Caravan for Democracy H.S. Edition Engages Jewish Teens with Israeli Hip-Hop - Israel Education Event Open to Area High School Students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Leora Kaufman

Caravan for Democracy HSE Coordinator

212-308-5595

lkaufman@thelikud.org

March 16, 2007-- Pittsburgh, PA -- In an effort to continuously find new ways to connect high school students to Israel, a community-wide event sponsored by Caravan for Democracy High School Edition (HSE) in conjunction with iconnect and the JCC in Pittsburgh, will be held on March 25 featuring Gabe Salgado of the Sticker Song Curriculum fame.

This Israel education program was created by Salgado and engages youth through the meaning and message of Israeli hip-hop music with the use of multimedia presentations.  

Launched in 2004 by Jewish National Fund, American Friends of Likud, and Media Watch International, Caravan for Democracy HSE is an Israel advocacy program that prepares high school juniors and seniors to respond to anti-Israel acts and rhetoric in an intelligent and informed manner when they arrive at college. Since inception, it has held more than 60 events in over 20 cities and has educated 6,500 high school students about Israel and the Middle East.

This program is generously funded by the Anna L. Caplan and Irene V. Caplan Endowment Fund through a grant to Jewish National Fund.

Free and open to the community, the event will be held from 1-3:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 25, at the South Hills JCC, 345 Kane Blvd in Pittsburgh.

Lunch will be served and round trip transportation is available from the Squirrel Hill JCC to the South Hills JCC. For information, call Deddy Kestenberg at 412-521-8011 ext. 352.

For more information, contact Leora Kaufman at 212-308-5595 or lkaufman@thelikud.org, or visit http://support.jnf.org/ 

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