(Communicated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
The result of collaboration between the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston (CJP), the Israel Foreign Ministry, Israel 21c and Upstart Activist, the exhibit will bring positive images of Israel to the college campus community by showing students how Israeli-developed technology influences and impacts on their daily lives.
During the winter/spring semester, the exhibit will be displayed on such prestigious Boston area campuses as Harvard, MIT, Tufts, Brandeis, Boston University, Wellesley, Boston College, UMass-Amherst, and Northeastern. From there, the exhibit will continue on to other American campuses throughout 2005.
Featuring some of the most successful innovations, products and discoveries to have emerged from Israel, the exhibit will show American students a highly relevant, attractive and non-political side of Israeli society: the contributions Israelis have made to make the world a better place. Participants include Given Imaging, M-Systems, Teva, PowerPaper and Intel.
"College students today have only seen Israel as a place of conflict and war. This exhibit shows them that there's another Israel that exists - one of medical advances, technological breakthroughs and scientific discoveries that are helping each one of us," said Amir Gissin, director the the Foreign Ministry's Public Affairs Division.
"It is so important for people, particularly people on college campuses, to understand Israel in all its depth and breadth. Israel is more than a headline in the paper. It is a vibrant democracy whose openness to the modern the world and commitment to learning, science, women's rights and democracy makes it a place where technology flourishes. Israel has become a storehouse of knowledge and it has produced miracles that have changed our world," said Barry Shrage, President of Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston.
The exhibit is currently on temporary display at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. It will also be featured on the MFA website.