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Mission of 8th Graders from St. Louis, Memphis and Virginia Visit Megiddo High School on Remembrance Day for Fallen IDF Soldiers
On the morning of Remembrance Day a group of teens from Saul Marovitch School in St. Louis were hosted in Megiddo Regional High School together with their friends from Memphis…
Yokneam branch of Bnei Akiva hosts an Atlanta Teen Mission
Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator Four hours before the annual sounding of the siren to mark IDF fallen Remembrance Day, a mission of nine teens from Atlanta, accompanied by…
Frank Leadership Mission from Atlanta visit the Region
Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator Here’s a challenge – try to introduce the region, experience something different, meet program participants and meet young people who represent the multi cultural tapestry…
Visit to the Yokneam-Megiddo Region of the Teachers Delegation from St. Louis
The Classroom Connections project, now in its sixth year, develops and oversees connections between schools in the Partnership region of Yokneam-Megiddo and schools in St. Louis. The project is…
Atlanta “March of the Living” Youth Delegation Join Israel’s Memorial Day Ceremonies in Yokneam
By Judy Yuda, Partnership Director Following a very emotional visit to Poland joining the annual “March of the Living”, a group of six teens from Atlanta and their two chaperones…
Partners in Knowledge Too: “St. Louis Quiz” in Yokneam
By Shani Alfassi-Kakun, Education Program Coordinator On Thursday (May 17, 2012), elementary school students from Yokneam took part in a unique quiz held in the Eshkol HaPayis building. The quiz…
Exhibition Of Student Photographs Opens In Daliyot
The exhibit is part of a new curriculum called “A Jewish Lens,” the goal of which is to explore Jewish identity while maintaining a dialogue with members of the St….
St. Louis “Israel Family Challenge” Coordinator Visits the Region
By Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator, Noa Rotman, the “Israel Family Challenge” program coordinator for the St. Louis JCC visited the region of Yokneam Megiddo for the first time. It…
Atlanta Birthright Delegation Visits the Region
By Bernice Malka, Partnership2Gether Living Bridge Coordinator On their very last day of what seemed to be an amazing Atlanta Birthright trip to Israel, the 41 Atlanta participants were in…
Yokneam Baseball/Softball at the Israeli Olympics 2012
Yokneam Cardinals Baseball/Softball Team was invited to the Israeli Olympics at Wingate for the first time last week in the beginning on May. Of the teams that participated, Yokneam has…
The Newmark Family From St. Louis Visit Yokneam-Megiddo
By Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator “Seeing you here today, is a dream come true for me….” With these words, Yokneam Mayor, Simon Alfasi, greeted the Newmark family “….This was…
Baseball Teams And Parents Celebrate The Ending Of A Great Year
By Bernice Malka, living bridge coordinator, Yokneam Megiddo Yokneam Cardinals and Braves celebrated the end of the year in an all American style event that included hotdogs on the barbecue…
Rabbi Carnie Rose, From Congregation B’nai Amoona, St. Louis Visits Yokneam-Megiddo
By Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator Rabbi Carnie Rose, from B’Nai Amoona Synagogue in St. Louis, arrived for a visit to Yokneam Megiddo region, before returning to the U.S after…
All Together Now : Atlanta – Minsk – Yokneam-Megiddo “Global Birthright”
By Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator. Photographer Ori Smaja, Yokneam The partnership between Atlanta and Yokneam-Megiddo was charged with new energies when joined with the Minsk Birthright bus last week….
St. Louis Educators Visit Yokneam-Megiddo
By Shani Alfassi-Kakoun, Education Programs Coordinator During the summer vacation Debra Grund and Cori Neidenberg of United Hebrew Congregation visited the Yokneam-Megiddo region. Cori is the Congregation’s coordinator of…
Yokneam soccer star signs for Israeli champions
17 year-old Ethiopian-born Gadi Melassa has been able to focus on soccer due to the on going support of the Jewish Federations of Atlanta and St. Louis, as part of…
Yokneam-Megiddo Teen Athletes return from Atlanta with Seven Medals from the Summer Maccabi Games
By Bernice Malka, living bridge coordinator Every summer the Jewish Community Centers of North America hosts the Maccabi Games – an Olympic-style sports competition – to bring Jewish teenagers together…
Leket Israel Honors Ethiopian Yokneam Volunteers
By Yael Shapira, Federation Representative in Israel Right before Yom Kippur I had the privilege to participate in a heartwarming, spiritually inspiring event. 20 of the older adults of…
St. Louis “Rubin Israel Experience” delegation visit Yokneam-Megiddo
Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator Yokneam Megido It was a busy and exciting week in our Yokneam-Megiddo partnership. It all started with a top secret visit by Pam and…
The Consul General of Israel to the Southeast USA visits Yokneam
Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator Last week, Opher Aviran, the Consul General of Israel to Southeast USA visited Yokneam with his family. This visit is a result of the ongoing…
Kaslow and Hirshman Families from St. Louis Visit Yokneam Megiddo
VIsit In Oranim elementary school By Yael Shapira Federation Representative Family trips to Israel are my favorite! And when two families who are such great friends choose to spend their…
Getting Bigger Every Year- Weber Atlanta Senior Students visit Yokneam
Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator This year we had 45 Senior students from Weber high school spend a day and a half in Yokneam. The amazing weather was ordered months…
Professionals From St.Louis Visit The Region
BY:Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator Professional visits are always a great opportunity to share knowledge, information, update about the recent exciting events happening in the region and meet colleagues. It…
The Mifgash: Two Young Women From Yokneam Join Atlanta’s “Taglit Birthright”
Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator In January 2013, Reut Strugo (24) and Adi Dekel (24), both active at Yokneam’s “Young Adult Center” joined Atlanta Birthright participants for a six day…
St. Louis women leadership mission visit Yokneam
Bernice Malka, living bridge coordinator Ten outstanding women from St. Louis arrived in Yokneam in time to participate in the exciting ceremony of the partnership square inauguration. Following the ceremony,…
Friends and Family from St. Louis Visit Partnership Region Right Before Pessach
Bernice Malka, Living Bridge Coordinator Who would have thought that the week before Pessach would be so busy with fabulous guests from St. Louis? The Goldberg family joined the children…
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