ashkenazi, Ethiopian, Iranian, Iraqi and Yemenite.

Culture and the Arts

In recent years, Pardes Hanna-Karkur has

attracted more than a few artists and

entertainers from Tel Aviv and the Center.

This wave was led by Hans and Ilan Plada from

Plastic Plus, one of the leaders of the

Bohemian Shenkin Street, who were joined by

various artists and entertainers, such as the

songwriter Shimrit Or, the singer and

songwriter Meir Ariel z”l, the singer Avraham

Tal and various other musicians, artists

(and healers).

Another informal tradition in Pardes Hanna

during the 1990s was called Hashikshuk. On

the first Friday of each month, local residents

got together for a Bedouin-style market in the

center of Pardes Hanna. Anyone could sell

second-hand goods or artistic creations. The

bazaar also included food stands, arts and crafts

booths for children, workshops and booths for

holistic treatments, as well a raised stage on

which people could perform.

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Main neighborhoods: Nahliel, Givat Bilu, Beit Eliezer, Heftziba, Neve Haim, Brandeis,

Shechunat Ha’Otzar, Nisan, Pe’er and Ganei Alon.

Main sites in the city: Main sites in the city: Main sites in the city: Main sites in the city:

•Hillel-Yaffe Hospital – named after Hillel

Yaffe, the doctor who treated malaria

patients in Hadera.

•Nahal Hadera Park, the Sharon Park and

Hadera Forest.

•The Orot Rabin power station – the biggest

in Israel.

•Beit Hankin – Beit Olga and Yehoshua

Hankin, who purchased the land for Givat

Olga in order to build a resort.

•The Han Museum – including a collection

of items from the early years of the

settlement.

•Beit Avshalom Feinberg – in Givat Olga;

includes a museum and café.

•The Heftziba Farm – A farm established in

1906 and active until 1926. serves as the

Electricity Company’s main information

center and short films are presented there

which tell the story of the site.

•Hadera Technoda – a space museum that

includes a planetarium and space

observatory.

•The Brandeis Democratic School – the first

democratic school in Israel.

•Lev Hadera Mall – located in the heart of

Hadera on Rothschild-Hagiborim streets.

•Yad Lebanim – located on Rothschild

Avenue; includes sculptures, pools, fish,

bridges and a museum in memory of the

local residents who have fallen in Israel’s

wars.

•A resort of the Association for the Welfare of

Soldiers in Givat Olga.

Jewish Community

The Jewish community in Pinellas County numbers about

25,000.

There are 12 synagogues in the Country.

The County has a Jewish elementary school and afternoon

schools in the various synagogues.

There is a Holocaust museum in the city of St. Petersburg

which is located in the County.

The Pinellas community joined the Hadera-Eron

Partnership 2000 when it was created in 2001.

The community implements the Jewish Lens program that is

part of Partnership 2000.

Most of the members of the community live in the city of

Clearwater, which is also the location of most of the

community institutions.

Pinellas County has an area of 450 square Pinellas County has an area of 450 square Pinellas County has an area of 450 square Pinellas County has an area of 450 square kilometers. kilometers. kilometers. kilometers.

There are 24 cities located in the Country. There are 24 cities located in the Country. There are 24 cities located in the Country. There are 24 cities located in the Country.

The County was established in 1911 and its name is The County was established in 1911 and its name is The County was established in 1911 and its name is The County was established in 1911 and its name is derived from the Spanish expression Punta Pinal, derived from the Spanish expression Punta Pinal, derived from the Spanish expression Punta Pinal, derived from the Spanish expression Punta Pinal,

which means "pine point". which means "pine point". which means "pine point". which means "pine point".

There are 921,000 residents in the Country. There are 921,000 residents in the Country. There are 921,000 residents in the Country. There are 921,000 residents in the Country. Tourism and Industry•Pinellas is considered to be a major tourist center and includes attractions for singles, couples, families and the retired. •The Pinellas economy is based on, among other things, a large number of old age homes dispersed throughout the area. •Most of the Pinellas residents are employed in healthcare, tourism manufacturing and banking. •Pinellas has about 38,000 businesses. •The Scientology movement, which has some celebrity member such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta, located its world headquarters in Clearwater. The headquarters is housed in an impressive building and recently the Scientologist purchased additional land in the city.

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�The Regional Council was established in 1953. The Regional Council was established in 1953. The Regional Council was established in 1953. The Regional Council was established in 1953.

