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By Bennett Decker My name is Bennett Decker. I am a participant on USY’s Israel Pilgrimage/Poland Seminar this summer. Just a few short weeks ago my group was in Poland visiting sites from the Golden Age of European Jewry and the Holocaust, one of the darkest times in our people’s history. At every concentration camp we Continue Reading »
While everyone has their own personal history that helps shape them, there are also many events that speak to us all as Jews, such as the devastation of Holocaust or the creation of the state of Israel. This shared cultural knowledge helps us to understand more about our heritage, which in turn helps us understand more Continue Reading »
Welcome to Achshav 2.0, USY’s official blog! Previously released as a news magazine, Achshav is moving online. This blog is a place for USYers to connect, share, and teach each other in a new, modern, engaging way. Created by the International Communications VP and General Board, Achshav will be filled with content written by and Continue Reading »
In February of 2015, Matt Fieldman was selected as the 2015 USY Danny Siegel Changemaker-in-Residence. Established last year, the program is named for and honors Danny Siegel, a former USYer, who throughout his life has given back to several communities and become synonymous with the ideal of tikun olam in USY. In this position, Matt will travel the Continue Reading »
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