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How does the ADL center help prevent anti-Semitism and bigotry inIsraeland abroad and how do they manage to influence these countries in preventing these animosities in themselves?

__Rationale__
I chose to do my project on the ADL because ever since I was a little girl my mom has been working in the ADL, and I grew up on all these values that it represents. I always heard about all the great programs that the ADL does. In this project I wanted to learn more closely about programs that the ADL does and too see how their work touches people and influences them.

ADL:
Many times we hear on the news about anti- Semitic acts against Jews all over the world. Have you ever wondered who addresses these issues so Israelwill become a better place, and in that way to have less hatred directed against Israel? Anti- Semitism is hate, prejudice, or discrimination against the Jewish people. This hatred even goes back to the times when it was believed that Jews were very influential in banking, media, and politics etc', despite the fact that theywere a minute percentage of the world's population. A person who has opinions like these is called and anti-Semite. Some of the ways that the anti-Semites expressed their hatred towards Jews is by pogroms, violent attacks, state police or military attacks on the Jewish communities. The Holocaust is the result of the anti –Semitism in its most extreme way were six million Jews were exterminated. ADL (The Anti- Defamation League) is an organization that was established in response to anti-Semitism and discrimination directed against Jews and fought for these principles since 1913. The organization helps fight anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry in the USand abroad//.//// "ADL builds bridges of communication, understanding and respect among diverse groups, carrying out its mission through a network of 30 Regional and Satellite Offices in the United States and abroad. ////"//(About the Anti-Defamation League, 1). One of the great ways that we see this sentence come to life is through the different variety of programs that the ADL does. ADL has lot of programs which fight anti Semitism and bigotry in Israel. These programs appeal to a wide audience: Jews, Muslims, high- school kids and adults as well, without judgment of religion, race or gender. Each program is customized to the type of people that it is referred to. One of these programs is campIF. __Camp__ __IF-__ camp IF [ The Interfaith Youth Leadership Program (IFYLP)] is a seven weeks program, which involves Muslims, Jews, and Christians from across theNew England area. The program starts with the camp and continues with five meetings throughout the fall. In the camp different days that are dedicated to difrent topics such as: a two-day community building and anti bias training using ADL’s World of Difference curriculum, and a three-day lesson in each of the traditions represented. One of the kids in the camp said “I wish I could have learned so much more about each of the religions” (The Anti-Defamation League, New England Region, 1)This program brings together people from different religions that otherwise would never have met and teaches them understanding, respect, leadership and accepting the other. One of the senior facilitator at the camp, said, “I think the change we want to see young people affect in the world is that when they themselves experience some act of prejudice, bigotry, or misunderstanding that they’ll be allies, that they will immediately be able to respond not just by virtue of heart and instinct but by educated mind.” ( 1). This is a great project that is lead by the ADL which shows that we are all human beings and we can all be together and learn from each other. Another great program that is lead by the ADL is “A World of Difference”. The program has been operating in Israel since the beginning of the year in the “Ha’reut” school in Karmiel (a city in northern Israel) and in the school in BeitJa’an (a Druze village in northern Israel). Separate meetings were held in each school, which were issued and discussed about stereotypes and prejudice. At the end of these meeting the kids from Karmiel were invited to Biet Ja’an to a great ending of the whole program. The kids were welcomed in the school with singing followed by“ A World of Difference” workshop conducted in Hebrew and Arabic. Lunch was served to the kids prepared by the mothers of the Biet Ja’an students. Balloons were sent out to the air with pictures of doves of peace and the students blessings written on them. The day went well and everybody enjoyed themselves and the Karmiel school is planning to do another meeting to host the students from Beit Ja’an. This just shows how we don’t have to live in a world of hatred but in a world of peace, where we can accept each other. According to the ADL's mission statement, ADL’s goal is “to stop… the defamation of the Jewish people. Its ultimate purpose is to secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike and to put an end to unjust and unfair discrimination against and ridicule of any sect or body citizens” ( Mission Statement,1). Together with various factors such as the law enforcement and civil rights officials, ADL works and instills knowledge about anti-Semitism, extremists, terrorist threats ect, and in that way to minimize such cases. In the USA, one of the ways that ADL instills knowledge is by training two hundred of the state's law enforcement and civil rights officials in Detroit. Ms. Kellman – ADL’s Michigan regional director, helped send the law enforcement officials to Washington Michigan regional director, helped send the law enforcement officials to Washington D.C. to participate in an advance training school, which is lead by the ADL where they discussed extremists and terrorist threats. The agencies prove that the training school has helped them a lot. Kellman reports that “Many member agencies now know to send discrimination and bias complaints to ADL, and the Detroit Office of Homeland Security and the FBI regularly keep ADL apprised of security issues facing the Jewish community” (Detroit: ADL’s Growing Influence, 1) This is just one example of how ADL has been gaining momentum, inserting in people awareness to the situation, and influencing people all over the world. Abraham H. Foxman (Abe) is the National Director of the ADL. Abe Foxman was born inPolandjust a few years before the Nazis capturedPoland. His parents felt the threat and felt that something bad might happen so they decided to bring their son to there au- pair and told her that if something happens she should take him as her son, and at the end they will come back and reclaim him. Foxman’s parents were taken to the ghetto. After the war they came back to take there child, but the au- pair didn’t want to give Abe back to his parents, because as she raised him she had become attached to him and it was hard for her to leave him suddenly. At the end the parents went to court and Abe Foxman was returned to his parents. This is one of the reasons that fighting anti- Semitism, bigotry are so close to his heart. In conclusion we see that the ADL is working in Israeland abroad in different programs, trying to change people’s minds. In these programs ADL does not only fight anti- Semitism, but also fights bigotry and believes in accepting the other, respecting everybody in all the different communities. ADL has improved peoples attitude towards Israel, and reduced anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotries in all the types of the population.


