Etgar has been featured in the news media on several occasions. This
page contains a continually updated list of articles featuring Etgar
and Billy Planer:
- Article in
the Texas Jewish Post:
"Nearly all of the seats were taken at the 8 P.M. Shabbat
service in the John Thomas Community Center. What made
this June 25 service special was not only the message, but also
the visitors on the front row. The travelers of Etgar 36 were guests..."
[read the
whole thing]
- Jewsweek
article,
"On the road again":
"In a bid to foster Jewish identity for kids who can't
go to Israel due to the violence, Billy Planer is taking a dozen
Jewish teens to 36 cities in 36 days. Is he out of his mind?..."
[read
the whole thing]
- BadEagle.com article,
"The Making of Patriots - Jewish Teens Tour America":
"Billy Planer thinks young people need to experience
American history first hand in order to understand it. He is presently
taking a group of nearly twenty young teen-agers across the country,
visiting the sites of major political and social trauma which
have defined modern American life..." [read
the whole thing]
- Etgar participant essay in school paper, The Bulldog's Bark,
"Open Your Eyes and Your Mind":
"Summer is but a distant memory by now as school is in full
swing with homework endlessly piling and college applications
rolling in. The spirit of this past summer, however, lives on
in me with nearly every obstacle and encounter. While some chose
to catch rays on the beach, vegetate in front of the television,
or attend a summer camp, I chose to hop on a bus and ride. Forgoing
an invitation to the newly reinstated Governor's School, I took
advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity and traveled the
country with 18 other people from around the nation..." [read
the whole thing]
- Etgar participant reflection:
"Now that this is over, I realize that this was the greatest
experience of my life..." [read
the whole thing]
- Atlanta Jewish Times article, "New Teen Program Will
Tour America":
"Wanted: motivated, open-minded, inquisitive teens willing
to spend 36 days traveling across the United States exploring
their American and Jewish identities..." [read
the whole thing]
- Another Atlanta Jewish Times article
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