Hasbara Year Book |
_Sharona Getz Whisler
Where you living now and what are you up to? Are you married and/or have any children? Miami, ZOA, married (to another HS alum) What is your favorite memory from your HF trip to Israel? A laughing attack with my friend at a child therapy center. It was so inappropriate. The laughing had nothing to do with the setting of course; it's just where we happened to be. What was the greatest lesson you learned from your Hasbara Fellowships training? Or greatest pro-Israel activism success story? Planning a 90 person event upon returning from Israel as a freshman, without being on the board of any club or group. What does Jewish leadership mean to you? It means recognizing an opportunity to be pro-active, stepping up and taking action when necessary rather than waiting for someone else to do it. If you could share any wisdom with current campus activists what would it be? The more you know, the more confident you'll be. It's true, knowledge IS power! |
Sam Zitin
Where you living now and what are you up to? Are you married and/or have any children? Living in Indianapolis IN. Married with a 7 month old daughter and am the Citywide Director of NCSY. What is your favorite memory from your HF trip to Israel? Staying up all night on my last night in Israel to go daven at the Kotel at sunrise. What was the greatest lesson you learned from your Hasbara Fellowships training? Or greatest pro-Israel activism success story? The homeland of the entire Jewish people is the responsibility of every member of the Jewish people. What does Jewish leadership mean to you? To me Jewish leadership means embracing the role of the Jewish people to not only be a light unto the nations but to utilize that mission to make the world a better place for generations to come. |