 * __ Rationale: __**

I chose to do my interview with Carole Nuriel, because I always knew that she is an interesting woman. I knew that she is working in the ADL, and that she works a lot in Arabic. I never knew exactly what it was that she does in the ADL and this paper allowed me to learn more about her through the interview.

**__ Carole Nuriel: __**
“Be careful with what you say and always be happy” is a sentence that guides Carole Nuriel. Throughout the interview Nuriel came back to the same saying of being happy. When Nuriel talks you could hear that she is passionate about her work, her kids and her dreams. Carole lives in Modiin, an Israeli settlement located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. She is married to Amir and has three kids: Romi who is seven and started first grade, Matan who is five and a half years old and Aviad who is two and a half. As Carole says: “it’s a full time job”. She went to Boyer High School in Jerusalem, lived in Jerusalem until she was ten and then moved with her family to Givat Zeev, a settlement northwest of Jerusalem, until she went to the army. As it sounds Carole is just a regular woman; but it is exactly these people who do a lot of great things in their society and help change the world for a better place for everybody to live in. Carole works in the ADL and has been working there since she was 27. How can a 27 year old girl get to such a job? She explains that she worked at the Shalem center and decided to go for a trip to South America for three months. When she came back she was looking for a job and heard that the ADL was looking for an Arabic speaking person. Nuriel learned Arabic in high school and then continued her studies at the Arabic Studies Department of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Do to the fact that she spoke fluent Arabic the ADL sounded like a great job that will be perfect for her. She sent her c.v., came to an interview and soon after got the job. Nuriel’s job is the "Arab Affairs Analyst". In her job she goes over nearly 40 papers daily, from Egypt, Jordan, and the gulf countries and looks for anti- Semitic trends in the media. "We still see how Jews are being portrayed as snakes and mice, and are still been seen as the greedy Jews who are after the money." When Carole was asked if she feels

like she is influencing people she says that she feels it mostly in the USA and Europe since her reports which she writes go out to Israeli embassies and ADL offices around the US. In that way it reaches many Americans and raises their awareness to current Anti- Semitism.

