Jewish National Fund Presents The Arava Institute: A Model of Coexistence around Environmental Sustainability

Monday August 19, 2019
6:30pm-9:00pm
Private Home in Seattle, WA; Address Provided Upon RSVP
About Our Event
With support from Jewish National Fund, the Arava Institute advances cross-border environmental cooperation in the face of political conflict, and also educates and prepares future leaders from Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jordan, and around the world to cooperatively solve the pressing environmental challenges of our time.
Guest Speakers

Mohammed Azraq
Arava Institute Alumnus
Mohammed Azraq was born to Jordanian parents in Kuwait City. A recipient of the Atkin Fellowship for Arab Israeli Peace at King’s College London, he published a paper on grassroots community initiatives for renewable energy generation in West Bank villages. Mohammed is developing a migration narrative project to help young Arab immigrants and Mizrahi/Sephardic Jews connect in Europe.

Odeliya Matter
Arava Institute Alumna
Odeliya Matter was born and raised in Jerusalem with a short stint in Arizona, where her mother performed as a reform cantor. After her Israel Defense Forces (IDF) service Odeliya organized a delegation of volunteers to the Island of Lesvos, Greece to assist their refugee population. Upon her return to Israel in 2018, Odeliya studied at the Arava Institute where she developed her interest in the fields of grassroots activism, environmental development, and community-based collaborations.
Event Chair
Mr. Howard Metzenberg
More Information
Boaz Meir, Executive Director, Mountain States & Pacific Northwest
bmeir@jnf.org or 206.760.1188 x977
Important Security Information
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