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Making a Tangible Connection to Israel with Elianna Perez
January 2023 Elianna Perez, Volunteer, ACHI613 Please note that this podcast was recorded before the events of October 7th, and therefore may not completely reflect the current reality in Israel. See updates about ACHI613’s response to the war at the end of the episode’s transcript. Sharon Freundel: I’m Sharon Freundel, Managing Director of the Jewish […]
ACHI Continues to do More
BALTIMORE, MD Welcomes ACHI in Where What and When
American Communities Helping Israel: A Mighty Sisterhood
613 Seconds with Tova Taragin
Reflections on the 2023 Israel Day Parade
ACHI to Join IDB Float
Jewish Schools Across the US Make a KLEE
Internalizing Love for the Land of Israel One Klee at a Time
New Market Lets You Support Israel By Shopping From Home
Elianna Mintz Perez didn’t set out to volunteer for what she calls “Etsy for Israeli goods” for an organization run by older Jewish women. After all, she was working as a successful producer for CBS This Morning and on the verge of getting married. Then when COVID hit, the St. Louis Park native’s outlook began to change.
Online Marketplace Is Making a Difference in the Lives of Israelis
The ACHI team created the hashtag #MyKlee, encouraging people to post pictures on Facebook and Instagram of their klees, filled with goods from Israel.
Online Marketplace Makes it Easy toBuy Israeli Goods During the Pandemic
American Communities Helping Israel is an online marketplace where 150+ Israel-based vendors can find new customers worldwide.
Shopping to Support Israel? Now that’s something I can get behind
The current ACHI Market categories include Judaica, art, cosmetics, fashion, food, gift stores, jewelry, photos, toys and wines of Israel. One section offers customers the option to purchase Israeli goods online to be delivered to friends and family living in Israel.
Shuttered Storefronts
An insider’s view of how Covid has affected shops and merchants in Jerusalem
Interview with Dr. Lynda Zentman on ILtv
Dr. Lynda Zentman about ACHI
ACHI: Activism Through Commerce
Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Industry has partnered with ACHI to expand the circle of customers and sales of Israeli Manufacturers with “made in Israel” label in the US and Canada.
Bringing Israeli Businesses to Baltimore
Tova Taragin’s of Baltimore is active in ACHI, American Communities Helping Israel
If you want a piece of Israel, turn to ACHI’s website, www.achi613.org and shop Israel online. ACHI’s Baltimore-Washington Coordinator, Tova Taragin can help you.
‘Think Israel, Buy Israeli’ Initiative Promotes Purchase of Blue and White Products
Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Industry has partnered with ACHI to expand the circle of customers and sales of Israeli Manufacturers with “made in Israel” label in the US and Canada.
What’s New at ACHI?
ACHI teen ambassadors help promote the idea of “Think Israel – Buy Israeli”
Jerusalem Post – Think Israel, buy Israeli
The brand-new ACHI Market (achi613.org) is an online marketplace where 70+ Israel-based vendors can find new customers worldwide.
History repeats itself
During the Second Intifada, Monsey, NY resident Suzanne Weilgus felt a need to do something constructive to help Israeli merchants whose businesses were suffering from a lack of tourism. In response, she organized Ben Yehuda Fairs in Teaneck and in Monsey. Dozens of vendors who were hard-hit by the shutdown in Israeli tourism came to the US to sell their wares.
Think Israel – Buy Israeli’: ACHI Launches Online Israeli Market
The ACHI Market is an online marketplace populated with vendors from all over Israel who can sell and ship their products to consumers throughout the United States. Through an ongoing intensive digital and social media campaign, the ACHI team directs the consumer to its website and the vendors on the ACHI Market, which features a vast array of products from Israel.
Times of Israel: Think Israel – Buy Israeli
A major part of the website is the ACHI Market, an online market populated with vendors from all over Israel, who can sell and ship to the USA. Through an ongoing intensive digital and social media campaign, and employing its extensive network, the ACHI team directs the consumer to its website where vendors on the ACHI Market feature an array of products.
The New BDS: Buy, Display, And Support Israel With The Klee
The Klee is an initiative that urges Jewish families to bring or make some sort of vessel or dish, display it prominently in the home, and keep it filled with products such as candies and nuts (or in the bathroom to hold Dead Sea or other skincare products). It should be refilled with Israeli products whenever it is empty.