Experience Israel in Your Own Backyard!

MAY 18, 200812:00 – 6:00 pm

MJCCAZaban ParkOPEN TO THE PUBLICFREE ADMISSION

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SECURITY: All bags, backpacks will be inspected; please leave excess or unnecessary items in your vehicle or at home to make the process as quick and efficient as possible.

ADMISSION: Festival gates open at 12:00 pm and close after the last shuttle.

FIRST AID/SECURITY/LOST PARENTS/LOST & FOUND: Customer Service Desk in the Main Building

PARKING/SHUTTLE SERVICE: Free parking is available at Georgia Perimeter College with complimentary shuttle service to and from the MJCCA. Shuttles run approximately every 15 minutes until the Festival closes.

What You Should Know

Jewish National Fund

The Epstein School

The Consulate General of Israel to the Southeast

Greater Atlanta Hadassah

Israel Through the Decades

JFGA S’derot Bomb Shelter/Bus Stop

ExhibitsArtie Gumer • Atlanta Jewish Times • Bank of America (for generously printing the Israel @ 60 program) • Four J Properties • Georgia Perimeter College • Israeli Scouts • Martin Perel/Event & Décor Designer • Smart Source • Susan Grossman • The many dedicated volunteers and MJCCA staff who helped to make this event possible. And we should not forget that the State of Israel was founded by thousands of volunteers!

Special ThanksSherie B. Gumer, President

Michael D. Wise, CEO/Executive Director

Laura Lewkowict, Assistant Director

Shelly Danz, Special Events & North Metro Director

Marcia Dworetz, Special Events Manager

Carolyn Chayet, Executive Assistant

MJCCA Staff

Win a Trip to Israel!Stop by LiveIsrael Tours booth for the chance to win two free tours

(including airfare for two) to Israel. Raffle proceeds will benefit Friends of the IDF.

Ad-Mor LLCCanaan-Online representing: • Ester Shahaf • Jack Jaget • Laura Cowan • Michal David • Zippi and Max Studio • Yossi Steinberg • Orna Lalo • Tzuki DesignsDevorah Pub./Pitspopany Press

Future VacationsIsrael Ministry of Tourism Israel United representing: • Ayella Bar • Lali • Shablul • Emmanuel • Studio Alim • Koresh Art • Adi Sidler • Ahava Products

• David Yochannan • MicrographiaKaBoost Corp.KarpartLiveIsrael ToursLivne Fine Art StudioM. Atzmon of IsraelMilis DesignsModern TribeMommy Care USARafi Landau

The Epstein School PTOWeber CommunicationsYomtov GalleryFOOD VENDORS • Broadway Café • Griller’s Pride • MJCCA • Mocha My Day • Pita House • Pita Palace • Sabra International

Vendors/ArtistsShow your support of Israeli artists and merchants by shopping in our shuk (marketplace)!

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Ahavath AchimAIPACAmerican Jewish CommitteeAtlanta Birthright IsraelAtlanta Scholars KollelB’Nai BrithChabad of AlpharettaCongregation ArielCongregation Beth JacobCongregation Beth Shalom

Congregation Dor TamidCongregation Gesher L’TorahCongregation Or VeShalomCongregation Shearith IsraelEden Brook of DunwoodyEternal Life HemshechFriends of the IDF Friends of the Arava Institute for Environmental StudiesGreater Atlanta Hadassah

Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Hillels of GeorgiaNational Council of Jewish Women, Atlanta section National Gaucher FoundationNefesh b’NefeshORT American – AtlantaRamah DaromTemple Beth Tikvah

Temple EmanuelTemple Kol EmethTemple SinaiThe Friendship GamesThe PJ LibraryThe Weber SchoolTorah AtlantaVolunteers for IsraelWIZOYoung Judaea

Community Organizations (as of this printing)

CommitteeCo-Chairs:Leah BlumHadara IshakSteve Oppenheimer

Lauren BermanMindy BindermanRabbi Analia BortzBeth Halpern BrownBeth Gluck

Jessica GluckRichard GluckMarcie KofflerDavid LubinTuti Porat

Rabbi Irit PrintzLeon RechtmanJodi SchiffJacob SchreiberOrit Sklar

Renee VandegriftTracy StillmanRabbi Mark Zimmerman

JFGA Israel @ 60 CommitteeSherry Frank, JFGA Co-Chair Billie Greenberg, JFGA Co-Chair Marty Kogon, JFGA

Chairman of the BoardSteve Rakitt, JFGA President

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TIME EVENT LOCATION12:00 – 3:00 pm Have your name written in Hebrew calligraphy! 12:00 – 3:00 pm Israeli Trivia in the Coffee House with Neal Cohen

12:30 – 12:50 pm Rabbi Mendy Gurary speaking about Israel and Religion

12:30 pm Alef Bet Yoga for all ages (wear comfortable clothes)

