See Israel in a Whole New Way

Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC, Milwaukee

Changing Times: Israel Through the Lens of Arts & CultureApril 19 - April 30, 2015

Stephen P. Seiden, Chair

Dr. Stephen Hazan Arnoff, President & CEO

Leah Garber, Vice-President, JCC Israel Center

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Please note: Some meals or items indicated in the program are at the participant’s expense. The program is subject to change.

shalom!Welcome to Israel! During our journey together, we will learn about an unusually diverse and dynamic land in the midst of one of the world’s most ancient regions. We will explore the development of Israel’s art, culture, and cuisine, as well as meet people from the many different ethnic and religious communities that coexist here—not always comfortably, but striving to understand each other better. The art scene in Israel is very different today than it was at the founding at the state . . . in fact; Israeli society itself is very different. We will examine those changes and discover the diversity of Israeli Art.

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Day 1 – Depart USA for Israel Sunday, April 19, 2015

ITINERARY

We begin our journey in Israel’s cultural capital, Tel Aviv, and explore the beginnings of the first Hebrew city and its successful attempt at Jewish national renaissance. We will taste of the developments in Jewish architecture, writing, and art from the turn of the 20th century as we set the tone for this remarkable journey.

Day 2 – Arriving in Israel: Setting the StageMonday, April 20, 2015

MORNING10:05 a.m.Land at Ben Gurion Airport Air Canada flight #84, and meet tour educator, Shari Robins and Shira Lupiansky Hasson, JCC Israel Center

Drive to Tel Aviv from airport

11:30 a.m.Enjoy brunch outdoor urban picnic and make a shechyanu blessing of gratitude and get oriented to trip with Jody, and Shari

AFTERNOON1:00 p.m.“Introduction to Tel Aviv- the First Hebrew city”Depart for guided visit to two icons of Israeli art and literature - the Reuven Rubin art gallery and Haim

Nachman Bialik Home. 3:30 p.m.Visit the famous Hazalmania – Photo House, and meet with Ben Peter, grandson of iconic Tel Aviv photographer Rudi Weissenstein.

Check-in to Market House hotel in Jaffa

EVENING5:00 p.m.Depart for walking tour in Jaffa’a Old City and port

6:00 p.m.Enjoy evening cocktails in Jaffa at “The Container”

Dinner on own

Overnight – Market House Hotel, Jaffa

Depart on Air Canada Flight 4253 leaving from O’hare International Airport at 10:50am to Toronto, and transferring to Flight 84 departing for Tel Aviv at 4:30pm

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Day 4 – Jerusalem as Counter CultureWednesday, April 22, 2015 Yom Hazikaron

MORNING8:45 a.m.Depart for Tel Aviv Museum of Art

9:15 a.m.“Contemporary Israeli Culture” – Discussion with journalist Stuart Schoffman at Tel Aviv Museum of Art

10:30 a.m.Guided tour of the Israeli collection at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art by artist Yonaton Ullman, and meet with additional artist exhibiting in Museum

AFTERNOONLunch on own in the newly opened Sarona complex.

2:00 p.m.Read the walls of Tel Aviv with a guided graffitte tour by Niro Taub

4:00 p.m.Return to hotel to relax

EVENING5:15 p.m.”Between Memorial Day and Yom Haaatzmaut in Israel- How we remember”- The meaning behind Yom Hazikaron, with Jody and Shari at hotel

6:30 p.m.Dinner at Dan Panorama hotel

8:00 p.m.Depart for “Songs in the Square- Shirim B’Kikar” a powerful evening of Israeli music in honor of soldiers and victims of terror, held at Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square

Overnight – Market House Hotel, Jaffa

MORNING8:00 a.mBreakfast at hotel and check-out9:00 a.mDepart for Jerusalem10:30 a.mArrive in Jerusalem in time to attend Yom Hazikaron ceremony at the Performing Arts High School

AFTERNOON12:30 p.mLunch at JCC Israel Center

2:30 p.mTrack 1: Visit Ma’aleh film school –a window into Israel and its contemporary issues through cinema.

