Institute for Cross Cultural Affairs
INSTITUTE FOR CROSS CULTURAL AFFAIRS
The Institute for Cross Cultural Affairs is dedicated to creating bridges of respect and understanding
in a culturally diverse world.
By designing and cultivating friendships
and cooperative ventures
we seek to guide Christians and Jews
toward a newly envisioned future,
with a special focus on creativity,
innovation and organic growth.
The ICCA, Israel & Tennessee Political Interaction.
The goal of the ICCA's Tennessee commitment is to build substantial relational bridges with Israel and the Jewish community, expressed through real projects and political interaction.
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A Day At The Capital
We create a context for dynamic interfaith friendships to impact Tennessee's pro-Israel legislators, and for these legislators to share their perspectives and impact the teens..
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Through the dedicated efforts of Representative Terri Lynn Weaver the campers were hosted by the Commissioner of Tourism Kevin Triplett, Secretary of State Tre Hargett, Tennessee State Treasurer David Lillard, COO for the Governor Greg Adams, Senators Janice Bowling and Mae Beavers, Representatives Terri Lynn Weaver, Sheila Butt, Charles Sargent and CUFI representative Lyndon Allen who gathered to address the camp.
Camp Franklin
The ICCA has created a one-of-a-kind cross-cultural experience in a local camp that brings together Jewish and Christian teens from Franklin, Tennessee, Nova Scotia, Canada, and the Israeli city of Shaarey-Tikva, Israel.
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Holocaust Education
One of the more compelling elements of the ICCA’s evolving commitment to Holocaust Education is Camp Franklin’s partnering with the Whitwell Paper Clips “One Clip at a Time” Train Car Project.
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Friendship Tour - Israel 2018
Millions of adults visit Israel, but the number of non-Jewish teens visiting Israel is minimal. Of that small number, only a fraction have the opportunity to go to Israel to visit their friends, stay in their homes and experience the Sabbath. The Friendship Tour is all about friendship, and the opportunity to share personally in the land that is home to their Israeli Camp Franklin friends.
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Nashville - Israeli Music Project
Over the years campers learned and recorded the Israeli national anthem HaTikva in Hebrew, sang and recorded Miracle by performing artist Matisyahu and sang recreated lyrics to Leonard Cohen's song Hallelujah. Recorded in various Nashville's studios, these projects stood out as a real highlight in advancing both a shared musical camaraderie and musical call on many of the gifted teens.
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Akiva Butterfly Garden
In cooperation with Rena Malkofsky-Berger of Nashville’s Jewish day school, our teens invested real sweat and artistry into the creation of a beautiful butterfly garden as a Camp Franklin service project.
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Israeli Artist - Nashville Murals
ICCA is proud of its role in the facilitation of a significant cross cultural project utilizing the forums of education and art, in a project that made a solid contribution to a local Christian and local Jewish school, simultaneously building bridges where there had been none.
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