�There are three There are three There are three There are three moshavsmoshavsmoshavsmoshavs in the Region, which in the Region, which in the Region, which in the Region, which belong to the belong to the belong to the belong to the HerutHerutHerutHerut----BetarBetarBetarBetar movement. movement. movement. movement.

�Most of the population is involved in agriculture, Most of the population is involved in agriculture, Most of the population is involved in agriculture, Most of the population is involved in agriculture, particularly vineyards and deciduous fruit trees. particularly vineyards and deciduous fruit trees. particularly vineyards and deciduous fruit trees. particularly vineyards and deciduous fruit trees.

�The region has 1600 residents. The region has 1600 residents. The region has 1600 residents. The region has 1600 residents.

�The area of the region is 32,000 The area of the region is 32,000 The area of the region is 32,000 The area of the region is 32,000 dunamdunamdunamdunam(8000 acres). (8000 acres). (8000 acres). (8000 acres).

Main sites:

Alona Park – includes an archeological site from the Roman

period and a water channel that one can walk in.

Nahal Taninim – A river that flows all year round, which starts in Ramat Menashe between Daliya and Ein

Hashofet.

Moshav Aviel – A small, pastoral moshav of the Herut movement, originally called “Yad ha-14”. It is named after Yisrael Epstein, whose underground name was “Aviel”. He was an Irgun emissary in Rome who was killed on December 28, 1946 in an attempted escape from an Italian prison.

Moshav Avikam – Established in 1950 by immigrants from North Africa and Jewish refugees who had fled to Manchuria in China after the Bolshevik Revolution. In 1956, the moshav absorbed families from Poland who arrived after the Second World War. Some of the families earn their living from agriculture, which includes peaches, plums, nectarines, loquats, etc. The Tali Alona elementary school is located on the moshav.

Moshav Givat Nili – Established in 1953 by immigrants from Iraq, Turkey and Tunisia. It is named after the Nili underground which operated in Israeli in the early 20th century.

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History

�According to archaeological finds, the area was first settled 6000 years ago by Indians.

�Explorers from Europe first arrived in the area in 1562.

�The State of Florida, including Jacksonville, was alternatively under British and

Spanish control.

�During the American Civil War, Jacksonville was a key supply point for cows and

hogs and aiding the Confederacy. The city switched hands several times during the war

even though it was not the site of any battles.

�In 1901, the downtown area was ravaged by fire that became known as The Great Fire

of 1901 and is one of the worst disasters to have occurred in Florida. During a period of

8 hours, the fire destroyed the city’s business district and left 10,000 residents

homeless.

�Starting in 1910, silent film studios began locating in the city and the film industry

flourished until the rise of Hollywood.

�During the same period, Jacksonville became a banking and insurance center, in

which numerous corporations located their main headquarters.

�The US Navy became a major economic force and employer in the city during the

1940s when it built three bases there.

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Main sites: •Pioneer village at Kibbutz Ein Shemer –

composed of a number of original and reconstructed buildings from the early years of the

Kibbutz. •Sha’ar Menashe Psychiatric Hospital – the largest

psychiatric institution in Israel. •The Border Guard Museum and Memorial.

•The Givat Haviva Seminary – for the advancement of equality and human dignity. The

Seminary implements activity for the advancement of equality between Jews and Israeli Arabs, as the basis for peace with the Palestinians and the Arab

states. The Seminary provides courses in Holocaust studies and the history of the youth movements and carries out educational research and activity

based on archival material related to kibbutz values and social solidarity.

•The Alonei Yitzhak Youth Village with 400 Grade 7-12 students from all over the world.

Jews and Arabs, religious and secular,

kibbutz and moshav members - live

together in the Menashe Region.

The Region’s motto is education

towards tolerance and accepting the

other, which form the basis of fru

itful

coexistence. Daily life in the Menashe

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can live together, e

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•Established in 1950. Established in 1950. Established in 1950. Established in 1950. •Area of the region Area of the region Area of the region Area of the region –––– 160 thousand 160 thousand 160 thousand 160 thousand dunamdunamdunamdunam (40 (40 (40 (40

thousand acres) ranging from the thousand acres) ranging from the thousand acres) ranging from the thousand acres) ranging from the MenasheMenasheMenasheMenashe Forest in Forest in Forest in Forest in the North to Kibbutz the North to Kibbutz the North to Kibbutz the North to Kibbutz MagalMagalMagalMagal in the South and from the in the South and from the in the South and from the in the South and from the

Green Line in the East to Green Line in the East to Green Line in the East to Green Line in the East to HaderaHaderaHaderaHadera in the West. in the West. in the West. in the West.