Even though Nuriel’s influence is mostly in the US and Europe she also has a lot of influence in the Arab world. One of the most important things in her work is accuracy. The credibility of the ADL is what made them such an important organization. A few years ago, while going through one of the Arab newspapers, Nuriel saw that the news article was talking about an organization that she heard about before called “Arabs Against Discrimination”. In the article Nuriel saw that they were quoting her pictures and analysis about the anti- Semitism which was written in one of her reports. In this report, Carole took examples of cartoons, which she has found in Arab newspapers and explained them. Seeing this, Nuriel realized how important it is to be accurate in every single word she translates.

When Nuriel talks about her job she says “I really do enjoy my job, and I don't say it cynically. I really do. It is interesting, every single day brings new challenges, especially the last few months, when the Arab Spring is something I monitor daily and not just follow it on the news in Israel. For me it is not just news, but my working field.”

One of Nuriel’s more memorable moments in the ADL was when she visited the Jordanian Royal Palace with Abe Foxman, the National Director of the ADL. Foxman came to Israel for a visit and was planned to go visit in Israel as well. Nuriel got a call from the ADL Israel Office Manager who asked her if she would want to come along with the delegation. In the beginning, Nuriel couldn’t believe it, and could hardly speak from excitement. She answered positively of course and just a few days later she was already part of ADL’s mission to Jordan. Nuriel talks about how they were picked up by the “royal driver” to the palace, there they were met by the Jordanian Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and finalךךn Minister and finaly, ahd tr Minister, Palace. beginning I could hardly speak. my work. ly King Abudllah himself. All this happened during Ariel Sharon's Disengagement plan, which was a very special and tense period. This story relates directly to one of Nuriel’s dreams, of being able to walk freely around Lebanon and Syria. Besides this dream, Nuriel's goals and dreams are simple and she knows it, but she also knows that they are also very important. Her goals in life are “to stay happy and healthy”. The most important thing in my life is to be a good mother and enjoy my work. I know it is very simple and basic things, but it is all we need". Her dreams are to see her kids growing up to become happy and healthy adults who fulfill all their dreams. When talking to Nuriel you could hear her passion for these things which she is talking about. Besides taking care of her kids which as she says "is a full time job", Carole likes dancing. She goes to a Flamenco class once a week and enjoys it very much. Another thing she likes is reading books and says that she reads a lot.  When asked if she has been inspired by somebody in her life Nuriel says “Sometimes you meet people in life who inspire you. I had that privilege meeting a very special person at work who inspires me. I wish you and everybody else, to be surrounded by people who can inspire you whom you will grow to love.”  May we all grow to be such great people like Carole Nuriel who learn to love and be happy all the time, and who help make the world a better place to live and who help shape the face of Israel.

**__ personal connection __**
Don’t worry for me mother\ Ron Shuval

Twenty years you raised me in your lap I kept all of me for you And know the kid has grown who wants your splendor. In the weekend I might be by your side. Don’t worry for me mother I will take care of my self for you Don’t worry for me mother God hears your pray Don’t worry for me mother I will take care of my self for you Don’t worry for me mother God hears your pray And maybe I will come home Healthy in my body and soul I don’t care about my self I am worried for you Be strong for me The way I was raised is the way I will go Even though there is no sign like your look Fighting for the flag ForIsrael It is important for me to know I love you Don't worry for me mother… (Translated by Ruth Kedar)

עשרים שנה גידלת אותי בחיקך
 * __א__**__ל **תדאגי לי אמא/ רון שובל**__

שמרתי את כל כולי למענך

והיום גדל הילד שרוצה את תפארתך

סוף שבוע אולי אצא להיות לצידך

אל תדאגי לי אמא

אני אשמור על עצמי בשבילך

אל תדאגי לי אמא

אלוקים שומע תפילתך

אל תדאגי לי אמא

אני אשמור על עצמי בשבילך

אל תדאגי לי אמא

אלוקים שומע תפילתך ואולי אחזור הביתה

בריא בגוף ובנשמה

לא אכפת לי מעצמי

אני דואג לך

בשבילי תהיי חזקה

הדרך בה חונכתי איתה אלך

למרות שאין סימן כמו מבטך

נלחמים בשביל הדגל

לכבוד ארץ ישראל

חשוב לי אמא שתדעי

אותך אני אוהב

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The song I picked talks about a kid who needs to leave home and talks to his mother and tells her how she raised him for twenty years and know he needs to leave and go do the things that she raised him on. The kid in the song is trying to calm his mother down by saying that she shouldn't worry to much, that G-d is listening to her prayers and that he will take care of himself for her.