Track 2:A guided tour of Yad V’Shem, Israel’s official memorial site and Holocaust museum.

EVENING5:30 p.mCheck-in to hotel, Dan Boutique

7:00 p.mDinner at Mamilla Cafe to welcome Yom Ha’aztmaut (Independence Day)

9:00 p.mEnjoy Jerusalem’s Yom Haaztmaut celebrations; outdoor concerts, folk dancing, fireworks, and more

Overnight – Dan Boutique, Jerusalem

Today we taste of both the classical and contemporary in the setting of Tel Aviv as we visit the renovated Art Museum and explore the arts of the streets of the city.

Day 3 – Tel Aviv: Historical Beginnings and Contemporary SceneTuesday, April 21, 2015 Erev Yom Hazikaron

We depart from Tel Aviv this morning and head to Jerusalem to continue our artistic journey from the perpective of the Jewish historical capital, and to experience Yom Hazikaron.

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Day 6 – The stage of JerusalemFriday, April 24, 2015 We spend our morning at the Israel Museum, understanding its role as a purveyor of cuturein Israel’s art scene. This afternoon will be a chance to spend some free time in the city before preparing for Shabbat.

MORNING9:00 a.m.Depart for the Israel Museum for tour and presentation: “The Israel Museum as a purveyor of Israeli Culture”

Enjoy a guided tour of “Today 1965” by exhibit curator Noga Eliash Zalmanovich, honoring the Israel Museum’s 50th Birthday, followed by tour by Jody

AFTERNOON1:00 p.m.Lunch on own at Mamilla Mall, Jerusalem First train station, or Mahane Yehuda Market

EVENINGKabbalat Shabbat at Kol HaNeshama Reform synagogue in Jerusalem

Shabbat Dinner at Lone soldiers Center in Jerusalem with lone soldiers

Evening Program: “Shabbat stories”

Overnight –Dan Boutique, Jerusalem

Day 5 – Yom Haatzmaut (Independence Day)Thursday, April 23, 2015 We will enjoy our day celebrating YomHaaztmaut in Israel with traditional Barbeque, and a continued look at the Arts.

MORNING9: 00 a.m.“Yom Haatzmaut and the Jewish calendar” Depart for photgraphy workshop in the Old City of Jerusalem, with local photographer Yehoshua Halevi.

Enjoy both a guided tour of the Old City and its sites, as well as enhance photography skills.

AFTERNOON12:30 p.mYom Haatzmaut festive BBQ lunch at Blumfield Garden

3:00 p.m

Depart for celebratory Yom Haatzmaut concert, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, at Latrun Monastary

EVENING7:30 p.mDinner in Jerusalem

Overnight – Dan Boutique

Jerusalem

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Day 7 – shabbat shalomSaturday, April 25th, 2015The pace of Shabbat is slower but no less exciting. With a full day of leisure ahead, there are opportunities to explore the city and observe the distinctly different atmosphere.

MORNINGOptional visit to local synagogues for Shabbat morning services-Or-Free time to wander in the Old City, enjoy the Jerusalem parks, relax at the hotel

AFTERNOONLunch on own at the hotel or at the Tachana- The newly renovated first Jerusalem train station (sign up for lunch at hotel at own cost)

2:30 p.m.Optional walking tour with Shari, of the first neighborhoods outside the city walls of Jerusalem, with a closer

look at the poetry written about them.

4:30 p.m. “A Window into Israeli Theatre“ with playwriter and educator Joyce Klein, at hotel

EVENINGHavdallah on hotel terrace

7:00 p.m.Dinner at Jerusalem Cinematheque

9:00 p.m. Private concert with musician Yair Dallal at JCCA Israel Center

Overnight –Dan Boutique, Jerusalem

Day 8 – legends of Israeli artSunday, April 26, 2015We spend our last morning in Jerusalem in one of the city’s greatest cultural institutions, the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. We depart Jerusalem this afternoon for our Partnership Region, Sovev Kinneret.

