AZM Biennial Assembly
Sunday, October 21 - Monday, October 22
Sheraton Hotel, Newark Airport
NEW GENERATIONS
NEW CHALLENGES FOR ZIONISM
NEW CHALLENGES FOR ZIONISM
- 8:30 a.m. | Student Track
- 11:00 a.m. | General Registration Opens
- 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | PLENARY I
Opening Session
Buffet Lunch
Welcome: W. James Schiller, President, AZM
Convention Charge: Sondra Sokal, Assembly Chair - 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. | PLENARY II
American Jews and Israel:
The Challenges of the Changing Dynamic
Speaker: Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, Conference of Presidents
Respondent: Leor Sinai, Rabbinic Intern, KOACH - 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. | PLENARY III
Engaging the New Generation: Trendlines and Faultlines
Speaker: Professor Steven M Cohen, Hebrew Union College
Respondent: Ariel Beery, Publisher, PresenTense Magazine
Respondent: Cheryl Cook, Chief Operating Officer, Hazon - 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | WORKSHOPS
Issues in Zionist Leadership: Renewal and Revitalization
AMIT's New Generation Board - Debbie Moed, VP, AMIT
Ariel Beery, Publisher, PresenTense Magazine
Ofer Gutman, Central Shaliach, Hagshama
New Concepts in Aliyah
Yoram Black, Executive Director, Israel Aliyah Center
Liran Avisar-Gazit, Shlichat Aliyah, URJ/ARZA
Moti Mitteldorf, Recent Oleh
Effective Use of New Technologies
Linda Wenger, Exec. Director, Marketing/Communications, JNF
Rotem Nir, VP of Business Development, Collactive
Dina Garfinkel, Project Manager, FlightPath
Successful Models to Reach and Engage the Next Generation
Ross Berkowitz, Director, The Collaborative
Avi Rubel, Director, MASA, North America
Tammy Shapiro, Director, Union of Progressive Zionists
Ashley Kaufman, Birthright Alumna - 6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | RECEPTION
- 6:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. | DINNER
In Appreciation of our Outgoing President
Speaker: Sallai Meridor, Israel's Ambassador to the U.S.
Remarks: Ze'ev Bielski, Chairman, WZO and Jewish Agency
Presentation to W. James Schiller, Outgoing President
Presenter: Mel Salberg, Past President, AZM - 8:30 p.m. | EVENING PLENARY
The Jewish "Pop" Culture Phenomenon: A Challenging Opportunity for Zionism?
Speaker: Esther Kustanowitz, Sr. Editor, PresenTense Magazine
