OVERVIEW
Organizational Overview
About Us
Founded in 1982, Project Interchange is an educational organization dedicated to the first-hand introduction of Israel and its regional historical and contemporary challenges to current and future United States and international leaders. A cornerstone of Project Interchange seminars is the presentation of differing viewpoints on the complexities and nuances of controversial issues in Israel and the Middle East such as the Israeli-Palestinian and Israel-Hezbollah conflicts.
Project Interchange has brought over 4,500 prominent American and international figures to Israel on our week-long seminars which include meetings, site visits, and touring. Each seminar is tailored to address the interests of its delegation (e.g., immigrant absorption, education, counter-terrorism, politics, and environment), while introducing participants to Israel’s complexity and diversity. All groups engage in meetings with government officials, analysts, and clergy. Participants are exposed to the successes and challenges of immigrant absorption through candid discussion with new and former immigrants. These leaders also learn about the challenges to Israeli-Arab society and the plethora of issues confronting Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Visits to cutting edge co-existence and social and economic empowerment programs along with tours of historical and archeological significance complete the wider picture of Israel today. We also include orientation and alumni programming and relationship-building.
Project Interchange is an institute of the American Jewish Committee, the oldest human relations agency in the United States. The American Jewish Committee works to combat bigotry and to promote pluralism and tolerance in the U.S. and abroad. Celebrating its twenty-fifth year, Project Interchange is a non-profit, non-political 501(c)3 organization funded by individual donors, private foundations and Jewish federations.