•There are 13 thousand residents in the region. There are 13 thousand residents in the region. There are 13 thousand residents in the region. There are 13 thousand residents in the region.

•The region has 10 kibbutzim: The region has 10 kibbutzim: The region has 10 kibbutzim: The region has 10 kibbutzim: BarkaiBarkaiBarkaiBarkai, , , , GanGanGanGan ShmuelShmuelShmuelShmuel, , , , KfarKfarKfarKfarGliksonGliksonGliksonGlikson, , , , LahavotLahavotLahavotLahavot HavivaHavivaHavivaHaviva, , , , MagalMagalMagalMagal, , , , Ma'anitMa'anitMa'anitMa'anit, , , , MeitzarMeitzarMeitzarMeitzar, , , ,

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•Close to half of the Regional CouncilClose to half of the Regional CouncilClose to half of the Regional CouncilClose to half of the Regional Council’’’’s budget goes to s budget goes to s budget goes to s budget goes to education. Emphasis is placed on education to instill education. Emphasis is placed on education to instill education. Emphasis is placed on education to instill education. Emphasis is placed on education to instill values and on excellence. The regionvalues and on excellence. The regionvalues and on excellence. The regionvalues and on excellence. The region’’’’s school system s school system s school system s school system emphasizes the principles of mutual responsibility, emphasizes the principles of mutual responsibility, emphasizes the principles of mutual responsibility, emphasizes the principles of mutual responsibility,

tolerance and preservation of nature. tolerance and preservation of nature. tolerance and preservation of nature. tolerance and preservation of nature.

•The The The The MenasheMenasheMenasheMenashe Regional Council plenum includes 10 Regional Council plenum includes 10 Regional Council plenum includes 10 Regional Council plenum includes 10 women, more than any other regional council in Israel. women, more than any other regional council in Israel. women, more than any other regional council in Israel. women, more than any other regional council in Israel.

The Capital of Country Music

Since the 1960s, Nashville has been a major center for performances and the recording of country and Christian music. It is the second

largest center for the production of music (after New York).

In 2006, the music industry in Nashville had an annual turnover of $6.4 billion and

employed about 19,000 workers.

�The capital of Tennessee

�Located on the Cumberland River in Davidson Country in the

north-central part of the State.

�A major center for health services, music, publishing and

industrial transportation.

�The population of the 13 counties of Metropolitan Nashville

numbers about 1,200,000 which makes it the largest metropolitan

area, and the fastest growing, in the state.

�Nashville was established by James Robertson and a party of

Wataugans in 1779. It was original called Fort Nashborough after

Francis Nash, a hero of the American Revolution.

�Nashville is home to more than 250 health care companies,

including, among others, the Hospital Corporation of America,

which is the largest private operator of hospitals in the world.

�The automotive industry in central Tennessee is also growing in

importance.

�The other major industries in the Nashville area include: insurance,

finance and publishing (primarily religious publications). The town

is also the location of the operational headquarters of a number of

Protestant denominations: the United Methodist Church, the South

Baptist Convention and the National Baptist Convention, USA.

�Nashville is gradually becoming a major filmmaking center. A

number of popular films have been made in Nashville, including The

Green Mile.

Jewish Community

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Main AttractionsMain AttractionsMain AttractionsMain Attractions� Hammond Stadium Hammond Stadium Hammond Stadium Hammond Stadium –––– in which Major League baseball teams practice. in which Major League baseball teams practice. in which Major League baseball teams practice. in which Major League baseball teams practice.

� Winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. Winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. Winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. Winter homes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford. � About 50 private and public golf courses that attract many touriAbout 50 private and public golf courses that attract many touriAbout 50 private and public golf courses that attract many touriAbout 50 private and public golf courses that attract many tourists and sts and sts and sts and

vacationers. vacationers. vacationers. vacationers. � CalusaCalusaCalusaCalusa Nature Center and Planetarium Nature Center and Planetarium Nature Center and Planetarium Nature Center and Planetarium –––– an environmental education an environmental education an environmental education an environmental education

organization. organization. organization. organization. � Downtown and waterfront areas.Downtown and waterfront areas.Downtown and waterfront areas.Downtown and waterfront areas.� Florida Gulf Coast University.Florida Gulf Coast University.Florida Gulf Coast University.Florida Gulf Coast University.

•The country seat and commercial center of

Lee Country in Florida.

•The city has 69,000 residents.

