Changing the Face of Israeli Society
NIF-in-a-Box is a collection of programs on issues relating to social justice in Israel. The programs provide an opportunity to explore these issues and introduce people to New Israel Fund's work. They can be used at synagogues, educational institutions, on campus, or just at home with friends.
Against All Odds: A Documentary Series
Against all Odds is an innovative TV talk-show series that aired on Channel Two, Israel's most popular TV station, in early 2006. Initiated and co-produced by NIF, each of the 14 episodes features an interview with a leading social activist from the NIF community.
NIF-in-a-Box uses the Against All Odds videos to explore critical issues facing Israel today, such as minority rights, religious pluralism, and civil rights. Each NIF-in-a-Box program package includes a video, background information, facilitator's guide, and discussion questions, as well as an evaluation form to help us incorporate your feedback. In its pilot stage, four packages will be available.
The written materials can be downloaded below. The other 10 episodes are also available online.
Packages with the printed materials and DVDs are also available free of charge.
Videos
Migrant Workers
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This episode of Against All Odds tells the story of Jena and Richard, children of migrant workers who were raised in Israel and yet were threatened with deportation from the only home they have known. They are being assisted by Shevy Korzen, Director of Hotline for Migrant Workers.
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Integration of Ethiopian Israelis
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This episode of Against All Odds features Asher Elias, the son of Ethiopian Jewish immigrants, who gave up a promising career in high-tech to devote himself to empowering his community. He worked for seven years as an activist with NIF grantee the Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews before establishing his own organization to train Ethiopian Israelis to work in high-tech.
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Human Rights
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This episode of Against All Odds features Dafna Banai, an activist with NIF grantee Machsom Watch, a voluntary group of Israeli women who conduct observations at military checkpoints within the territories to monitor human rights abuses. The program tells the story of how this activism has transformed her view of the everyday reality of occupation.
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Racism and Israel's Arab Citizens
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This episode of Against All Odds tells the story of Beni Bumaguin, a soccer coach who works with Jewish and Arab teenagers and is active in the struggle to combat racism on the sports field. Beni is a leading volunteer in NIF's New Voice in the Stadium campaign, which seeks to eradicate racism and violence in Israeli soccer.
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Contact Us
For more information about the NIF-in-a-Box program, contact Ariella Sidelsky at ariella@nif.org.
Students: The program is being implemented on campuses in coordination with the Union of Progressive Zionists ( www.upzshalom.org ). If you're interested in using NIF-in-a-Box on a college campus, contact UPZ Director Tammy Shapiro at director@upzshalom.org.
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