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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Visits
Yemin Orde Youth Village
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Ambassador Shapiro plants olive tree at YO.
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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro recently was welcomed to Yemin Orde Youth Village to help celebrate the Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shevat, also known as Jewish Arbor Day. Ambassador Shapiro planted an olive tree at the Village and also dedicated a plaque that commemorates the "deep-rooted friendship" between Israel and the United States. "I feel blessed to have this opportunity to plant a tree in Israel, in Yemin Orde Youth Village, where I know that you, the children of Yemin Orde, will look after and nourish this sapling for many years to come," said the Ambassador.
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Celebrations at Yemin Orde
Benny Fisher, Director, Yemin Orde Youth Village
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Drumming, art projects and games were all part of the celebration.
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We recently celebrated two important events at the Village: Yemin Orde Day and the Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shevat, which marks the beginning of spring in Israel. For Yemin Orde Day, we chose the day of our return to the Village after the fire as a great day of celebration. We view this occasion in a much wider spectrum than just about the fire at the Village.
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Deadline Looming for Marcus Challenge Grant - We Need Your Help!
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The Marcus Challenge Grant aims to help other youth villages in Israel.
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The Marcus Foundation in Atlanta has provided a 2:1 challenge grant for a unique initiative, to rejuvenate five youth villages throughout Israel. Friends of Yemin Orde (FYO) is in the last year of the initiative and we still need $100,000 to complete the challenge by Dec. 31, 2012. When you give now, every dollar is matched with an additional $2. Donate now and earmark your gift to the Marcus Challenge.
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| Creating Mitzvahs with Meaning
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Discover the richness of Tikkun Olam through our Meaning Through Mitzvot program. There are many ways a teenager can support Yemin Orde and its special activities that benefit the children at the Village. Ask guests to make a donation in lieu of bar/bat mitzvah gifts, share fundraising projects through social media, host events at your synagogue or community center. Email mitzvah@yeminorde.org to find out more.
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Top U.S. Educators Visit Yemin Orde
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Autumn Graves and Gabe Kuriloff meet with YO children and staff.
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Top U.S. educators from Boston and Philadelphia visited Yemin Orde Youth Village to learn about its successful approach to creating communities of meaning for at-risk immigrant youth. Guests included Kathleen McCartney, Dean, Harvard University Graduate School of Education; Autumn Graves, President, Girard College; and Gabriel Kuriloff, Chief Executive Officer, Arise Academy Charter High School. They met staff and children and toured other youth villages to see how the Village Way methodology works to help troubled youth embrace a wholesome attitude about themselves and their future.
Read an article in Philadelphia's Jewish Exponent newspaper on the Graves-Kuriloff visit here.
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Meet our FYO Staff:
Susan Silverman, Director, Northeast Region
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Susan Silverman (right) and Racheli Yaso at YO.
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Susan Silverman is the first person to hold the position of Northeast Region Director for Friends of Yemin Orde. She is responsible for fundraising activities and outreach for the Village and Yemin Orde Educational Initiatives in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and New England communities. "It's the relationships between the staff and the children at the Village that make Yemin Orde such a special place," said Susan.
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British Ambassador to Israel and U.K. Embassy Staff Volunteer at the Village
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Ambassador Matthew Gould and staff assisted in painting special mural at the Village.
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Great Britain's Ambassador to Israel, Matthew Gould, and the entire staff of the British embassy joined children and staff at the Village on January 31, 2012, for a day of fun volunteer activities in celebration of Tu B'Shevat (Israel's Arbor Day). The Ambassador and his team planted an English garden, painted a mural and played soccer with Yemin Orde youth.
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