1st Day of the North American Seminar!

Hello Diller followers! It's the North American Seminar and the Israelis from Karmiel-Misgav are here!

This Tuesday morning, our Israelis arrived in Pittsburgh from Karmiel and Misgav after two very long flights. They enjoyed lunch and a hearty welcome from the United Jewish Federation. They visited Mount Washington and Point State Park to see some sights.  Market Square proved interesting, and some were intrigued by the glass facade of the PPG building.  

The Israelis learned about the Jewish Community Center and hung around at the pool for the start of a day of fun. They witnessed and used the building’s amazing spinning dryer, able to dry a bathing suit in twenty seconds.  Then they met the Pittsburgh cohort and saw snow which is quite unusual in Israel.  Israeli and American Fellows lead the group through some ice breaker activities to get to know each other.

Next, Israeli fellows met their host families in a reception.  “Hatikvah” and “The Star-Spangled Banner” were sung.  American Fellows presented Pittsburgh’s new guests with some welcome gifts that represent Pittsburgh such as Terrible Towels.  Steve introduced officials in the Pittsburgh P2K Partnership with Karmiel and Misgav, who explained the program.  Finally, the Americans and Israelis separated and reflected on the day, and families left the JCC to show the Israelis their new homes.

Thanks for reading and remember that the blog is updated daily during NAS so keep checking!

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