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Sister Cities
The mission and purpose of sister cities is to foster friendship and trade between two cities; the means is by facilitating joint projects such as economic development initiatives, people to people exchanges, cultural and religious endeavors. Dr. Heller, since 1995, has served as a Member of the Atlanta Sister Cities Commission.
1995 – 98: Chaired the Atlanta – Rio de Janeiro Sister City Committee
1999: Founded the Atlanta – Ra’anana Sister City Committee with great help from many wonderful people
2001: Atlanta – Ra’anana Committee established as Atlanta’s 17th sister city
2023 Holocaust Event – Nate Leipciger, Reflections & Remembrance
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2022 Atlanta Sister Cities Annual Report
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Atlanta Sister Cities Commission Proposal to Mayor Dickens and the Office of International Affairs to Develop a Series of Murals in Atlanta City Hall
Introduction: Murals, according to Google: Traditionally beautify public and private spaces by adding splashes of color and meaning to bare walls Record and memorialize historical events Become a medium for political or social commentary over time Provoke and...
2022 Holocaust Remembrance: Faith & Fortitude – Ella Blumenthal
https://vimeo.com/669040888 ELLA BLUMENTHAL was born in Warsaw, Poland, on August 15, 1921. After the Nazi invasion of Poland, Ella and her family were deported to the Warsaw ghetto. Ella was a direct witness to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. She survived in hiding at...
2021 Annual Ra’anana / ASCC Report
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2020 Annual Ra’anana / ASCC Report
2021 Annual Holocaust Remembrance Event: Miracles & Memories – Stephen Jacobs, Holocaust Survivor
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2020 Annual Holocaust Remembrance Event
Am Yisrael Chai 2020 RESCUE and REFUGE Keynote speaker:Rabbi Bent Melchior The Am Yisrael Chai event, "Rescue and Refuge” was a powerful and meaningful program attended by more than 900 people. Keynote speaker, Rabbi Bent Melchior was outstanding. Thanks to Ella...
Myrna Cohen, Vice Chair, Visits Ra’anana November 14, 2019
Myrna Cohen, Vice Chair of the Atlanta – Ra’anana Sister City Committee, visited Ra’anana, Atlanta’s sister city in Israel, on November 14, 2019. The major aim of her visit was to support the Daffodil Project by planting five hundred daffodil bulbs to honor the memory...
In Memory of Saul Cohen, 1933 – 2019, a Founding Member of the Atlanta – Ra’anana Sister City Committee
By Arnold Heller, Chair, Atlanta – Ra’anana Sister City Committee ...
2019 Annual Ra’anana / ASCC Report
2019 Holocaust Remembrance Events
2019 Am Yisrael Chai Hope and Perserverance from Am Yisrael Chai on Vimeo.
2018 Annual Holocaust Remembrance Event!
The Am Yisrael Chai event, Conscience and Action, “Whoever saves a life, it is considered as if he saved an entire world” was a powerful program attended by more than 900 people. Keynote speakers, Leo Melamed and Chihiro Sugihara were outstanding....
2017 Annual Ra’anana / ASCC Report
2016 Annual Report Atlanta – Ra’anana Sister Cities Committee – ARSCC
Ra'anana Israel Ra'anana Profile Ra'anana is known locally as 'Little America' because so many settlers came from New York. By the 1947 War for Independence, it was a village of 3,000 residents. In the 1980's, Ra'anana was declared a city and...
2015 Annual Report Atlanta – Ra’anana Sister Cities Committee, ARSCC
Ra'anana Israel Ra'anana Profile Ra'anana is known locally as 'Little America' because so many settlers came from New York. By the 1947 War for Independence, it was a village of 3,000 residents. In the 1980's, Ra'anana was declared a city and occupies six square...
ARSCC 9: Re-dedication & Renewal – the Two Mayors Meet
ARSCC 9: Rededication & Renewal: The Two Mayors Meet Outgoing Israel Consul General in Atlanta Opher Aviran hoped for a legacy that included a trade mission to Israel led by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, and also benefitted the sister city partnership. If based on the...
2014 Ra’anana Annual Report
Ra’anana ISRAEL Atlanta - Ra’anana Sister City Committee Date of Affiliation: 2001 Chair: Arnold Heller Web Site: www.arnoldheller.org Contact: bettydavis@mindspring.com Ra’anana is in the heart of the Central District, located 15 miles north of Tel Aviv. The...
