Emily Briskman

Assistant Vice President, Campus Affairs/

Executive Director, JUF’s Israel Education Center

emilybriskman@juf.org

312-357-4671

JUF’s Israel Education Center

Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation

of Metropolitan Chicago

Bob Schwartz| Senior Policy Advisor

Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest
Phone: (312) 380-8812 (Direct)|Fax: (312) 380-8855
500 W. Madison St., Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60661

http://embassies.gov.il/chicago/

Emily Briskman

Assistant Vice President, Campus Affairs/

Executive Director, JUF’s Israel Education Center

emilybriskman@juf.org

312-357-4671

JUF’s Israel Education Center

Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation

of Metropolitan Chicago

Bob Schwartz| Senior Policy Advisor

Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest
Phone: (312) 380-8812 (Direct)|Fax: (312) 380-8855
500 W. Madison St., Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60661

http://embassies.gov.il/chicago/

All is good for the visit. We have 1 student absolutely confirmed but we’re working on getting 2 more. John and I have done a panel/presentation like this many times and we’re confident it will go well. We will cover trends, challenges (intersectionality, public perception of Israel amongst college students etc...), positive activism, breadth of Jewish life on campus etc... 

We can work in any time frame you give us. What do you think would be preferable?

Emily 

Hi Emily,

 

As time approaches for the visit by MABAL to Hillel on June 12^th, I was wondering how the planning was coming from your end?

 

Here is the entry in their itinerary as it now stands: Note I have your bio and John’s as separate documents which I will send to the delegation organizer.

 

1:30 pm                       Newberger Hillel Center 5715 S Woodlawn Ave.

Program: Lunch and Panel on “Israel on Campus/BDS challenges”. Presentation by John Lowenstein, JUF's Vice President of Campus Affairs, Emily Briskman, Assistant Vice President, Campus Affairs /Executive Director, JUF’s Israel Education Center and Anna Levin Rosen, Rabbi and Executive Director, U. of C. Hillel, followed by Student panel and Q&A.

 

• MABAL will reimburse for the lunch. They just need an invoice from you and they will pay (via the Embassy in Washington) ahead of time.
• Any luck gathering students for a panel. If not, I have no doubt the three of you will do a great job.
• They will have to leave Hillel in time to have an important meeting downtown at 4 pm.

 

Let’s discuss any questions. I would like to get as much of a final agenda to them as possible by next Wednesday.

 

Thanks.

 

Bob

 

 

Bob Schwartz| Senior Policy Advisor

Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest
Phone: (312) 380-8812 (Direct)|Fax: (312) 380-8855
500 W. Madison St., Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60661

http://embassies.gov.il/chicago/

 

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From: Political-Consulate Of Israel-Chicago
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 5:14 PM
To: 'Briskman, Emily'
Cc: Consul General-Consulate Of Israel-Chicago; Dcm-Consulate Of Israel-Chicago (DCM@chicago.mfa.gov.il); itaymilner@hotmail.com; matan_or@mail.idf.il; WaxmanHaim@mail.gov.il
Subject: RE: MABAL visit to Hillel on June 12th, 2018

 

Hi Emily,

 

Just checking in to see if there are any developments regarding lunch at Hillel on the 12^th?

 

Thanks,

 

Bob

 

 

Bob Schwartz| Senior Policy Advisor

Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest
Phone: (312) 380-8812 (Direct)|Fax: (312) 380-8855
500 W. Madison St., Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60661

http://embassies.gov.il/chicago/

 

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From: Briskman, Emily [mailto:EmilyBriskman@juf.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2018 3:16 PM
To: Dcm-Consulate Of Israel-Chicago
Cc: Political-Consulate Of Israel-Chicago; Lowenstein, John; White, Emily
Subject: RE: MABAL visit to Hillel on June 12th, 2018

 

Thank you Itay.

 

Bob – hope all is well.  It’s been a long time since we last spoke but glad to work with you.

 

More than happy to help.  A few questions:

1. Is the visit public?  I want to make sure that we are prepared for any chance, even small, that there could be protests.
2. I will check in with Hillel about the date/time and get back to you ASAP
3. The last day of exams is June 9 so there may be some difficulty in getting students from UChicago and/or other area campuses but we will do our best

 

Emily

 

Emily Briskman

Assistant Vice President, Campus Affairs/

Executive Director, JUF’s Israel Education Center

emilybriskman@juf.org

312-357-4671

 

JUF’s Israel Education Center

Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation

of Metropolitan Chicago

 

From: Dcm-Consulate Of Israel-Chicago <DCM@chicago.mfa.gov.il>
Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 3:04 PM
To: Briskman, Emily <EmilyBriskman@juf.org>
Cc: Political-Consulate Of Israel-Chicago <Political@chicago.mfa.gov.il>; Lowenstein, John <JohnLowenstein@juf.org>
Subject: FW: MABAL visit to Hillel on June 12th, 2018

 

Hi Emily,

 

Thank you for assisting us with the program, please see under the description of the delegation and what are they interested in.

Perhaps we can arrange a lunch for them at hillel (they will pay the catering) or they will have the lunch at booth. What sounds better to you?

 

Itay 

 

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   Itay Milner

   Deputy Consul General

   Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest

   500 W. Madison Street, Suite 3100

   Chicago, IL 60661

   (312) 380-8809

   http://chicago.mfa.gov.il

   http://www.facebook.com/IsraelinChicago

 

 

 

 

From: Political-Consulate Of Israel-Chicago
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2018 1:55 PM
To: Dcm-Consulate Of Israel-Chicago
Subject: MABAL visit to Hillel on June 12th, 2018

 

Hi Emily,

 

Pursuant to our conversation, I am writing to ask for your assistance in arranging a meeting for a very special Israeli delegation: 30-40 high level ranking active duty Israeli military officers (from the rank of Lt. Colonel and above) who have recently completed a special course of study at the Israel National Defense College, a prestigious institution (comparable to the US Army War College).

 

We will be on the University of Chicago campus for meetings from 11 am- 1:00 pm on June 12^th.

 

Would it be possible to arrange a kosher lunch for the group by around 1:15-1:30 pm followed by a panel on BDS on campus?

 

We would greatly appreciate it.

 

Some additional background: This course is designed to educate future leaders responsible for the security of the State of Israel in the fields of the history, policy, society, economics, foreign relations and science. These men and women come from the IDF as well as Israel Ministries of Defense, Interior, Foreign Affairs, Justice, Finance, Labor and Welfare, Industry and Environment. The class is also open to representatives of foreign militaries and governments (including the US).

 

This year, the National Defense College tour is focusing upon, “The Influence of Domestic Issues upon Foreign Policy” as a general theme. The BDS debate certainly fits those parameters.

 

I will be out of the office for two weeks beginning tomorrow. In my absence, Bob Schwartz, our Senior Policy Advisor, whom you know, will be your POC. His e-mail is: political@chicago.mfa.gov.il  and his direct line is:

(312) 380-8812

 

Thanks for all your assistance on this visit.