The Mashatzim youth movement is the place for all teens who want to get to know Israel better. The movement teaches them to be instructors and guides through trips around the country.
Archive for January, 2011
Antisemitism in Russia
ORT Alon On January - 30 - 2011
As most of us know Eastern Europe is a place which has a long history of hatred towards Jews. Betwwen 1940 (the complete unification of the soviet union) and 1984 the soviet government attempted to hide anti-semitism but during it’s final years the tention broke free and anti-semitism reared it’s ugly face once again.
An Ancient Statue in Israel
ORT Dafna On January - 30 - 2011
On December 12 there was a really big storm in Israel and there were floods in many places around the country.
After the storm a 2000 year-old Roman-era statue of a woman was discovered in Ashkelon. The statue was found in front of the Holiday Hotel by the Antiquities Authority. Parts of the statue were damaged during the storm.
The Holocaust
Dagan On January - 30 - 2011
As a Jewish person I take the Holocaust very seriously – almost all of my grandfather’s family were murdered during the Holocaust.
The Carmel Tunnels
ORT Afek On January - 30 - 2011
The Carmel Tunnels are toll roads that go through the Carmel mountain.
The UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) is one of humanity’s and Israel’s greatest achievements in military technology.
First Tu Bishvat Since the Fire
ORT Hashomron On January - 26 - 2011
This year, the tree planting in northern Israel for Tu Bishvat was all about rehabilitation of the Carmel after the huge fire in which 44 people died and over 12,000 acres of natural forest burned down.
Holocaust Denial
ORT Alon On January - 26 - 2011
Our world is modern and should not tolerate hatred against people based on religion or race, yet something doesn’t seem right. It is a fact that there are still cases of anti-Semitism all over the world and many people are still denying that the Holocaust ever occurred.
Anti-Semitism – Even Today
ORT Alon On January - 26 - 2011
Anti-Semitism is an old but enduring phenomenon, which involves the hatred and persecution of Jews in every way. The exact origins of Anti-Semitism are unknown but some theories claim that the story of Haman, the advisor to Ahashverosh of Persia from the Book of Esther, was real, which would make him the first anti-Semite in written history.
Tirkel Commission Report
ORT Rabin On January - 26 - 2011
8 months after the Flotilla incident, the Tirkel investigation commission had finished its inquiries and had declared that the Flotilla raid was legal.
The Story of a Survivor
ORT Afek On January - 26 - 2011
My great grandmother (Ilunka) is a Holocaust survivor. This is a part of an interview that I conducted with her, and it is only a small part on her life’s story.
