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P2G Teen Trip to Israel

July 17th finally arrived and after months of planning and fingers crossed that Covid would not interfere, four Charleston teens, joined seven other teens from the Southeast Consortium on a two-week trip to Israel.

Once on the ground, they were joined by Israel partners to share in the expe…

ADL & CJF Announce Joint-Incident Reporting System

Atlanta, GA, July 7, 2022 - In response to increasing levels of antisemitic incidents across South Carolina and the United States, ADL (Anti-Defamation League) and Charleston Jewish Federation (CJF) have created the first Federation/ADL partnership for the reporting of antisemitic incidents…

Director of P2G Reflects on her Experience Supporting Ukrainian Refugees

Recently Maya Shoham, the Director of the Hadera-Eiron Southeast US & Czech Partnership 2Gether Program, traveled to the border of Ukraine and Hungary to help coordinate volunteers to assist those fleeing the violence in Ukraine. See below for her thoughts and reflections on the experience.…

Mazel Tov to all the 2022 Arts and Literature Contest Winners

Congratulations to the 2022 Holocaust Creative Arts Competition Award Winners

 

Our REMEMBER Program's Holocaust Creative Arts & Writing Competition received many entries from high school students across the Greater Charleston area. This year's theme was "Turning Memory to Strength". The …

2022 City Council Holocaust Proclamation Schedule Announced

 

 

 

 

 

Each year, local city councils issue Proclamations that commemorate the Holocaust and honor Holocaust victims. In very moving ceremonies, a member of the Council reads a Proclamation, followed by a candle lighting ceremony. It is crucial for everyone to support these p…