All funds raised will support the ELEM’s Multi-cultural Holistic Program in Jerusalem for immigrant youth
WHAT: ELEM-Entry NY is hosting its 5th Annual Israeli Art Auction, “B’Aliya-Rising Up To A Better Future” to raise money for Russian immigrant youth in Israel who suffer from absorption difficulties and have problems with family and schooling. The program offers them comprehensive and continual guidance. Emphasis is placed on strengthening their self-esteem and developing talents and abilities in different fields. It also works with the children’s families.
Event is a unique opportunity to purchase paintings, sculptures, and photographs donated by 40 established and emerging Israeli artists.
WHEN: Sun., Dec. 16, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Eastern: $35 per ticket, available for purchase at elem.org. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Israeli singer Smadar Akray will perform with her jazz ensemble.
(Event was originally scheduled for 11/11/12. It was postponed as ELEM-Entry NY’s activists are involved with storm relief efforts NYC-wide).
WHERE: Opera Gallery NY 115 Spring Street, New York, N.Y.
WHO:
- Renowned artist Spencer Tunick donated a piece of his Dead Sea Installation
- Tamar Tal, winner of the Ophir award (the Israeli equivalent of the Academy Award) for her documentary film Hatzalmania (“Life in Stills”), donated her photographic piece, Wave.
- Know Hope, Michal Naaman, Tamar Ettun and Menashe Kadishman.
Many participating artists are scholarship recipients from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation.
About ELEM
ELEM was founded in 1982 by a group of American and Israeli professionals and lay volunteers to help Israel’s population of at-risk youth become productive citizens. Today ELEM is Israel’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to the treatment and rehabilitation of abused, neglected, and adjudicated Jewish and Arab Israeli youth. The youth ELEM serves face tremendous hurdles; many live below the poverty line or struggle to assimilate as new immigrants. With a network of 250 professionals and almost 2,000 volunteers, ELEM is able to reach tens of thousands of youth each year. ELEM provides a unique brand of non-judgmental, innovative aid including group and individual therapy, mentoring, occupational and educational placement, and vocational training. ELEM also operates a wide network of counseling and support centers, as well as a fleet of outreach vans that take to the streets to reach the hidden “children of the night”.
ELEM is Israel’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to the treatment and rehabilitation of abused, neglected, and adjudicated Jewish and Arab Israeli youth.
