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IPAC (American Israel
Political Affairs Com-
mittee), a pro-Israel
lobbying organization, hosted
its annual high school summit
Nov. 9-11 in Washington, D.C.
More than 300 high school
teens were gathered from se-
lect Jewish day schools, syna-
gogues, youth groups and teen
leadership organizations across
the nation for a series of work-
shops leading up to an actual
hands-on lobbying experience.
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Throughout our time with
Alex Mark, Nicole Hertzberg, Shaye Winer and Caryn
Zeitlin
AIPAC, we learned about what
AIPAC does and talked about what we, as young political activists, could do to help
support and promote Israel.
We had a brief seminar about the situation in the Middle East and what America's
current role is regarding the region. Also, they told us time after time, that while
we may be the younger generation, we can bring change as long as we try. A major
highlight of many teens' experiences during these few days was getting the chance
to put what we had been taught into action. We were split into delegations by mostly
what state we were from.
I came to AIPAC with BBYO (B'nai B'rith Youth Organization). Together with stu-
dents from the Frankel Jewish Academy in West Bloomfield, we had the opportunity to
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lobby a representative of U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
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hind Israel. He thought what we were doing was absolutely great.
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Walking up Capitol Hill was honestly one of the most amazing
experiences of my life. Teenagers from across the nation left the
summit informed and enlightened on so many things. The summit
definitely made an impact on my life.
Shaye Winer, 17, is a senior at West Bloomfield High School.
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