Happy Chanukkah 2011!!

yoav@negevdirect.com 12/20/2011

Happy Chanukkah 2011 to all our loyal readers!! Video from the 12.19.11 Conan O’Brian Show.

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Apple to Open R&D Center In Israel

yoav@negevdirect.com 12/14/2011

More good news for Israel Hi-Tech as Apple Computers announces it will open up its first development center outside of its California headquarters. Check out the full story in Globes. David

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Salaries of U.S. Jewish Communal Leaders

yoav@negevdirect.com 12/13/2011

The Forward has just published it’s Annual Salary Survey covering 76 top Jewish communal organizations. Most revealing,  and it’s searchable. It’s worthwhile to check and see how much of your hard-earned contributions went to…

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Jewish Fundraising Alert!

yoav@negevdirect.com 12/12/2011

Two of America’s oldest, largest and most prominent Jewish organizations are suffering massive slides in public contributions as Jews appear to be turning away from large, multi-issue advocacy groups and toward single-issue organizations. Don’t…

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Let Us Give Thanks

yoav@negevdirect.com 11/21/2011

It’s almost Thanksgiving, but Israel is number one. In turkey consumption. For years, Israel has led the world in per-capita consumption of turkey meat. The contest hasn’t even been close. Israelis consume an average…

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Job Opportunity

yoav@negevdirect.com 11/16/2011

On September 13 during a JINSA Executive Committee meeting, Tom Neumann announced that he would like to step down as Executive Director of JINSA in the coming months but will continue to work for…

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Jobs in Jewish Philanthropy – 11.10.2011

yoav@negevdirect.com 11/10/2011

Location  Posted Executive Director   Contemporary Jewish Museum San Francisco, CA, United States   11/09/2011 save job | view/apply Chief Development Officer   The Jewish Theological Seminary New York, NY, United States  11/07/2011 save job | view/apply Senior…

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The Battle of Beersheva

yoav@negevdirect.com 10/27/2011

You know October 31st as Halloween. Here in Beersheva, we we know it as the anniversary of the great Battle of Beersheva, the last great equine-led calvary charge in history. The British army, in…

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