$55,000 trip to Israel included in Oscars swag bag Nominees in the main acting and directing categories receive the bags, which reportedly are each worth a total of $200,000.
New Birthright program is courting U.S. Hebrew speakers Birthright Israel and the Israeli-American Council will offer a new Birthright program track for Israeli-American young adults called IAC Shelanu.
U. of Calif. leaders condemn student effort to limit Israel trips The heads of UCLA and the University of California system criticized a student-led pledge that urged candidates for student government to refuse trips to Israel sponsored by certain pro-Israel groups.
