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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What's Where ?
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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40 Alef Bet Yoga
39 Shalom Baby Archeological Dig
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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)
23 Food Vendors
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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