Tue, Apr 16, 2013
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM

New Visions: Israel’s Emerging Changemakers


The New Israel Fund is proud to present a series showcasing a new generation of changemakers who are rising to meet the challenges facing Israeli democracy today.

65 years after the founding of the State of Israel, a determined group of young thinkers and activists are breathing new life into Israel’s Declaration of Independence; reviving the spirit, reclaiming the vision, and reasserting the values of Israel’s founders.

Join us for the first of this multi-part series, launching on the morning of Yom Haatzmaut.

I. ReThinking Israel
Tuesday April 16, 8:15am, NIF Office  RSVP Below

Think tanks like Shaharit: The Think Tank for New Israeli Politics are emerging to reinvigorate and mobilize the development of a new vision for democracy and equality in Israel. Come celebrate Yom Haatzmaut by joining thought leader Dr. Eilon Schwartz of Shaharit as he explains the function of think tanks in the renewal of Israel’s progressive sector, 65 years after Israel's founding.

Dr. Eilon Schwartz is the Founding Director of Shaharit: The Think Tank for New Israeli Politics.  Shaharit brings together a wide spectrum of Israelis from its many communities, together articulating and advocating for ideas and policies in which all may flourish. He until recently served as the Founding and Executive Director of The Heschel Center, the leading leadership and capacity building organization in Israel for a sustainable future. 

II. Pressing for Change
Save the Date: Wednesday May 22, 7pm, Location TBD
Join NIF Law Fellows Samar Qudha Tannous and Carmel Pomerantz in conversation around how the legal system is creating and fostering social change in Israeli civil society. The New Israel Fund’s Israel-U.S. Civil Liberties Law Program was described by the Israeli daily Ha’aretz as one of the “crucial decisions [that] have changed the face of public law in Israel.”

Event Location

NIF Offices
330 Seventh Avenue, Floor 11 (At 29th Street)
New York, NY 10001


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