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Israel & Abroad

Alexander Muss High School in Israel

12230 Wilkens Avenue
Rockville, MD 20852
301-230-7292
240-283-6201
psolomon@amiie.org
www.amiie.org
Director of admissions: Phyllis Solomon
Fully accredited eight-week academic adventure in Israel for high school juniors and seniors who may qualify for college credits. Five sessions available throughout the year.

American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

c/o Hessel & Aluise, P.C.
1050 17th Street N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20036
443-927-6547
nkern@aabgu.org
www.aabgu.org
Nicole Franklin-Kern
National community of volunteer and professional leaders working together to understand and support BGU.

American Friends of the Hebrew University

1 Battery Park Plaza
25th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10004
212-607-8500
www.huji.ac.il
Raises funds for Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)

410-223-4190
202-583-4689 (Washington, D.C.)
410-223-4199
www.aipac.org
President: Howard E. Friedman
National board member: David S. Cordish
Baltimore council chair: Mark D. Neumann
National membership organization whose principal mission is to lobby the U.S. government about legislation that strengthens the relationship between the United States and Israel. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., regional office in Baltimore focuses on bringing our message to legislators in mid-Atlantic states.

American Jewish World Service

1413 K Street N.W.
5th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-408-1380
www.ajws.org
AJWS associate: Jacob Feinspan
Founded 1985, independent not-for-profit organization that supports organizations in developing world, Russia and Ukraine. Sends volunteers to developing countries.

American Technion Society

8 Reservoir Circle
Suite 202
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-602-0275
410-602-0244
natalie@ast.org
Baltimore chapter director: Natalie G. Feinblum
National nonprofit organization supporting Technion University in Haifa, Israel. Baltimore chapter works with Johns Hopkins on cardiology and stem cell research, among other projects.

Americans for Peace Now

1101 14th Street N.W.
Sixth Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-728-1893
202-728-1895
apndc@peacenow.org
www.peacenow.org
Director of strategic communications: Noam Shelef
American Zionist organization working to enhance Israel's security through peace and to support the Israeli Peace Now movement.

Baltimore Chug Aliyah

c/o 2404 Hal Circle
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-653-9456
baltimorechugaliyah-owner@yahoogroups.com
www.groups.yahoo.com/groups.baltimorechugaliyah
Rivkah Lambert Adler
Online discussion group and periodic meetings designed to offer support and information for those considering making aliyah, long- or short-term.

Baltimore Zionist District

3600 Crondall Lane
Suite 106
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-1140
410-356-9395
Info@BZDIsrael.org
www.BZDIsrael.org
Executive director: Charlie Levine
President: Robert Lowy
Program director: Fran Sonnenschein
Israeli shaliach: Einat Rephaeli
Multi-purpose Israel agency that coordinates major community-wide events, engages in pro-Israel advocacy, provides Israel education, sponsors Israel Investment Clubs, facilitates short-term travel and aliyah to Israel.

Baltimore/Ashkelon Partnership

The Associated
101 W. Mount Royal Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-369-9248
410-837-1309
lsblack@associated.org
www.associated.org
Senior associate, Israel & overseas: Laura Siegel Black
Program of the Associated. Links Baltimore Jewish community with Israeli city of Ashkelon. Coordinates people-to-people exchanges, economic development initiatives, educational/cultural programs, program development and visits to Israel.

birthright israel

521 Fifth Avenue
27th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10175
888-99-ISRAEL
information@birthrightisrael.com
www.birthrightisrael.com
Taglit - birthright israel, the official title, offers free 10-day trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26 who have never been to Israel on a peer group experience.

BZD Israel Experience

c/o Baltimore Zionist District
3600 Crondall Lane
Suite 106
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-356-1140
410-356-9395
info@bzdisrael.org
www.bzdisrael.org
Executive director: Charlie Levine
Director of education: Fran Sonnenschein
Independent Zionist organization providing experiential trips to Israel, educational and cultural activities for schools, public information and advocacy, community events and Israel investment clubs.

Center for Jewish Community Studies

U.S. Office for The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
5800 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-664-5222
410-664-1228
Founded in 1976, an independent, nonprofit institute for policy research and education serving Israel and the Jewish people.

Community Fund for Israel Experiences

Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-735-5016
410-735-5003 TTY
410-735-5001
teens2israel@cjebaltimore.org
www.cjebaltimore.org
Co-administrators: Shayna Levine-Hefetz, Rivkah Lambert Adler
CJE-administered program of the Associated. Stipends, scholarships and loans for qualified teens, grades 9 through 12. Resources, information on teen Israel experiences, including post-high school travel and learning programs.

El Al Israel Airlines Ltd.

1730 Rhode Island Avenue N.W.
Suite 414
Washington, D.C. 20036
202-296-5440
800-223-7600 (Reservations)
202-296-6072
www.elal.com
District manager: David P. Smith
Nonstop service to Israel from JFK and Newark. Direct service to Israel from Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles.

Embassy of Israel

3514 International Drive N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
202-364-5500
202-364-5542
202-364-5610
www.embassyofisrael.org

Israel Aliyah Center

Mid-Atlantic Region
11821 Parklawn Drive
No. 250
Rockville, MD 20852
301-881-4407
301-881-4408
dcaliyah@jazo.org.il
www.aliyah.org
Israeli director: Yair Kalush
Assists people who want to make aliyah to Israel. Long- and short-term programs for college students, single adults and families.

