Caravan for Democracy High School Edition Proposed Speakers and Program Modules The below modules reflect topics available for the CFD HSE seminar. Each partnering school and organization will develop a program relevant to their students’ needs. They are listed in no particular order. How to Use this Guide: Module topics are listed on Page 1 On Pages 2 – 10 are detailed lists of our educational modules including a listing of the speakers who present on the topic, along with their specific seminar titles. This will reference you to a page with the speaker’s biography, photo, and lecture topics. To search by presenter, use the Speaker Index on Page 56. *Please note that our list of speakers is constantly growing, contact CFD coordinators for additional speakers who may not appear in the guide. Contact us at: [email protected] or 212-879-9305 ext. 245. MODULE LIST: PAGE Module 1: Effective Advocacy Skills 2 Module 2: Shared Value of Democracy between Israel and the United States 3 Module 3: Motivating for Israel Advocacy – Why Should I Care? 3-4 Module 4: Land and People: Israeli Culture and Society 4-6 Module 5: Israeli History 6-7 Module 6: Contemporary Issues and Current Events in Israel 7-8 Module 7: Understanding Israeli Governmental Systems 9 Module 8: Critically Analyzing Israel in the Media 9-10 Module 9: Being Pro-Israel and Being Critical of Israel – Is it OK? 10 Module 10: Anti-Semitic Vs Anti-Israel: What’s the Difference? 10 Module 11: Perspectives on the IDF 10 *Index of Speakers 58 1 MODULE 1: EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY SKILLS Anti-Defamation League Page 12 a. Case Studies b. Tailored Programs Judy Balint Page 13 a. Presenting Israel's Case: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and the Utterly Incomprehensible Dr. Mitchell Bard Page 14-15 a. Winning The War on College Campuses b. Israel Advocacy 101 & 201 David Project Page 25-27 a. Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict (UAIC) c. DP’s Advocacy Training Workshop – ARM: “Address, Reframe and Message” Alex Grobman Page 33-34 a. What are the Resources we have to Counter Arab Propaganda? IKAR Page 40 a. Israel in the Media and Public Debate David Olesker Page 45-46 a. 5 Steps to Effective Israel Advocacy: Basic Advocacy Skills Session b. What's it like on Campus? Some examples of supporters and opponents of Israel in the academy. c. Campus Scenario Simulations. Group activity based on a simulated campus situation. d. Skill sets. Dr. Yossi Olmert Page 47 b. How to Handle Anti-Israel Jews. c. Advocacy for Israel----Why is History so Important? d. What should be the Pro--Israel Discourse? Carl Schrag Page 53 a. Stand Up For Israel b. Israel on Campus: Fear, Loathing and Empowerment c. American Jews and Israel: Who Cares and Why? The Israel Project Page 57 a. Winning Hearts and Minds for Israel 2 MODULE 2: SHARED VALUE OF DEMOCRACY BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE UNITED STATES Jonathan Adelman Page 11 a. Israel Among the Nations David Project Page 25-27 a. The Iranian Threat Aryeh Green Page 31-32 a. Human Rights in Jewish Sources: Roots of Western Human Rights Theory Dr. Yossi Olmert Page 47 a. The Israel-US Alliance--The Primacy of Values MODULE 3: MOTIVATING FOR ISRAEL ADVOCACY – WHY SHOULD I CARE? Jonathan Adelman Page 11 a. Rise of Israel: Dangers, Obstacles, and the Role of the Diaspora Judy Balint Page 13 a. Terrorism, Middle East Politics and You. b. Making A New Life: Reflections of an American Immigrant Dr. Mitchell Bard Page 14-15 a. Winning The War on College Campuses David Bryfman Page 19-21 a. Israel as a Cornerstone of Jewish Identity David Project Page 25-27 a. Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict (UAIC) b. The Situation on College Campuses: Film and Discussion c. Columbia Unbecoming: Film and Discussion Capt. Avner Evan Zohar Page 29-30 a. Please Forgive Us For Winning! - 40TH Anniversary of the Six Day War b. So, Why Does Democracy Work in Israel? (But nowhere else in the Mid-East?) c. The Arab Israeli Conflict- For Dummies Aryeh Green Page 31-32 a. The New Anti-Semitism: A “3D” Approach to Anti-Israel Attitudes b. The View From Here - An American Immigrant’s Perspective 3 Alex Grobman Page 33-34 a. Does Israel have a Right to Exist? b. What are the Jewish, Historical, Religious and Spiritual Connection to the Land of Israel? Gil Hoffman Page 39 a. Reasons for Optimism IKAR Page 40 a. Why Israel Matters David Olesker Page 45-46 a. Motivating for Israel Advocacy Dr. Yossi Olmert Page 47 a. Why Should People be Proud of Israel---Not Just Supporting Her b. Advocacy for Israel----Why is History so Important? Carl Schrag Page 53 a. Stand Up For Israel b. Israel on Campus: Fear, Loathing and Empowerment c. American Jews and Israel: Who Cares and Why? Sarri Singer Page 54 