Blueprint for Establishing Sandy Springs Sister Cities Commission & Program
Dr. Arnold Heller www.arnoldheller.org arnoldheller@comcast.net, arnoldheller@arnoldheller.org Proposal: Establish Sandy Springs Sister Cities Commission (SSSCC) and Program Introduction Today’s connected world influences even smaller cities such as...
2013 Ra’anana Annual Report
Ra’anana ISRAEL Atlanta - Ra’anana Sister City Committee Date of Affiliation: 2001 Chair: Arnold Heller Web Site: www.arnoldheller.org Contact: bettydavis@mindspring.com Ra’anana is in the heart of the Central District, located 15 miles north of Tel Aviv. The...
ARSCC 8: We Have Done Our Best Under the Circumstances
Starting up a sister city program should not be taken lightly – to make it work is a big undertaking that takes a decade or two to institutionalize. And then some still fail. So when a person asks a city to twin with another in a foreign country, that is a huge...
ARSCC 7: Two Strengths – Education & Economic Development
My original assessment of perceived strengths of the relationship were education and economic development as two prime areas for success. At the outset, I would have predicted that education would have been the ARSCC’s core area, Economic Development would have...
ARSCC 6: Two Objectives: 1- Building on the Momentum of a Great Start, Expand Economic Development & Cooperation
The ARSCC has experienced an identity problem since inception and the media has been inconsistent in covering us. The Atlanta Jewish Times (AJT), the main news source for information about the Atlanta Jewish community, has ranged from terrific attention to neglect....
ARSCC 5: Acting on Mission, Goal, and Strategic Plan to Become a Model Sister City Committee
The new sister city committee generated a lot of enthusiasm for the idea / concept and that had to be applied in a constructive and focused manner. The new committee established outreach programs to work with community organizations, leadership groups, synagogues and...
ARSCC 4: Two Mayors Make it Official at SCI Conference July 25 – 28, 2001
ARSCC 4: Two Mayors Make it Official at SCI Convention July 25 - 28, 2001 The second signing ceremony was scheduled as a centerpiece of the Atlanta Sister Cities Commission’s hosting of the 2001 Sister Cities International Convention. The two mayors were to sign the...
ARSCC 3: Signing Ceremony #1 – Ra’anana Welcomes the Mayoral Delegation from Atlanta May 11 – 17, 2001
ARSCC 3: Signing Ceremony #1 – Ra’anana Welcomes the Mayoral Delegation from Atlanta May 11 – 17, 2001 Pressing city business prevented Mayor Bill Campbell from leading the twinning delegation – Councilwoman Cleta Winslow, a strong supporter of sister cities,...
ARSCC 2: From Idea to Process – Ferrying Creation of a New Sister City Committee to Official Status
From Idea to Process: Ferrying Creation of a New Sister City Committee to Official Status Building on the Ostrovsky – North Atlanta exchange to expand city to city / people to people connection: Given the success of the Ovstrovsky – North Atlanta student exchange, and...
ARSCC History 1: North Atlanta – Ostrovsky H. S. Exchange Births Atlanta – Ra’anana Sister City Twinning Initiative
As the International Business Program (IBP) expansion marched across the Caribbean from Jamaica to Trinidad to the Dominican Republic, and south to Brazil and Nicaragua, and across Europe from England to Estonia, Latvia and Germany, I wondered; “Isn’t it about time...
Five Step Plan of Implementation
Five Step Implementation Process for Establishing & Developing Sister Cities Commissions, Programs and Committees Introduction Today’s connected world influences even smaller cities to compete in the global economy through pursuit of international commerce and...
Sister Cities Development: Ways, Means, Tools
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2012 Atlanta – Ra’anana (Israel) Sister City Committee (ARSCC) Annual Report
The major achievement of the Atlanta – Ra’anana Sister City Committee during 2012 was the June 9, 2012 concert that introduced Mr. Tamir Akta to Atlanta music lovers. The concert was held at the beautiful home of noted Roswell architect Mr. Ari Kohn, an...
Sister Cities
The mission and purpose of sister cities is to foster friendship and trade between two cities; the means is by facilitating joint projects such as economic development initiatives, people to people exchanges, cultural and religious endeavors. Dr. Heller,...