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Improving Israel's Media Image: A Radical Approach with Aryeh Green, Director of MediaCentral
The Koret Taube Center for Jewish Peoplehood at the Osher Marin JCC, in association with the Jewish Community Relations Council and The Israel Center, presents Improving Israel’s Media Image: A Radical Approach with Aryeh Green, Director of MediaCentral. This audio-visual presentation and lecture will ask the question “Does Israel get a fair shake in the media?” as Green presents evidence of how the worldwide press depicts the nation. Participants will learn methods to promote accuracy and fairness in journalism and hear about a radically different-and-successful approach of embracing reporters rather than attacking them. Guests from all backgrounds are invited to attend.
WHO: All are invited. Tickets are $15 public / $12 members Register by calling 415-444-8000.
WHEN: Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 7 p.m.
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WHERE: The Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael
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About Aryeh Green
Currently, Aryeh Green serves as the director of MediaCentral, a Jerusalem-based project providing support services to foreign journalists in Israel. Green has spent 17 years in business, mostly high-tech, including various executive management positions and consulting work for public and private Israeli companies, including ECI Telecom, Aladdin, Lannet, Bank HaPoalim, Pfizer, AudioCodes, and others.
Green is the former managing director of the G3 Associates business consulting firm in Jerusalem and former policy advisor to Natan Sharansky. Most Green recently served as a senior member of minister Sharansky’s staff in the prime minister’s office, responsible for contacts with Palestinian and other Arab democracy activists as well as for relations with ‘next generation’ Jewish leaders and public diplomacy efforts. His articles ihave been published in the Jerusalem Post, Ha'aretz, Washington Jewish Week and SF Northern California Jewish Bulletin. For Green’s blog, visit http://aryeh-israel.blogspot.com.
About the Osher Marin JCC
The Osher Marin JCC is the community center of Marin County. Epitomizing the essence of Marin, with a range of authentic cultural experiences enjoyed by many generations, the Osher Marin JCC offers award-winning facilities, abundant physical and educational activities and world-class programming relevant to our entire community today. Since the Osher Marin JCC’s founding in 1947, the center has become recognizable for its rich history of Jewish traditions and values with an unparalleled all-inclusive community spirit. For more information about the Osher Marin JCC, please visit http://www.marinjcc.org.