a. An Empowering and Moving Session with a Victim of a Terrorist Act Various Members of Knesset Dependant upon their visits to the US MODULE 4: ISRAELI CULTURE AND SOCIETY Judy Balint Page 13 a. High Anxiety: Israelis Cope with Life in Tense Times. Can American Jews Overcome High Israel Anxiety? b. Making A New Life: Reflections of an American Immigrant c. Terror and its Impact on Israeli Society Dr. Mark Allen Bernstein Page 17 a. Facing Environmental Issues: Air Pollution b. Climate change: What is it, how it impacts our life, possible impacts on Israel, causes, and what we can do about it c. Energy: How we use it; what is likely to happen in the future; and how we can make a difference d. Renewable Energy e. Energy Efficiency 4 Ron Bernstein Page 18 Development, The Envirnoment and Sustainability in Israel: a. JNF Project at Kibbutz Lotan b. JNF’s Blueprint Negev Vision David Bryfman Page 19-21 a. Israel – A State for the Jews or a Jewish State? b. Israel – A Normal Country or a Light unto the Nations? c. Mifgashim – Facilitating Encounters between Israelis and Americans d. Israeli Society through Film e. Contemporary Israeli Society through Music f. Israeli Society through Eurovision Song Festival g. Days of Celebration Rabbi Michael Cohen Page 24 a. Judaism and the Environment b. How the Environment Saved Jewish Identity c. An Environmental Understanding of Genesis d. Israel’s and The Global Environment: Work of the Arava Institute Noam Dolgin Page 28 a. The Unnatural Jew, Exploring our Personal Connection to Land b. The Zionist Dream, An Environmental Nightmare? c. Sustainable Peace, exploring the interplay between peaceful cooperation and environmental sustainability in the Middle East d. Eco-Zionist Dilemmas, Balancing Environmental Sustainability with Security and Economic Considerations Capt. Avner Even-Zohar Page 29-30 a. Israeli Society Through Political Cartoons b. American & Israeli humor-Just kidding! - What is funny in Israel? What's not? Why? c. Gay?-Oy Vey! - Queer? Oy Veys Mir! d. So why Does Democracy work in Israel? David Katz Page 41 a. Environmental policy in Israel b. Water management in Israel and the Middle East c. Transboundary environmental issues between Israel and its neighbors d. Arab-Israeli cooperation: progress and obstacles Avi Melamed Page 43-44 a. Israeli Society in the Era of Lunatic Reality Donna Rosenthal Page 48-49 a. Overview: The Colliding Worlds of Israelis b. Growing Up Israeli 5 c. One Nation, Many Tribes d. Different Types of Israeli Jews e. Non-Jews in a Jewish State Gabe Salgado Page 50-51 a. Israel from Bumper to Bumper b. Political Ideology in Israeli Music c. Microphones Instead of Bombs: Dueling Ideologies in Israeli Rap d. The Israeli Clash: The Jewish State of Contradiction Beth Shuman Page 55 a. The Jewish Relationship to the Land of Israel Gary Suskauer Page 56 a. Global Environmental Impact b. You can GoNeutral – Help Israel and the Environment MODULE 5: ISRAELI HISTORY /HISTORY David Bryfman Page 19-21 a. Zionism – Past, Present and Future b. Israel Knesset Simulation c. Middle East Peace Process Simulation d. First Zionist Congress Simulation e. Days of Celebration f. Israeli History through Maps g. Israeli Heroes – including Michael Levin David Project Page 25-27 a. Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict (UAIC) Capt. Avner EvenEven----ZoharZohar Page 292929-29 ---30303030 a. Please Forgive Us For Winning! - 40TH Anniversary of the Six Day War b. The Arab Israeli Conflict- For Dummies c. The History of Peace (and a piece of history) in the Mid East d. So why does Democracy Work in Israel? (But nowhere else in the Mid-East?) Uri Harash Page 37-38 aaa.a... A Virtual Tour of Israel bbb.b... Israel --- Past and Prolog ccc.c... The Kibbutz --- Past-Present-Future d. The Land of Israel as Mirrored in the Bible IKAR Page 404040 a. Modern Israel Introductory Lecture b. Understanding Theodor Herzl through a Primary Source c. The British Mandate, 1920-48 d. Israel’s Declaration of Independence and Lack of Constitution e. Israeli Domestic Life f. Debate between Religious and Secular Jews 6 g. Israel and the Palestinians h. Israel at the United Nations i. Understanding Contemporary Arab-Israel Politics: Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestinian Track j. The Question of Borders k. The Issue of Refugees Beth Shuman Page 55 a. The Jewish Relationship to the Land of Israel Alex Grobman Page 33-34 a. Is Zionism Racism? Is Israel an Apartheid State? b. Holocaust Denial c. Does Israel have a Right to Exist? d. What is the Jewish Historical, Religious and Spiritual Connection to the Land of Israel? e. What are The Protocols of the Elders of Zion? MODULE 6: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND CURRENT EVENTS IN ISRAEL Anti-Defamation League Page 12 a.