In the video, this song is played in the background and there are pictures of solders in the war, with their guns, tanks, and sometimes with a lot of fire next to them. Once seeing the song in the video, I found it easier to understand the song, and it became more meaningful. You could see that the song is not only talking about a kid who is trying to calm down his mother, because she is worried for her son, but a mother who is worried for her son who is going to the army risking his life.

The way I was raised is the way I will goMy favorite paragraph in the song is: Even though there is no sign like your look Fighting for the flag For Israel This is a paragraph which I find meaningful and which in my opinion really shows the face of Israel. I feel like we are raised in giving to our community, to honor the flag and the place we live in, and have Jewish pride. I feel like we are educated since we are small for values like helping and giving to people who need it more than us. I believe this is the reason that you already see teenagers who are helping tremendously in their community. Here are a few examples of what teenagers do in the community: volunteer in MDA(Magen David Adom), counselors in youth groups like Bene Akiva, Ezra etc, and helping disabled kids. In Israel I feel like the teenagers decide to volunteer on their own, always wanting to do more, to do better and to helping in any way they can. That is why when the soldier is telling his mother that he was raised to do his duty and serve his country in the army, it sounded to me like a very Israeli thing. I believe that this education that led him to feel the obligation to serve his country. I believe that the Israeli soldiers are the people who give to ourcommunity the most, and risk more than any person who volunteers in Israel. Regular people who give and help Israel might be giving from their time to others which is also a great thing, but it is not a big sacrifice, like that of the soldier. They give three years of their life in dangerous situations and even life threatening ones for the country. I think that this is the hardest and one of the most meaningful types of ways to give and help your community and I respect every Israeli soldier.

**__ Reflection: __**
When I first heard about this project I was excited to learn about my community and people who live next to me. I was curios to see the people that I might be seeing every day becoming into people who make such a big difference in the community and the world. I had a great time learning about the ADL organization, and seeing the different programs that they do that I never heard of. Talking to Carole Nuriel was great fun. She is an amazing woman to talk to and throughout the interview you could hear how all she really wants is that people close to her will be happy. I took from this Interview many values for life. At the same time that I was excited to start the project, the project also looked long and complicated. I was afraid that I will get confused and won’t be able to hand in anything on time. At the beginning of the project which was about the organization I got a little bit lost with all the information and didn’t know where to start. With a bit of help I started the work and it started flowing. Once we got the papers about the organization back I understood what my mistakes were and I started to correct them alone. In the profile I felt like I had more writing skills as a result of the first part of the project and It was easier for me to start writing. At the end, in the reflection and personal connection, I felt like I already had the writing tools and I felt more confident to start writing. I feel at the end of this project that like my writing skills have become better, and I have learnt how to start a research project. I feel like the project has made me think about Israel and about our willingness to help our community, and what it means for me to be an Israeli. In the profile I loved speaking to Carole and hearing from this special person in first hand. Even though the project was long and intensive, at the end of the day I had a great time doing it.

**__ NOTES: __**
“About The Anti Defamation League”,ADL Anti Defamation League, 2011, web. 10/31/2011. “DETROIT: ADL’s Growing Influence”, 11/02/2011 ”THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE, NEW ENGLAND REGION(2009)”The Pluralism Project At Harvard University, 2001, web. 10/31/2011. Hebrew sources: הליגה נגד השמצה בישראל, "מפגש מרגש בבית ג'אן",2011, וואב 11/02/2011. > אל תדאגי לי אמא, שירונט, 2009, וואב,12/12/11 Graphics: [] ADL.jpg&w=131&h=131&ei=jjPFTtiXI4ScsAaRtKH7Bg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1526&vpy=358&dur=630&hovh=104&hovw=104&tx=113&ty=64&sig=110486879225537877853&page=1&tbnh=104&tbnw=104&start=0&ndsp=57&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:0&biw=1920&bih=917 [] [] []

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