From: Mitchell Bard - AICE

From: Mitchell Bard - AICE To: jeevacationgginail.com Subject: A New Year Brings New Challenges Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:04:33 +0000 Having trouble viewing this email? Click here The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise - Jewish Virtual 00000 AICE PROJECTS Rosh Hashana 2014 Dear Readers, We have set an impossible goal for ourselves: to offer visitors to the Jewish Virtual Library (JVL) the opportunity to learn everything they want to know relating to the last 5,774 years of Jewish/Israel history, politics and culture, as well as the information they need about current events. This has already been a labor of love for 16 years and will be a lifelong project for me and for AICE. We see the hunger for this knowledge reflected in the sl,'Jewish Virtual tremendous growth of our population of visitors, Library which totaled more than one million in both April and May. Moreover, the interest in our Library is universal, as indicated by the global community of users who come from more than 200 countries and territories. Our dedicated staff continues to develop and maintain this vast archive of roughly 30,000 entries and more than 8,000 photos, maps, charts and other graphics. Thanks to the generosity of people like you; our staff is focused on strengthening our resources and continuing to reach millions of people around the globe each year through AICE's projects. Our annual budget is used to: • Manage the JVL; • Produce weekly email reports; • Edit our free online Israel Studies textbook and produce other research studies; • Offer education programs and resources, such as Myths and Facts and On One Foot, for students, the community, educators and the media; • Support graduate students pursuing PhDs in Israel-related fields; • Bring Israeli scholars (more than 100 to nearly 70 universities in the last eight years) to teach and interact with the community EFTA01154252 p, To stay updated on a daily basis, find us online! and media; and • Provide resources to address the growing problem of Israel denial represented by supporters of boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. ,Myths & Facts: 2012 These are the primary components of AICE's 20-year mission. To continue to translate your investments into tangible results; however, we need your support. If you read our weekly emails or use any of our other resources, but don't have the financial means to make a large donation, please do not be deterred from writing a check. Just think, if every visitor to the JVL donates just $10 AICE can maintain this incomparable resource for years to come and allow us to do even more to educate the world about the Jewish people and Israel. Donations of any amount can have a large impact; your gift directly supports AICE's mission and helps us continue to make an even greater impact in the future. Help AICE celebrate its 20th anniversary and start the year 5775 with arenewed commitment to assist Americans, and our visitors from around the world, to better understand and appreciate the Jewish people and their homeland, Israel. Please consider a contribution now as an investment in the education of this generation as well as the next. Sincerely, Mitchell Bard Executive Director AICE provides facts and information about the Jewish world that you don't find anywhere else. Please don't wait. Click here to make a contribution today or mail your tax-deductible check (which prevents your donation from being reduced by credit card fees) to AICE, 2810 Blaine Drive, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Thank you. Forward this email EFTA01154253 This email was sent to [email protected] by Update Profile/Email Address Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe Privacy Policy. ;2, American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise 2810 Blame Dr. Chevy Chase MD 20815 EFTA01154254