Stories - Young Judaea

Alumni

National Mazkira speaks at Holocaust Event

Recently, YJ National Mazkira Natalie Pittman was a panelist in a screening of the award-winning documentary 999: The Forgotten Girls in NYC. Her mother and YJ alum, Vivian Genn-Pittman, wrote […]

YJ Teens

NatCon Reflection from a Teen

YJ Teens National Convention was such a fun and meaningful experience. First and foremost, I loved getting to see my friends, but the weekend was about so much more than […]

YJ Teens

Reflection on National Convention from the National Mazkira

Last weekend, 130 teens from across the country and around the world came together for YJ Teens National Convention—and from the moment we stepped off the buses, the energy was […]

Alumni

The Berman Family: Generations of Young Judaeans

An interview with Steve Berman, TY 1969, 70 and 1972 YC/Machon 1973-74, TY Madrich 1974, YJ Florida Director 1977-79, TY Head Counselor TY 1979, YJG Board member 2012-2022 How many […]

Alumni

A Young Judaea Alum’s Hopeful Return

By Chuck Fox, Tel Yehudah 1987-1988 I was here in Israel twenty-three months ago, in January 2024, three months after the start of the war, for a week-long Young Judaea […]

YJ Teens

A Teen Leader’s Experience at the AZM Conference

By Natalie Pittman, National Mazkira 2025-2026 This week, I was honored to join the AZM Biennial Conference as a teen leader representing Young Judaea with AZYC. When I first arrived […]