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Yuli Edelstein with ViZion

ViZion and AZM recently hosted Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs Yuli Edelstein, holding an informal lunch discussion.

Guests engaged in a real dialogue with Minister Edelstein, as he

Minister Edelstein makes a point during his presentation.

Minister Edelstein makes a point during his presentation.

opened up the discussion posing one big question: how can Israel engage and maintain a relationship with the next generation?  Over the next hour,Minister Edelstein and ViZion members examined the challenges of keeping the younger generations excited and connected to Israel and shared a number of possible modes of engagement

More specifically, we discussed Israel’s advances in environmental issues and technology, and re-packaging Israel’s historical narrative.

Minister Edelstein and ViZion members walked away knowing that while we all have a lot of work ahead of us, our generation is dedicated to the Zionist dream and the current Israeli government is dedicated to working with us to maintain it.

An Evening With ViZion

Repairing Our World

On Wednesday evening September 9th, ViZion, together with AJP (Advancing Jewish Professionals) sponsored a program in New York City entitled “Repairing Our World: A Conversation with Today’s Leaders Preparing for Tomorrow.

Rabbi Leor Sinai (center), co-chair of ViZion, with Nigel Savage (left) and Erik Levis (right).

Rabbi Leor Sinai (center), co-chair of ViZion, with Nigel Savage (left) and Erik Levis (right).

The moderator was Erik Levis; the panelists were: Alisa Kurshan, VP of UJA-Federation-New York; Rabbi Joy Levitt, Executive Director, JCC of the Westside; and Nigel Savage, Executive Director of Hazon.

See the photo gallery below of the event

For more about ViZion visit this page.

Generation “Z”

Zionists of the Next Generation

Are you Generation “Z”? | Find out!

Generation “Z” is the next generation of Zionists: from partipicants in the Zionist youth movements, to college students who passionately advocate for Israel on their campuses, to young adults who are actively involved in Zionist organizations and causes.

As the Zionist umbrella organization in the United States, AZM is proud to support and promote the activities of Generation “Z.” Click on the following links to learn about the resources and programs AZM provides to Generation “Z” – and how you can get involved today!

Helyn B. Reich Memorial Scholarship

Helyn B. Reich Memorial Scholarship

Scholarships Available for Young Americans on Programs in Israel

Deadline for the Spring 2010 semester: January 5, 2010

Information and Applications

Which programs are eligible for the Scholarship?

The Helyn B. Reich Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1995 in memory of Helyn B. Reich, wife of founding AZM President Seymour D. Reich. The initial gift in Helyn’s memory was given by Mrs. Sarah Fischer and her son Dr. Stuart Fischer.

University Programs: Reich scholarships are awarded each year to a limited number of American students who choose to study at one of several designated Israeli universities or attend post-college long-term programs. The scholarship seeks to recognize candidates who have demonstrated academic excellence, pro-Israel activity in their personal lives and show a commitment to future involvement with the Jewish and Zionist community. Preference is given to candidates who decide to spend the full year in Israel.

Post-College Programs: Scholarships will also be awarded to a select cadre of young people who will participate in WUJS-Israel, Israel Career Experience or OTZMA programs. Again, the Committee is seeking outstanding candidates who have demonstrated excellence in their lives, have a proven commitment to Israel, and whose resumes and essays show how their participation in the program will advance their abilities to strengthen Israel and better serve the Jewish and Zionist community.

For more information about the scholarship, please call the AZM National Office at 212-318-6100.


Meet Past Recipients

Read a press release about the scholarship

ViZion

ViZion: Connecting, Creating, Cultivating
Young Professionals of Jewish Non-Profits

    ViZion’s Mission is to:

  • Connect young Jewish professionals working in Zionist/Israel/Jewish not-for-profits
  • Create a network of like-minded professionals sharing the challenges facing the Jewish communal world and their own professional development
  • Cultivate the future of Zionist and communal leaders in a safe and open environment

ViZion groups are currently active in New York and Chicago. For more information about the New York group, please contact Leor Sinai at ViZion@azm.org. For more information about the Chicago group, please contact Becky Adelberg at badelberg@azm.org or call 847-677-5949.

Subscribe now to the NY ViZion list

Subscribe now to the the Chicago ViZion list

Are you Generation “Z”?

Zionists of the Next Generation

Members of Generation “Z” are dedicated to Zionist values, including the idea that the Jewish people is one people with a shared history, values, language and homeland in Eretz Yisrael. They apply new technologies and their own creative talents to deeply examine the multi-faceted nature of the Jewish people and of Israeli society, to connect with their identity through developing a personal relatioship with Israel, and to contribute to the betterment of their world, in America and in Israel.

AZM works with “Generation Z” to strengthen the connection of young American Jews with Israel; to develop their appreciation of the centrality of Israel to Jewish life worldwide; to deepen their understanding of Israeli society and the challenges it faces; to encourage young people to travel and study in Israel; and to facilitate dialogue, debate and collective action to further Zionism amongst young American Jews.

Creative Zionism

What’s your vision for Jewish creativity?

Join a global network of Zionist thinkers and doers

Are you a writer? An activist? An innovator? A socially-minded cultural and technological pioneer? The Creative Zionist movement is transforming the way the Jewish people think, program and work – inspired by the vision of Zionist thinkers across the ideological spectrum such as Ahad Ha’am, AD Gordon and Ze’ev Jabotinsky, who foresaw Israel as the laboratory for the renewal of the Jewish People and the reinvigoration of Hebrew culture.

Use the top navigation to explore cutting-edge Creative Zionist news and projects, or find ways to become an active Creative Zionist below!

Get Involved!

Blogs of Zion
Participate in AZM’s on-line forum for Zionists across ideological and social spectrums
PresenTense Institute for Creative Zionism (PICZ)
Apply to participate in an institute bringing together young innovators on the cutting edge of Jewish creativity, sponsored in part by AZM and the WZO
PresenTense Magazine
Contribute to a magazine by and for young Jews (20s/30s) about Jewish life and Hebrew culture in the here and now