March 10/11
AMERICAN LATINOS & JEWS
WORKING TOGETHER ON MUTUAL CONCERNS:
SHARED HERITAGE, VALUES & VISIONS
Sunday, March 27, 2010
6:00 - 7:00 - Opening Dinner
Registration of Participants
Welcome & Leadership Dinner:
Welcome/Greetings/Vision
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The Hon. Julián Castro, Mayor of San Antonio, Honorary Chair – Greetings
Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg, Bridges Co-Chair
Dr. David Altman, Netanya Academic College
Shlomo Erdinast (Member of the Board of Trustees Netanya Academic
College) makes presentation to Rabbi Scheinberg and Henry Cisneros
Henry Cisneros, Bridges Co-Chair
Remarks by WJC Convener –
The Honorable Leticia Van De Putte, Texas State Senator
7:15 pm -8:30 pm Session I
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Greetings from Israel & Introduction of Academy Award Winner Documentary
“Strangers No More” Best Documentary Short Subject, 2010
Meir Shlomo, Consul General of Israel to the Southwest
Light Entertainment by Latino Trio
Monday, March 28, 2010
Session II - 8:00- 9:00 a.m.
Education – Key Role to Tomorrow's Success
Moderator: Dr. Tessa Martinez Pollack, President Our Lady of the Lake
University, San Antonio, Texas
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Big Futures for The Young (K-12)
Presenter: Maria “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Executive Director
Intercultural Development Research Association, San Antonio, Texas
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Higher Education: Broadening Horizons for Cooperation
Presenter: TBA
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The Commitment to Education
Presenter: The Hon. Florence D. Shapiro, Texas State Senator, Chair
Senate Education Committee
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Higher Education & Immigrant Absorption
Presenter: Dr. David Altman, Senior Vice President, Netanya Academic
College, Israel
Session III - 9:15 am – 10:15
Immigration – Challenges and Opportunities – Integrating
Newcomers - Points of Convergence
Moderator: Eddie Aldrete, Vice President Public Affairs, International Bank of
Commerce, San Antonio, Texas
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Hispanic-American Perspective, General
Presenter: Thomas Saenz, President and General Counsel, MALDEF
Hispanic focus on one interesting case or program
Presenter: The Hon. Trey Martinez Fisher, Texas State
Representative, District 116
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What has been the American Jewish experience
Presenter: TBA
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What lessons has Israel learned & can contribute
Presenter: TBA
Session IV –10:15 – 11:15
The US & Israel: How Much Do We Know…Or Care? And Why Should We?
Reviewing Demographic Trends
Moderator: Charles Pulman, Netanya Academic College
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The US & Israel: How Much Do We Know…Or Care? And Why Should
We?
Presenter: The Hon. Roel Campos, Former Commissioner, U.S.
Securities & Exchange Commission
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Release of New Hispanic Opinion Poll & Comparison to Previous One
from 10 Years ago
Presenter: - Marc Schneier, Founder and President, Foundation for Ethnic
Understanding
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Latest research from focus groups in Miami/LA
Presenter: Leah Soibel, Director, Spanish Media Program, The Israel Project
Coffee - 11:15 – 11:30 am & Cake
Session V - 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
National Security - Developments & Trends in Foreign Policy
Moderator: Raul Rodriguez, Founding & Manager Director, U.S. Mexico Foundation
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US-Israel Relations and Latest Developments in the Middle East
Presenter: Brig. Gen. Baruch Spiegel (ret.), Netanya Academic College
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Options In The Face Of Iran's Nuclearization
Presenter: Dr. Reuven Pedatzur, Academic Director S. Daniel Abraham
Center for Strategic Dialogue
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Latin America’s new role viz. Israel-Palestinian developments
Presenter: Dr. Eduardo Kohn, B’nai Brith’s Director of Latin
American Affairs
Lunch - 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Mini-History: Case for Israel
Moderator: TBA
Keynote Speaker:
The Hon. Henry Cisneros, Co-Chair Bridges & Pathways, former San Antonio Mayor
and HUD Secretary
Session VI - 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Work Session – Round Table discussion on issues discussed: Education,
Immigration & National Security
Table Co-Captains: one Latino & one Jewish to facilitate & report at the end of the
day.
Session VI3:45 pm – 4:30 pm
Community Organizing and Foreign Policy
Moderator: TBA
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What and how Jews have expressed their support for a strong and
democratic Israel over the past 50 years: Crises & Achievements
Presenter: Rabbi Irwin Katsof
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The growing awareness and involvement of Latinos in the US foreign
affairs arena
Presenters: Moctesuma Esparza, President Maya Pictures
Sol Trujillo
Session VII- 4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
The Role of Faith in Forging Common Cause - Faith Based Latino-Jewish
Relations
Moderator: Diana Hagee, John Hagee Ministries
Presenters:
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Pastor Eliezer Bonilla, General Secretary, National, Hispanic Christian
Leadership Conference (NHCLC)
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Father David Garcia, Senior Advisor Catholic Relief Services, Pastor St.
Agnes Catholic Church
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Rabbi Pesach Lerner, Executive Vice President National Council of Young
Israel
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American Jewish Leader
Concluding Dinner
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where Do We Go From Here?
Henry Cisneros, Rabbi Aryeh Scheinberg
Captains’ Report from Round Table discussion.