12:30 – 1:00 pm Basketball clinic with former Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball legend LaVon Mercer: Ages 5 – 8

1:00 pm Rabbi Analia Bortz will speak about Kaballah

1:10 – 1:40 pm Basketball clinic with former Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball legend LaVon Mercer: Ages 8 – 12

1:50 – 2:20 pm Basketball clinic with former Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball legend LaVon Mercer: Ages 12 – 15

2:00 – 2:40 pm Alef Bet Yoga for all ages (wear comfortable clothes)

2:30 – 3:00 pm Basketball clinic with former Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball legend LaVon Mercer: Ages 16 & up

3:00 pm Mark Werner, author of Army Fatigues, will review the story of what more than 100,000 volunteers did to help defend Israel

3:00 pm DJ Ruby Ekler playing Israeli popular music

3:00 – 3:30 pm Former Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball legend LaVon Mercer autographs at the Friendship Games booth

3:20 – 4:20 pm Israeli Music in the Coffee House with Artie Gumer and Susan Grossman

3:20 – 4:20 pm BBYO Coffee House Hour for 8 – 12th graders

3:35 – 3:55 pm Rikud Atlanta performs Israeli dancing

3:55 pm Community Israeli dancing

4:30 – 6:00 pmGrand Finale by

Israel Defense Forces’ Musical Ensemble& students from area day schools

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Welcome to Israel! Useful Hebrew for Tourists:KAH-mah zeh o-LEH? How much does this cost? SHAlom Hello and goodbye (easy, huh?)

ta-EEM! Delicious!be-VA-ka-sha Please to-dah rabah Thank youleh-heet-rah-OT See you later! zeh nif-LAH! It’s wonderful!

be-SEH-der O.K. meh-tzu-YAHN Excellent AY-fo ha… Where is the...?shee-roo-TEEM Bathroomga-MAL Camelom-a-NUTE Arts & Crafts

And now for some slang! alha-KEH-fahk! Cool! Awesome! Terrific! sah-BAH-ba! Cool! Awesome! Terrific! AKH-lah! Cool! Awesome! Terrific! (Actually, the above are words in Arabic usedby many Israelis to convey something that’s really good!)

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Alef Bet Yoga

Arts & Crafts/Face Painting

Bedouin Tent & Drink Station

Café Ofi (Food)

Camel Rides

Coffee House

Customer Service/First Aid/Lost

Parents/Security/Lost & Found

Entrance to Building

Drink Stations

Food Vendors

The Friendship Games/Basketball Clinics

with Superstar LaVon Mercer

Gates to Jerusalem/Festival Entrance

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Hadassah Exhibit/Ambulance

Hebrew Scribe

IDF Letterwriting Station

IDF Obstacle Rope Training Course

IDF Zip Line

Israel Education Shelter/Speakers & Exhibits

Israeli Films from the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

Israeli Shuk (Vendors & Artists)

JFGA S’derot Exhibit/Bus Stop/Bomb Shelter

Jr. IDF Training: Inflatables

Kibbutz Farm Animals

Main Stage

Masada Climbing Wall

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MJCCA Holocaust Memorial

MJCCA Membership Tent

Munich Garden Memorial

Pita Bread Baking

Restrooms

Rowing across the Dead Sea

Seating Area (Shaded and Open)

Shalom Baby Archeological Dig

Shalom Baby Toddler Activities

Shuttle Drop-off and Pick-up

Trip to Israel Raffle

Vendor/Volunteer Check-in

Western Wall

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13 Restrooms14 Restrooms35 Pita Bread Baking

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16 Israeli Films43 Jr. IDF Inflatables

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42 Arts & Crafts/Face Painting

40 Alef Bet Yoga

39 Shalom Baby Archeological Dig

38 Shalom Baby Toddler Activities

37 Coffee House

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26 Camel Rides

28 Basketball Clinic

27 Kibbutz Farm Animals

25 Bedouin Tent/Drink Station

4 Munich Garden Memorial

3 JFGA Bus Stop Shelter

9 Holocaust Memorial

10 Vendor/Volunteer Check-in

32 Rowing31 IDF Obstacle Course

30 IDF Zip Line

29 Masada Climbing Wall

11 Building Entrance

33 Israeli Shuk (Vendors & Artists)

41 Israel Education Shelter/Speakers & Exhibits

5 Hadassah Exhibit/Ambulance

8 MJCCA Membership Tent

6 Drink Station

7 Gates to Jerusalem/Festival Entrance

21 Food Vendors

15 Café Oli (Food)

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24 Main Stage

22 Seating Area

18 Hebrew Scribe

19 IDF Letter Writing

20 Western Wall

17 Trip to Israel Raffle

12 First Aid/Lost Parents

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