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Teens turn CEO for a week to learn about Israel and tech

Ten startups recently took the stage at American Jewish University (AJU) to pitch their ideas for how to implement Israeli water technology in the United States at an event hosted by the Israeli-American Council (IAC).

Celebrate Israel Festival seeks to engage, expand partnerships

With a precision flyover, a Moroccan henna party, a fairy hunt, an exhibition honoring 75 years of Bob Dylan and officials paying tribute to the Jewish state, the annual Yom HaAtzmaut Celebrate Israel Los Angeles festival is set to take place this Sunday at Cheviot Hills Recreation Center (Rancho Park).

Israeli-American group creates new lobbying arm

From national conferences to a planned community center in Woodland Hills, the Israeli-American Council (IAC) seems to make a big move every few months — and it’s still one of the younger organizations in the Jewish and pro-Israel world.

A new home for Israeli-American engagement

The sign on the futuristic white building, located on Winnetka Avenue just north of Pierce College, will welcome visitors to the Israeli-American Council’s (IAC) Shepher Community Center.

At Israeli-American Council’s second national conference, more people and less politics

As about 1,300 Israeli Americans convened from Oct. 17-19 in Washington, D.C., for the Israeli-American Council’s (IAC) second annual national conference, anxiety and anger over the recent wave of Palestinian stabbings in Israel was a much-discussed topic during a weekend that was otherwise less flashy, less political and more formal than the group’s flashy inaugural conference a year ago.

TIMELINE: A history of the Israeli-American Council

2006 — Israeli Consul General in Los Angeles Ehud Danoch invites two local prominent Israelis, Danny Alpert and Eli Marmour, to foster an Israeli-American community in Los Angeles, in part to show support and solidarity during times of war in Israel.

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