The Arts & Community Task Force Present: Western Galilee Community Visionaries Delegation Galit Aviram-Cohen December 3 - 11, 2014 Learn from experts who are making a difference for the people and culture of the Western Galilee. Diana Bletter curriculum vitae curriculum LEARN FROM UNIQUE VISIONARIES This delegation of four cutting-edge visionaries and experts from the Western Galilee offer their time to share information through lectures Hadar Surname: and informal/formal meetings. Given Name: Kineret Kineret Name: Given DIANA BLETTER — A writer based in the Western Galilee—her first 1968 4, December birth: of Date book, The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women (Jewish children Three with Married Status: Martial Publication Society of America, 1989) was a National Jewish Book Award Dr. Janan Farraj-Falah Israel Kfar-Vradim, St., Yakinton 3 Address: finalist. Her novel, A Remarkable Kindness, the intertwined story of four 972-52-3863950 Mobile: American women who are members of a burial society in the Western [email protected] E-mail: Galilee, will be published by Harper Collins in June 2015. Her writing appears Keneret Hadar in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, Tablet, among others. She is the First Prize winner of Family Circle Magazine’s 2011 DR. JANAN FARRAJ-FALAH — A Druze woman, Dr. Farraj-Falah is DUCATION E Fiction Contest. Her memoir, The Mom Who Took Off On Her Motorcycle, a researcher in the Jewish-Arab Center at Haifa University, and heads the and administrative law, Haifa University - - University Haifa law, administrative and civil in student LL.M. year first 2014: was published in 2013. An engaging, dynamic speaker, Diana has talked to Gender Department at the Arab College for Educationin courses in Haifa. In addition,comprehensive and focused in-depth, includes program The a wide variety of audiences—from B’nai Brith groups to university students. she is the creator and manager of Hazon Acre, an association for Arab and law. administrative and civil She gives workshops in creative and non-fiction writing and blog-writing. Jewish women promoting coexistence, education, the of culture andinitiative peace.the at This course pilot a - course mentoring advisers Legal 2013: In 1991, Diana made Aliyah, direct from a New York suburb to a small beach association creates connections with women outside of experienced Israel givingtraining themwas course the of purpose The Interior. of Ministry village in the Western Galilee, Shavey Tzion. There, she and her husband a chance to meet, conduct national and internationalat year first conferences, their at write advisers legal new for mentors as advisers legal raised their six children as well as an unofficially adopted Ethiopian educational material in Hebrew and Arabic, and create a Palestinian-Israeli office. daughter in a tight-knit blended family. periodical in three languages. She also leads the Golda Meir International advisers legal for course skills 2012: Management – 2011 Women’s Center operated by the Israel Foreign Ministry, where she lecturers training. prosecutors Municipal 2006: GALIT AVIRAM-COHEN — The manager for the settlement of Gita in and hosts seminars about women building new realities. course. law 2006: labor – 2005 Western Galilee, Galit has helped to establish various forums for women course laws tender 2005: living in the Matte Asher Regional Council, she is also a member of Queen of COSTS course. Bridging 1999: the Desert, a tour group which takes women on jeep tours to various places Each hosting community is responsible for housing, meals and groundwith Graduating - Law of Faculty University, Ilan Bar degree, LL.B. 1990-1994: around the world, and is the owner of a tour company located at Kibbutz costs during the delegation visit. Noa Friedman-Epstein, the coordinator honors. Yechiam that provides services to tourist groups and families. Living in the for the Arts & Community Task Force will be joining this delegation. Ghetto Fighters’ Kibbutz, Galit is married with three daughters and her XPERIENCE E CCUPATIONAL O parents, holocaust survivors, moved to Israel from Hungary after the war. WHAT IS PARTNERSHIP2GETHER? 5/2008 – Current: Legal adviser of Akko municipality and Akko Economic Corporation - I I - Corporation Economic Akko and municipality Akko of adviser Legal Current: – 5/2008 PARTNERSHIP2GETHER is a program of the Jewish Agency and the Jewish KINERET HADAR — Legal Adviser of the Akko Municipality and Akko legal provides which Municipality, the of department legal the head Federations of North America, promoting people-to-people relationships Economic Corporation. She leads the legal department of the municipality, Municipality's the of course the in arising problems all on advice through cultural, social, medical, educational and economic programs. which provides legal advice on all problems arising in the course of the elected Mayor, the to advice Legal including: That’s activities. This Partnership is between the 12 communities of the municipality; U.S. Centralthe of Area employees and managers representatives, municipality’s activities, which includes: legal advice to the Mayor, elected Consortium and Israel’s Western Galilee. Council City for by-laws preparing contracts; and tenders of Preparation representatives, managers and employees of the municipality; preparation guidelines, and procedures operating internal writing approval, For more about PARTNERSHIP2GETHER visit: westerngalilee.org.il of tenders and contracts; preparing by-laws for city council approval, and civil all in tribunals & courts all at municipality the representing writing internal operating procedures and guidelines, representing enforcement Code Administrative as well as litigation administrative the municipality at all courts & tribunals in all civil and administrative FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO SCHEDULE more. and Court, Criminal in brought proceedings litigation as well as administrative code enforcement proceedings brought THIS DELEGATION IN YOUR COMMUNITY: corporations all and municipality Tarshihah Ma'alot of adviser Legal 4/2008: - 2001 in criminal court, etc. Kineret is married with three children and lives in the Contact Noa Epstein, Arts & Community Task Force Coordinator at it. with associated moshav of Kfar-Vradim. 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