Over 30 Israeli-American young professionals met with Gilad Meiri, an expert in outdoor cooking who became the founder of a internet-of-things startup, who taught them the basics of poike cooking while sharing successes and failures in the high-tech world and his experience with social-entrepreneurship.

A group of dedicated mothers from Queens organized a tween gathering with the support of the IAC Keshet team to introduce to the families IAC Eitanim program and to engage them for next year program. The mothers that met through our meetchabrim gathering few months ago put together a cooking class and facilitated a discussion about the...

IAC Boston’s tweens program, Noar Israeli, concluded a year of activities with a pool party! More than 50 tweens celebrated together the end of the year, and enjoyed educational activities in Hebrew. Noar Israeli is a program that was initiated, designed and run by two of our ‘Gvanim’ alumni with the guidance and support of our staff.

Over 140 members of the community experienced an Israeli style Shabbat dinner, celebration of Shavuot and Israeli sing-along. The event would not be possible without the huge help of our IAC Engage community volunteers, our IAC DC Council and sponsors who made it possible. The night was concluded with a community cheese cake competition.

Today we are shocked, saddened, and horrified to learn of the worst mass shooting in American history, with 50 people brutally murdered and 53 injured after a terrorist opened fire at the crowded Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

On behalf of the Israeli-American community, we condemn this act of terrorism in the strongest terms....

On June 8th, four Israeli civilians were killed and six were wounded when two Palestinian terrorists disguised as Orthodox Jews opened fire on a crowd in a horrific attack at Tel Aviv's Sarona Market. It is the latest act in a wave of terrorism directed at Israeli civilians.  Since September 2015, 35 people have been killed and more than 465...

The following remarks were delivered by Shoham Nicolet, CEO of the Israeli-American Council (IAC), at the “Ambassadors Against BDS” summit organized by Israel’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations on May 31st, 2016.

I want to thank and congratulate Ambassador Danon for organizing this historic event. It is a testament to his truly...

This week IAC Beyachad co-sponsored in the first time Yom Hatzmaut in Madison. With Lots of fun, interesting conversations and so much good food the 40 adults and 25 children, the small community had an amazing time celebrating Israel. The event was sponsored by the IAC and led by our IAC Beyachad volunteer leader.

150 students and teachers participated in the re-enactment of the Boat, Exodus. They boarded buses that took them to the Baltimore Harbor. On the bus they were greeted by a Mossad agent from Palestine who told them about the risk and ultimate realization of their dream, once they got to the Promised Land. When they arrived at the harbor, the...

Over 2,000 people participated in 3 events at the Celebrate Israel Festival Weekend in Boston. The first was ‘Blue & White’ Young Adults Party. On Saturday 1,000 people celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut together at a concert of Mashina. On Sunday we had the third and most meaningful of our Celebrate Israel events – the Family Event. More than 600...

IAC Florida started a new lecture series, “Identity and Belonging,” for Israeli-American parents. Developed and lead by orthodox Rabbi Yehuda Kornfeld and psychotherapist Dr. Neta Peleg-Oren, who is also a council member, the program will focus on the 2nd generation, who were born and raised in the U.S, to strengthen their Jewish identity....

This week over 200 participated had an amazing time in Yom Hatmaut in Salt Lake City. IAC Beyachad co-sponsored the event that was let by our volunteer leader in Salt Lake City.

This week in the small Israeli-American community of Omaha, Nebraska had their own celebration of Yom Hatzmaut with 21 participants.  IAC Beyachad sponsored a get together for with Israeli Food and deserts while the community watched together the celebration in Israel.

IAC DC co-sponsored the Embassy of Israel Independence Day celebrations, with more than 1,000 dignitaries from around the country and Israel. Ambassador Ron Dermer thanked the IAC for their commitment for a strong and united Israel-US relationship.

IAC DC Engage volunteers held their first 'playdate in Hebrew' meetup in the DC area, as a result of engagement activities.

With 700 people celebrating together, IAC Beyachad co-sponsored Yom Hazmaut celebration in Minneapolis that led by IAC Beyachad volunteer leader.

Los Angeles held the largest Israel's Independence Celebration outside of Israel. This year’s festival featured pavilions celebrating the Jewish people’s connections to Ethiopia, Morocco and Eastern Europe, a world marketplace, kosher food and more. More than 75 local organizations and businesses were represented at the festival along with 25...

This week in Eitanim, students had the opportunity to work with David Brog, Executive Director of Macabbes Task Force and learn first-hand about BDS and Debating Skills.  We were very proud of the progress the students had made over a short period of time in their ability to articulate and advocate for Israel.

This week, our partner organization the Israeli-American Nexus worked with the City of Beverly Hills, one of the world’s most affluent and well recognized cities, to officially endorse the California’s anti-BDS legislation. This high level endorsement garnered unanimous support from the council and the Mayor stated for the record, “if you take...

The last session of Toddler Shabbat in Jersey city took place this week. In the picture the instructor and the families are lighting the Shabbat candles together.

In Denver, over 100 Israeli-Americans celebrated Hatmaut with few stations for a face painter, arts & craft and a painting class, simply the clown showed up and entertained the guest with his balloon twisting techniques. IAC Beyachad sponsored the event that was led by our volunteer leader.

Thousands attended Celebrate Israel in Tenafly NJ at the largest Yom Haatzmaut celebration ever produced in the area. All partners and granted of IAC NJ attended the event, created and offered activities for participants and performed on stage. More than 100 community members, kids and adults, performed and more than 20 organizations partnered...

IAC Eitanim Seattle strategized new and innovative ways to defeat the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The students had a conversation with UC Berkeley graduate and sanctions researcher, Nir Maoz about how BDS manifests itself in today's society. After analyzing the underlying issues and arguments revolving around BDS, IAC...

This week IAC Beyachad co-sponsored  the Yom Hatzmaut in Houston Texas with around 450 participants, mainly families with kids. IAC Beyachad volunteer leader help organized the event the collaboration of the local JCC.

IAC council members hosted Israeli philanthropists Benny Levin, co-founder of NICE Systems and Amir Halevy, Senior Partner at the law firm GKH, for an IAC salon parlor meeting discussing the rise of Israeli philanthropy and encouraging a culture of giving amongst Israelis and Israeli-Americans. This event was made possible by partnership with...

In Kansas City more than 450 people-Jewish and Israeli-Americans joined the Yom Haatzmaut celebration! With Falafel, Israeli singer and more. IAC Beyachad co-sponsored together with the Jewish federation and lead by our volunteer leader

3000 community members joined us for Israel’s 68th Independence Day celebration. We enjoyed an afternoon full of family entertainment. An uplifting "March of Flags” in support of the State of Israel carried by representatives from local Jewish organizations and featured over 35 local organizations and vendors in our street market....

Silicon Valley  Eitanim participants practiced social enterpanurship and focused on designing projects in the community. We had the honor of hosting Eyal Baruch,  Sr. Program Manager at Ruckus Wireless who presented the key points of a project management. The students designed social projects that will be submitted later to the Palo Alto JCC...

The IAC NJ collaborated with a IAC Gavnim NJ graduate who established a lecture series on Israeli Culture. The kickoff event took place this week and 80 people are signed up for the series.

During Yom Hazikaron both Israel Hayom and the Jerusalem Post told the tory of IAC Eitanim