Orlando/Israel Partnership with Kiryat Motzkin

"Before Our Eyes" Project

A Holocaust remembrance project at Mashmaut Center

Before Our Eyes - A Holocaust Remembrance Project

3-Week Teen Trip to Israel THIS Summer

10-12th grade teens come one come all! The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando (JFGO) will embark this summer its’ 4th annual Jewish teen trip to Israel in conjunction with the Partnership 2000 program in Kiryat Motzkin. The program is called “GOSIE 2010” - Greater Orlando Summer Israel Experience. This trip is for Jewish teens in Central Florida and surrounding communities.

In just three weeks time, teens that participate will have memories to share for a lifetime! The trip has been designed to give American teens the experience of going to Israel, living in Israel, and traveling with Israeli teens of the same age. Teens will see and do everything that Israel has to offer and better yet…share those experiences with Israeli teens!

General info about GOSIE 2010:

(1) GOSIE 2010 is open to current 10th-12th grade Jewish teens.

(2) GOSIE 2010 will depart early July and return by the end of July.

(3) The NEW REDUCED PRICE per participant is $2,500 (all inclusive) - thanks to subsidies from the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando and Tourico Holiday. Comparable trips are $5,000.

(4) Financial aid, provided by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando and Tourico Holiday, is available by request on a need basis.

We are looking for teens with leadership qualities; teens that understand the importance of Israel and want to build on their personal connection to Israel. Ideal participants would be involved in Jewish life, have a desire to give back to the Jewish community, and want to educate others about Israel.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Erica Hruby, Partnership 2000 Coordinator, at beithamidrash@jfgo.org or 407-645-5933 x251.

Click here for the itinerary

Click here for the application

Check out the P2K blog by clicking here!

Youth Task Force Continues with Planning for the Future
The youth task force is working hard to implement its long term plan for the partnership program. The plan was developed through direct meetings between David Brent and the Kiryat Motzkin Youth Task Force committee last October in Israel. More

Where is Kiryat Motzkin?

*15 minutes from Haifa *5 minutes to the Mediterranean Sea *Fast train access from Ben Gurion Airport

See Map of Kiryat Motzkin

Mission Statement

To strengthen our connection with Israel, we are building a long term partnership between Greater Orlando and Kiryat Motzkin to foster economic, educational, and cultural opportunities in both cities.

Click here to read more information from the Jewish Agency for Israel about our partnership.

Letters From Kiryat Motzkin Youth in Orlando

"This partnership is the best opportunity for me to create personal connections with American Jewish Teenagers and learn about Jewish life in the Diaspora. I never really understood how people here feel about Israel, and how important Israel is to the Jewish people here too..."

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For Roni Gurion and more than a dozen other young Israelis visiting Central Florida, celebrating an American Hanukkah is a unique experience. They are all from Kiryat Motzkin, a northern Israeli town 15 miles from Haifa that was bombarded during the 2006 war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.