CAMERA-supported group Mustangs United for Israel hosted a film screening of ‘Healing Ink’ at California Polytechnic State University. ‘Healing Ink’ is a film about wounded Israeli soldiers, or victims of terror, healing through getting tattoo art. Artists 4 Israel completed this project in Summer of 2016, where a group of...
MIT Friends of Israel Host Kick-off Event
Last semester, CAMERA-supported group MIT Friends of Israel hosted their kick-off event which they tend to run at the start of every new semester. Their goal was to make people aware of the CAMERA-supported club and the events that they run. The event was publicized widely, with posters filling the...
Students Talk Israel Over Shabbat Dinner
CAMERA-supported group Jewish Students Association hosted a Shabbat Dinner for 80 students at the University of Windsor. The JSA invited both Jewish and non-Jewish students to the event in order to showcase the value of a traditional Shabbat dinner. The Friday night dinner was used as a way to further...
Mekonen Screened on Campuses Across the US
Mekonen, a film about an African Jew, has been screened on campuses around the United States. The film follows the backstory and personal journey of Mekonen Abebe, who was a 12-year-old shepherd when his father died suddenly, less than a day before his family was to move to Israel. The film accompanies...
New Business District in Jerusalem
When you think of business, high-tech, and medicine within Israel, you think of Tel Aviv, and when you think of Jerusalem you think of culture, tourism and religion. Well the Jerusalem Municipality is trying to change all that, and the wheels are most certainly already in motion. High-tech and start-ups...
Israel’s First Olympic Gold Medal
This month marks the 12th anniversary of Gal Fridman becoming the first Israeli ever to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games. Gal Fridman, an Israeli Olympic sailor, competed in the Mistral sailing event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. The event includes 11 races. Gal won the...
Miss Israel Visits University of Florida
In March, the University of Florida’s CAMERA-supported group This Is Israel hosted Titi Aynaw, the first Ethiopian Miss Israel. Aynaw talked about her life journey from Ethiopia to Israel. She discussed her life struggles and how from young age she had to learn how to get what she wanted and...
A Taste of Israel at Ithaca College
Ithaca College students at CAMERA-supported group Student Alliance for Israel (SAFI) literally gave the college a taste of Israel in April, hosting an event about Israeli food. All the usual suspects were discussed including, Bamba, Bissli, Pita. All the students loved the event, with several of the foods available for...