Israel Bonds of Maryland

1866-A Reisterstown Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-484-6670
410-486-1931
robert.turner@israelbonds.com
www.israelbonds.com
Executive director: Robert Turner
International organization offering securities issued by Israel's government. Provides investment capital for development of every aspect of Israel's economy including agriculture, commerce and industry.

Israel Government Tourist Office

800 Second Avenue
16th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10017
212-499-5650
888-77ISRAEL
212-499-5655
info@goisrael.com
www.goisrael.com
Official Israeli tourism office.

Jewish Journeys

Hillel of Greater Baltimore
5750 Park Heights Avenue
Suite 351
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-843-7470
410-653-2265
410-653-7809
info@baltimorehillel.org
www.baltimorehillel.org
Executive director: Beth Gansky
Travel opportunities within the U.S. and abroad, including birthright israel and alternative spring breaks for undergraduate and graduate college students in the Greater Baltimore area.

Jewish National Fund

Mid-Atlantic Zone
2 Reservoir Circle
Suite 203
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-486-3317
410-486-3563
dscar@jnf.org
www.jnf.org
Zone director: Diane Scar
American fund-raising arm of its sole agent in Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael Inc., official forestation and land reclamation agency in Israel on behalf of Jewish people everywhere.

Maryland/Israel Development Center

217 E. Redwood Street
12th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-767-0681
410-333-4302
bbogage@marylandisrael.org
www.marylandisrael.org
Executive director: Barry Bogage
Nonprofit organization promoting trade and joint ventures between Maryland and Israeli businesses and research institutions. Helps create jobs in both places as companies grow through increased international trade. An agency of the Associated.

National Council of Synagogue Youth (NCSY)

4001 Clarks Lane
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-358-NCSY
410-764-2119
ncsyoffice@ncsyseaboard.org
www.ncsyseaboard.org
Regional director: Bonnie Pollak
Variety of programs for high school students. Offers touring only, Torah study and coed tours.

North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry

Baltimore Regional Office
c/o 509 Old Crossing Drive
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-484-4332
brooks613@msn.com
Regional board representative: Devorah Brooks
Nonprofit organization aiding Ethiopian Jews' exodus from Ethiopia and absorption in Israel. Speakers bureau, handicrafts, bar/bat mitzvah twinning, high school/college adopt-a-student programs.

North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY)

Mid-Atlantic Region
2027 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.
3rd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
888-842-8242
202-232-4242
202-483-6550
lmorgan@urj.org
www.urj.org\mar
NFTYMAR adviser: Lindsey Morgan
Variety of four- and five-week Reform movement-sponsored trips to Israel for grades 9 to 12.

Religious Zionists of America, Baltimore District

2505 Willowglen Drive
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-358-2288
410-358-4501
pachino9@comcast.net
Co-presidents: Mel Pachino, Michael Langbaum
Parent organization of Bnei Akiva Youth in Baltimore. Promotes religious Zionism and aliyah to Israel, and supports the National Religious Party in Israel.

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

17 Warren Road
Suite 8A
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-580-9000
410-580-9002
baltimore@acsz.org
www.acsz.org
Director: Roz Goldberg
Associate director: Barbie Porcelain
Raises funds for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, private hospital that provides medical care for all citizens.

Society of Israel Philatelists

Baltimore Chapter
3408 Ripple Road
Baltimore, MD 21244
410-655-4664
braffel@juno.com
Stanley Raffel
Monthly meetings, no age limit. Displays, slides, lectures and discussions about collecting Israeli, British Mandate period, Holocaust and Judaic stamps, covers and philatelic documents.

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

711 Third Avenue
10th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10017
212-687-6200
www.jdc.org
Since 1914, overseas arm of American Jewry.

The Israel Project

2020 K Street N.W.
Suite 7600
Washington, D.C. 22206
202-857-6644
info@TheIsraelProject.org
www.TheIsraelProject.org
Founder/president: Jennifer Laszlo-Mizrahi
Nonprofit pro-Israel media organization.

United Synagogue Youth (USY)

Seaboard Region
121 Congressional Lane
Suite 210
Rockville, MD 20852
301-230-0801
301-816-2931
zemlak@uscj.org
www.usy.org
Assistant executive director: Jo-Anne Tucker-Zemlak
Summer trip to Israel with Europe option, grades 10 to 12. One-year post-high school program in Israel available. In United States, cross-country bus trip, outdoor camping trip, summer academic program at JTS/Barnard, winter program for grades 11 and 12.

Volunteers for Israel, Mid-Atlantic Region

c/o 330 W. 42nd Street
Suite 1618
New York, N.Y. 10036
301-603-9099
800-473-6527
mbsacks31@hotmail.com
www.vfi-usa.org
Regional representative: Marian Sacks
Non-political, nondenominational, nonprofit organization aiding Israel through hands-on civilian assignments on army bases or in hospitals. Ages 17 and up eligible. Two- and three-week programs year-round.

World Jewish Congress

501 Madison Avenue
17th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10022
212-755-5770
info@worldjewishcongress.org
www.worldjewishcongress.org
International organization founded in 1936 to further the interests and needs of Jews and Jewish communities around the world.

Young Judaea

Israel Programs
1220 East West Highway
Suite 109
Silver Spring, MD 20910
301-589-4889
240-601-0738
301-589-3096
www.youngjudaea.org
Israel program recruiter: Miriam Lewis
Hadassah-sponsored. Study and volunteer opportunities in Israel for ages 14 to 35. For teens, five-week travel to Israel with Europe options; 10-month post-high school program in Israel. Also, group missions to Israel and custom tours of Hadassah facilities.