Rebecca and Lee waiting for their Hebrew Ulpan class to begin
The 3 WUJS Tracks in Jerusalem are now well under way and our participants are enjoying the benefits of being in Israel's capital city.
Jerusalem Learning - Participants are taking classes in Hebrew Ulpan, Zionism and Israeli Society, A Page of Talmud, Jewish Mysticism and Arab-Israeli Conflict. Participants are beginning to form bonds with their teachers especially during the Tuesday siyurim (field trips). As we write this, participants are on their way to Latrun, Kastel and Har Radar for an Arab-Israeli conflict siyur learning about the Independence War.
Peace and Social Justice - As well as taking a variety of the classes mentioned above, our Peace and Social Justice participants have spent the first few weeks, exploring and interviewing various options for their afternoon internships. The final internship placements will be published next week. In addition, every Wednesday afternoon, the Peace and Social Justice participants have the opportunity to meet Israeli activists in the field of social change. Last week, they met with Jay Shofet from the organisation Shatil and this week they will be meeting with Tziki Ud who worked with Lone Soldiers and young adults in Israel.
Arts - Currently all of the WUJS Artists are photographers. As such they are enjoying using the facilities of the Naggar Photography and Media College in the Musrara neighbourhood of Jerusalem (http://www.naggarschool.com/en/). Participants have spent the first few weeks exploring the city of Jerusalem looking for inspiration towards their project that will culminate in an exhibition at the Hadassah Art Gallery in July.
Preston and Jacob preparing dinner in their apartment