•Established in 1886.

•Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light

bulb, and Henry ford, the founder of the

Ford automobile company, located their

winter homes in the city, which are now

popular tourist sites.

•In 2004 and 2005, the city was hard-hit by

hurricanes which caused extensive damage.

•The Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins

baseball teams train here during the spring.

Jewish Community

The Jewish community in Lee and Charlotte counties

(which include Fort Myers) number about 5,000.

The community has 11 synagogues.

The community holds a book fair each year and brings

in various authors for lectures and meetings.

Each year, the community holds a Jewish and Israeli

film festival.

One of the main community events is the annual Israel

Festival, which takes place in March, and includes

shows, Israeli food, activities and an exhibition of Israeli

products.

General InformationChattanooga is the fourth largest city in the state

of Tennessee.

The city is located in southern Tennessee between the Chickamauga and Nikajik rivers, both of which are part of the Tennessee River.

The city is nicknamed: The Scenic City

Chattanooga's first residents were Indians.

The Chattanooga economy is based on manufacturing and service industries.

There are a total of about 170,000 residents.AttractionsAttractionsAttractionsAttractions�Tennessee Aquarium – Largest fresh-water aquarium in the world. Includes over 12,000 animals�Caves�Attractions along the shores of the Tennessee River. �Chattanooga Choo-Choo Holiday Inn Hotel – Located in a renovated train station and contains the largest model train in the US. �The Creative Discovery Museum - Children's museum for science, art and music. �Hunter Museum for American Art. �Tennessee Boardwalk – about 20 kilometers long. �Chattanooga Zoo. �Numerous parks and nature preserves.

Jewish Community

The Jewish community in Chattanooga numbers around 1300.

Chattanooga has a Jewish elementary Sunday school. In addition, there is a Jewish high-school

level Sunday school, with classes and social activities for youth. The youth also serve as

counselors for the elementary school.

The Chattanooga community offers an adult education program which includes lectures by rabbis

and leaders of the Jewish community.

There are three synagogues: Orthodox, Conservative and Reform.

The Chattanooga community has had an ongoing relationship with the Alonim School in Pardes Hanna for a number of years. Pupils and teachers in the two communities exchange letters and photographs

and maintain ongoing contact.

The region is located in northwestern Samaria, near the

Eiron River and the Eiron Interchange.

The area of the region is about 9000 dunam (2500 acres).

The region has 4000 residents.

Katzir –a settlement consisting of two neighborhoods located on two separate hills in the Har Amir Ridge, about 400 meters above sea level. The neighborhood on the western hill was established in May 1982 as a communal settlement on land owned by the Jewish Agency. The second neighborhood was created in 1990 on a hill to the southeast of the first one in order to provide housing for immigrants from the Former Soviet Union who were arriving during the 90s. Most of the residents on this hill are new immigrants. In the future, an additional neighborhood is planned on the east hill.Mitzpe Ilan –

In June 2002, a Nahal military outpost was established between Katzir and Harish and was manned by groups from the Scout movement. In April 2005, about 40 families were settled there by the Or Mesimotmovement, with the goal of transforming it into a civilian settlement. The settlers named it “Mitzpe Ilan” after the first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon.

There are three settlements in the region:

Harish –The settlement was first established in the 80s as a

Nahal military outpost and in 1982 it was decided to settle civilians there and to transform it into a kibbutz. In 1993, the kibbutz was abandoned and has not been populated since, apart from a Border Guard unit that is stationed there.

A settlement called Harish, with 300 housing units, was established on the abandoned land of the kibbutz. In 2003, an organized group of about 50 religious families moved into the settlement.

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oThe third largest city in the state of Tennessee.

oOf the four largest cities in Tennessee, Knoxville is the oldest. It served as the state's capital from its founding in 1796 until 1815.

oOne of the city's nicknames is The Marble City since it served as a distribution center for marble at the beginning of the 20th century.

oThe city is named after Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War.

oKnoxville is home to the main campus of Tennessee University which is known for its football and women's basketball teams.

oThe Women's Basketball Hall of Fame was opened in Knoxville in 1999.

oIn 2005, the city had a population of more than 180,000 – 79.7% white, 16.2% African-American, 1.45% Asian and 0.31% native Indian.

oKnoxville's economy is largely dependent on four large employersin the city: the University of Tennessee, the Oak Ridge NationalLaboratories, the National Transportation Research Center and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Due to its location on major transportation routes, numerous distribution centers and warehouses of major corporations are located in the city and on its outskirts.