Melton Israel Graduate Seminar Winter 2002-03

The 2002-3 Winter Israel Seminar was a resounding success from beginning to end, with 17 participants from four schools on two continents coming together for an experience "second to none!" The tense political and security climate did not interfere with a learning dynamic that was only surpassed by the pleasures of learning and traveling with people from such different backgrounds.

Two additional highlights beyond the traditional program: a meeting with the editor of The Jerusalem Report, David Horowitz, on the eve of Israel's elections ("I learnt more about Israeli politics in one hour than in all of these years preceding the meeting", said Ruth Parasol of Melbourne) and a meeting on the final day with the president of The Hebrew University, Prof. Menachem Magidor, who honored us and in turn was impressed by the degree to which participants had studied and experienced Israel and Jewish history in a meaningful way through the seminar and their Melton studies.

Recruitment is now under way for the Summer Israel Seminar.