The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh in partnership with Classrooms Without Borders (CWB), is pleased to offer an extremely timely, pertinent, and meaningful hybrid professional development session (in-person or virtual) for Jewish youth professionals with CWB scholar, Avi Ben-Hur.
This session will be divided into two parts:
- A presentation consisting of a deep dive into the unequivocal, historical, archaeological, literary, and scientific evidence that the Jewish people have been deeply connected to the Land of Israel for millennia.
- A discussion about how to integrate this connection into activities (for pre-teens & teens) that relate to Jewish identity & heritage, while avoiding the minefields of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict.
This session will be held in-person at the Federation’s offices and a certified kosher dinner will be served. For those unable to attend in-person, a ZOOM link will be provided. There is no fee to attend but registration is required by Monday, February 3rd.
A Brooklyn native, Avi Ben-Hur moved to Israel in 1983. From 2003-2008 Avi was Director of the Archaeological Seminars School for Israeli Tour Guides. In 2008 Avi participated in re-writing the curriculum of the National Guiding courses for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. As a “Scholar in Residence, Avi has lectured, taught, and facilitated workshops in the US, Warsaw, Prague, Berlin, and Greece. From 1996-2000, Avi taught in Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies. As a guide, Avi has specialized working with organizations focusing on political issues (such as AIPAC & CIJA), inter-faith programs and Holocaust studies. At Present, Avi is an examiner for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism Licensing Boards and is the ongoing scholar in residence of Classrooms Without Borders.