MORNING Breakfast at hotel and check out

8:45 a.m.Depart hotel for Hebrew University’s, Mount Scopus campus of Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.

Meet with with Liv Sperber, Vice President, and head of International Relations together with additional staff for tour and discussion.

11:30 a.m.Depart northwards towards Region

AFTERNOON12:00 p.m.Eat lunch on own en route to region

2:30 p.m. Encounter with eminent Israeli

author Meir Shalev, in Nahalal, the setting of many of his novels.

5:00 p.m.Arrival to Partnership Region Sovev Kinneret

EVENING6:00 p.m.Enjoy dinner with the local artistis at Roberg’s Chef restaurant in Moshav Livnim followed by Check-In

Overnight – Maagan Eden, North

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Day 9 – center vs. peripheryMonday, April 27th, 2015Our morning in the Partnership region allows us to continue to experience the best of the area, from nature to history, as we encounter the diverse voices of these area.

MORNINGand tour of legendary Kinneret cemetery, burial site of legendary pioneers of pre State Israel.

9:30 a.m.Meet with painter Amos Yaskil in his Tiberias studio

11:30 a.m.Meet the Dean, and students of Kinneret College, and participate in painting workshop

AFTERNOON1:00 p.m. Lunch in Region2:30 p.m. Depart for Umm El Fahem

3:30 p.m. Visit the Umm El Fahem gallery of Said Abu Shakra. This gallery was founded in 1996 by local residents of Wadi Ara, bringing quality and contemporary art to the city, and exhibiting original Arab and Palestinian works.

Tie-In with Jody and Shari

4:30 p.mDrive to Tel Aviv and check-in to hotel

EVENINGEnjoy dinner on own and a free evening in Tel Aviv

Overnight – Market House, Jaffa

Today we focus on the power of art to mold identity, effect society, and to break boundaries.

Day 10 – art as a vehicle for social change Tuesday, April 28th, 2015

MORNINGBreakfast at hotel

9:00 a.m.Depart for “The Sound of Israel”

Visit “Mitzlol” recording studios in Tel Aviv for a magical sound journey through the different musical communities in Israel and their messages.

11:00 a.m. Visit Turning the Tables, a non profit organization teaching the fashion design trade to women at risk and meet with founder, Lilach Tzur Ben Moshe

AFTERNOON 12:30 p.m.Guided walk and hand held lunch on own with Shari at the colorful Lewinski Spice Market located in the Florentine neighborhood of Tel Aviv.

2:30 p.m.Enjoy free time for rest, relaxation and shopping

EVENING6:30 p.m.Eat dinner at “Black out cafe” and enjoy the performance of “Not by bread Alone” at Na’Lagaat the world’s only performing arts center to a blind and deaf acting troupe.

Overnight – Market House, Jaffa

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Day 11 – journey’s endWednesday, April 29th, 2015Our final day in Tel Aviv takes us to the southern end of the city- its galleries, markets, and, language. We taste tonight a bit more of the performing arts in the city.

MORNINGBreakfast at hotel

10:00 a.m.Tour of the art galleries of South Tel Aviv with former Yedioth Ahronoth Arts correspondent, Vardit Gross, and now manager of the exclusive Tel Aviv art residency ARTPORT

AFTERNOON12:00 p.m.Lunch on ownTrack 1: Fashion - visit “Maskit” a luxury women’s ready-to-wear brand launched in Israel in 1954 by Ruth Dayan. Maskit was born out of an ideology to create work

opportunities for new immigrants in the field of crafts. These worldwide

artists created a tradition of uniqueness and authenticity never seen before

Track 2: Continue gallery tour with Vardit Gross

The rest of the afternoon is yours to enjoy, shop and prepare for departing flight

EVENINGClosing dinner at Lumina in the Carlton hotel

Overnight – Market House Hotel,

Day 12 – DepartureThursday, April 30th, 2015MORNINGBreakfast at hotel

8:15 a.m.Depart for Ben Gurion Airport

11:45 a.m.Air Canada flight #85

LEHITRAOT!