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Bogrim Social Justice Seminar

This year Noam is very excited to be offering its first ever Bogrim Social Justice Seminar! This will take place in Israel from 12th-17th April 2010.

The seminar will be a fantastic opportunity to explore the issues faced by the State of Israel today, while in a familiar and supportive Noam environment. We will be debating many fascinating topics, such as the concept of social justice in modern times and Israel's unique social responsibilities as a Jewish state.

Each day of the seminar we will be volunteering with different organisations, giving you the chance to explore these complex issues directly and to engage with the challenges faced within Israel.

We are now delighted to be able to offer the whole trip for the heavily discounted price of £170! The price doesn't include the cost of flights to Israel, however if necessary we are happy to help you book these. There are also subsidies available upon request.

Please let us know as soon as possible if you are interested in the seminar, particularly since places are extremely limited! The deadline for letting us know is Monday 8th February.

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You can also now join our facebook group for the seminar!

Israeli Film Club

Brand new! New North London Synagogue has started an Israeli Film Club, hosted by our very own Reli Israeli.

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Noam & Marom Social Activists 

Every year we have over 720 young people involved in Noam events. We believe strongly in grassroots involvement, and every week we run clubs and shabbatonim in the different masorti communities. We provide a place for young Jews to come and meet each other, form new friendships, have fun, and learn about their heritage in an informal atmosphere. We take seriously the notion from Jewish tradition that 'to save one life is like saving the entire world' and believe that each individual has much to offer, and we aim to help the individual to realise that.

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Veida Event 

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Noam & Marom Poland Trip

Noam & Marom took a group of 24 students and young adults to Poland on the 2nd April. Here are some thoughts on the trip by Noam movement worker Ben Russell.

For some reason, I expect it to be cold in Poland. In my mind, it was always cold in Poland. When I packed my bags for the Noam Marom Poland trip, I didn't stop to think that it was April and I hadn't checked the weather; I just assumed that I would need more padding and insulation than a thin Father Christmas. I also expected everything to be bleak, grey, unfriendly and unforgiving. As with the weather, my illusions were soon to be shattered.

Stepping off the plane, I was bathed in sunlight and surprised by the fact that Poland seemed to be a fairly normal European country. The buildings were modern, the people were fairly friendly and we even drove passed a massive Tesco on the way into Krakow. Surprisingly, it appeared as if there was more to Poland than the Holocaust, and this proved to be exactly the point of the trip.

Our aim was to focus on how Jews lived in Poland, not on how they died and, in fact, this simply made our visit to Auschwitz Birkenau all the more poignant. We toured the old Jewish area of Krakow, explored Jewish 'Shtetl' life outside the city and met a group of non-Jewish Poles who were bizarrely fascinated by Judaism and Poland's Jewish history. I discovered more about the history of Jews in Poland than I've ever known about England's Jews and I was left wanting to find out more.

All in all, I felt that those groups who go to Poland to visit three death camps and go home are kind of missing the point. Poland was a place of hundreds of years of Jewish life. A place of Jewish culture and creativity. The realities of the Holocaust in Poland are so mind-boggling and impenetrable that to come to Poland for some Holocaust tourism would surely be too much to take in. One can never truly understand how it felt to be in the camps, or what people went through, and I would question those people who travel to Poland intent on achieving this. Our trip helped me, instead, to see the events of the Shoah in the context of Polish history.

Thanks must go to Jeremy Leigh, our guide, for doing such a fantastic job at bringing Polish Jewish history to life, and to all of the 24 who came and made the trip possible. Thanks also go to UJIA Israel Experience for helping to plan such a memorable trip.

To see some photos, click here.