Israel Campus Roundtable
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The Israel Campus Roundtable is an umbrella organization of pro-Israel groups in the New England
area.
According to the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "The Israel Campus Roundtable is a coalition of 14 organizations that provides students with resources and support for pro-Israel programming on campuses throughout New England."
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
area.
According to the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "The Israel Campus Roundtable is a coalition of 14 organizations that provides students with resources and support for pro-Israel programming on campuses throughout New England."
Activities
According to Combined Jewish Philanthropies, the Campus Roundtable focuses on- Promoting Israeli culture
- Promoting study abroad programs to Israel
- Creating educational programs about Israel
- Student-led Israel advocacy on campus
Member Organizations
- American Jewish CommitteeAmerican Jewish CommitteeThe American Jewish Committee was "founded in 1906 with the aim of rallying all sections of American Jewry to defend the rights of Jews all over the world...
- American Israel Public Affairs CommitteeAmerican Israel Public Affairs CommitteeThe American Israel Public Affairs Committee is a lobbying group that advocates pro-Israel policies to the Congress and Executive Branch of the United States...
(AIPAC) - Anti-Defamation LeagueAnti-Defamation LeagueThe Anti-Defamation League is an international non-governmental organization based in the United States. Describing itself as "the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency", the ADL states that it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects...
(ADL) - Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)
- Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in AmericaCommittee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in AmericaThe Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America is an American non-profit pro-Israel media watchdog group. The group says it was founded in 1982 "to respond to the Washington Post's coverage of Israel's Lebanon incursion", and to respond to what it considers the media's "general...
(CAMERA) - Consulate General of IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
to New England - The David Project Center for Jewish Leadership
- Hasbara FellowshipsHasbara FellowshipsHasbara Fellowships is an organization that brings students to Israel and trains them to be effective pro-Israel activists on college campuses. Based in New York, it was started in 2001 by Aish HaTorah in conjunction with the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
- HillelHillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus LifeHillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, working with thousands of college students globally...
Council of New England - Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)
- StandWithUsStandWithUsStandWithUs is a non-profit pro-Israel education and advocacy organization based in Los Angeles. As of 2009, it has branches in Los Angeles, New York, Denver, Michigan, Chicago, Seattle, Orange County, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, the UK, Australia, and Israel....
Los Angeles-based pro-Israel organization. - YJ Impact! ("Young Judea, the Zionist youth movement sponsored by HadassahHadassahHadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America is an American Jewish volunteer women's organization. Founded in 1912 by Henrietta Szold, it is one of the largest international Jewish organizations, with around...
") - Zionist Organization of AmericaZionist Organization of AmericaThe Zionist Organization of America , founded in 1897, was one of the first official Zionist organizations in the United States, and, especially early in the 20th century, the primary representative of Jewish Americans to the World Zionist Organization, espousing primarily Political Zionism.Today,...
(ZOA)
External links
- Israel Campus Roundtable Official website hosted by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies and a United Way beneficiary