Author Archive: New Israel Fund
Highlights from NIF’s 2021 Guardian of Democracy National Virtual Gala
On Sunday, October 24, 2021 over 1,300 NIF supporters from around the world gathered virtually to celebrate the work of equality and democracy in Israel.
In Memory of Prof. Yehuda Judd Ne’eman
NIF remembers Prof. Yehuda Judd Ne’eman and his invaluable contribution to Israeli film and political discourse.
NIF Goes to Camp
NIF’s pilot experiential curriculum Breaking Binaries, Building Connection is gaining momentum at summer camps in North America.
NIF Media & Policy Director Wins Journalism Award
NIF Media & Policy Director Elisheva Goldberg won a Rockower journalism award for her Jewish Currents magazine piece exploring the legal history behind the unrecognized Arab village of Dahamash.
NIF Film Club: Children
The painful personal stories of five Palestinian kids, ages 7-17, open a window into the world of Palestinian minors – trapped within the violence, humiliation, and daily confrontations with soldiers and settlers – while remaining children in every way. Watch the post-film discussion with director Ada Ushpiz.
NIF Film Club: Junction 48
Palestinian rapper Kareem and his singer girlfriend Manar struggle, love and make music in their crime-ridden ghetto and Tel Aviv‘s hip-hop club scene… a social drama with kick-ass music directed by Udi Aloni. Watch the post-film discussion with star Tamer Nafar and director Udi Aloni.
NIF Film Club: Comrade Dov
As part of a special Israeli Leaders on Film series, NIF Film Club watched Comrade Dov this week. Watch the post-film discussion with director Barak Heymann and special guest former MK Dov Khenin.
NIF Film Club: Golda
As part of a special Israeli Leaders on Film series, NIF Film Club watched Golda this week. Watch the post-film discussion with directors Udi Nir and Shani Rozanes.
Remembering Mordechai “Moraleh” Bar-On
We mourn the passing of Mordechai “Moraleh” Bar-On, former New Israel Fund President, at the age of 92.
NIF Film Club: Between Fences
Avi Mograbi and Chen Alon meet African asylum-seekers in a detention facility in the middle of the Negev desert where they are confined by the state of Israel. Together, they question the status of the refugees in Israel using ‘Theater of the Oppressed’ techniques. Watch the post-film discussion with director Avi Mograbi.