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Sep 6, 2011

Action Alert: Help Free Alan Gross

The BBYO International Executives Body passed a motion to encourage the U.S. government to intensify diplomatic efforts to secure the release of Alan Gross from Cuba.

Jul 18, 2011

Learning to Save the World -- Winter Park/Maitland Jewish Observer

For three days, Laurel Cohen of Maitland, FL was one of two leaders BBYO's Human Rights & Genocide program, which brought together Jewish teens in Washington, D.C., to learn about genocide and how to speak out against it so they can make a difference.

Jun 23, 2011

"Doing -- and then Hearing" in the Washington Jewish Week

Rachel Meytin, the Director of the PANIM Institute of BBYO, discusses two of her favorite words from the Torah.

Jun 7, 2011

Lynn Schusterman Celebrates BBYO in the JTA: Betting on Jewish Teens

Read a recent op-ed in the JTA on the immense communal benefit of investing in Jewish teens through our platform of fun, meaningful and affordable experiences.

Jun 3, 2011

BBYO Alumna Speaks to 10,000 Israel Activists at AIPAC Policy Conference

May 31, 2011

March of the Living Alums Co-Chair Genocide Summit

TORONTO — Jesse Freedman says he and fellow Jewish teens have a responsibility to prevent atrocities from happening again. A Grade 11 student at Crestwood College in Toronto, Freedman, 16, recently participated in the March of the Living, the annual Holocaust educational program that takes place in Poland and Israel. “The trip was powerful, but we can’t let the trip just end,” he told The CJN.

May 17, 2011

PANIM Institute of BBYO Introduces New Leadership Program from Middle School Teens

Apr 18, 2011

Thousands of Jewish Teens Participate in J-Serve 2011

Mar 2, 2011

HUNDREDS OF TEEN LEADERS GATHERED IN LOS ANGELES TO BUILD MOVEMENT COMMITTED TO THE JEWISH FUTURE AND MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

Dec 3, 2010

Stand UP for Each Other: Campaign for Respect and Inclusion

Nov 23, 2010

AZA member Lucas Lendenbaum will appear on the season finale of MTV’s “the buried life” this Monday, Nov. 29th at 10 p.m. ET

Sep 27, 2010

March of the Living 2011 Registration Now Open

Sep 20, 2010

Earn Up to 50% Off Summer of Impact Experiences through Double Impact Scholarship

The PANIM Institute of BBYO is excited to announce a new scholarship initiative that will enable more teens to participate in a Summer of Impact experience while supporting ongoing service in local communities throughout the year. This is your chance to make "double the impact."

Jun 10, 2010

Estee Portnoy Elected Chair of BBYO International Board of Directors

BBYO, Inc. is proud to announce that Estee Portnoy of Bethesda, MD has been elected Chair of BBYO’s International Board of Directors. A sports executive and Jewish philanthropist, Portnoy succeeds Howard Wohl of Mill Neck, NY.

Jun 2, 2010

BBYO Teens Attend White House Jewish Heritage Month Event

When we were elected as International Presidents of BBYO, Inc., never in our wildest dreams did we think we would be invited to the White House. But there we were today, attending the first-ever White House reception marking Jewish Heritage Month. We began to realize how much our role does not exist in a vacuum, and that although we are teens, we, too, are important Jewish leaders.

May 18, 2010

Action Alert: Flooding in Nashville

Apr 28, 2010

PANIM Institute Seminars Bring 600 Teens to Washington, DC

This academic year, more than 600 teens from around the country came to Washington, DC to explore public policy and social activism through a Jewish lens as a part of Panim el Panim (PeP), a program with a 20+ year history that is now a part of the PANIM Institute of BBYO. During a total of eight seminars, high school delegations had the opportunity to meet with over fifty Congressional Offices, including special meetings with civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis (D-IL) and Early Act champion and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.

Apr 26, 2010

BBYO Represents Largest Teen Delegation on March of the Living