photo: David Karp

175 people participated in the 2nd annual Jewish Agency Partnership 2000 Conference held Sunday and Monday (May 20 and 21) in Newark, NJ, the largest gathering of its kind since the inception of the partnerships between Israeli and world Jewish communities 13 years ago.  See what YOUR Partnership is doing.

At the helm, from left to right: Jewish Agency Chairman of the Executive Zeev Bielski, Israel Department Co-chair Jane Sherman, Partnership Subcommittee Co-chairs Shoel Silver and Raya Strauss, Jewish Agency Board of Governors Chairperson Carole Solomon and Israel Department Co-chair Rany Trainin.

The winners of the 2007 P2K Programs of Excellence honored at the conference were:

• "YP2K", cinematography by Hadera-Eiron/South East Region, best male in a leading role Shay Felber
• "Eilat-Eilot Internship Program", most creative interdepartmental cooperation by Eilat/Eilot-Toronto, best female in a leading role Hagit Shilo
• "The Joint Womens' Forum" best choreography by Carmiel/Misgav-Pittsburgh, directed by Yael Reich
• "Youth Exchange Delegation", best screenplay by Kfar Vradim-Belgium, directed (again) by Yael Reich
• "Teens for Tzedek" produced by Boston-Haifa