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101,000 Historic Figures Hit the Campuses in Support of Israel
January 30, 2003Comments (0) | Add | E-mail this to a friend
 Washington, DC - The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat are featured on an attractive series of postcards from Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life. Quotes from King, Roosevelt, and Sadat, complement the words of former President John F. Kennedy and former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. The quotes, which stress peace and democracy, were selected for their edgy appeal to a student audience. The Israel postcards are available for download as PDF's.
The 101,000 postcards are part of a broader "Israel 101" student-led campaign to educate campuses about Israel and will be distributed to Hillel campuses across North America to help educate students about the wide range of Israel's supporters. Wayne L. Firestone, director of Hillel's Center for Israel Affairs, said, "We want students across the country to see these positive Israel images and use them as a vehicle to tell the Israel story that doesn't quite make it onto CNN. These aren't just Jewish leaders stating their support for peace and democracy, but a wide range of important personalities who understood the necessity for the Jewish state to exist in peace."
"The Israel story can best be told by the students on campus," Firestone continued. "People always ask about the atmosphere on campus vis--vis Israel, and our pro-Israel activists can best show what's happening." The goal of the campaign is for 101 campuses to create wide-reaching events to attract over 101 students to programs and activities that will promote Israel's image on campus. Already, campuses have begun pro-Israel programming in conjunction with the "Israel 101" campaign including the University of California San Diego's "Got Israel?" program, and the University of Texas, Austin's dinner for campus leaders to hear about the Israel business scene.
At the end of the semester, a panel will award prizes for the events that reach the largest number of participants, have the largest impact on the Jewish community and the largest impact on campus. Although prizes have not been announced, campaign organizers rumor that prizes could include 101 pints of Ben and Jerry's ice cream and more.
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