Friends around the World
Friends around the World
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Raanana is proud of its close and long-standing relationships with its sister cities throughout the world. These ties of friendship serve to promote increased contact between peoples of the world, leading to greater understanding and feelings of mutual good will. Reciprocal exchanges at all levels of municipal life – including management, education, sport, culture and commerce – deepen these ties over the years to the mutual benefit of each city.
Sister Cities and Date of Agreement
Opsterland, Holland 1963
Bramshe, Germany 1978
Boulogne-Billancourt, France 1994
Verona, Italy 1998
Tainan, Taiwan 1999
Atlanta, USA 2001
Goslar, Germany 2006 (Friendship Agreement)
Jewish Communities
Raanana also places much importance on nurturing ties of friendship and cooperation with Jewish communities and organizations around the world, and hosts many visiting delegations every year. Since 1989, the Municipality has developed particularly close ties with the United Jewish Federation of MetroWest, New Jersey, USA. These ties have widened to include the State of New Jersey, and many political figures have visited Raanana on several occasions. As a result of these close ties, the Israeli office of the New Jersey Department of Commerce and Economic Development is located in Raanana.
Promoting Peace
In 2004, during the height of the intifada, students from the Aviv High School in Raanana and the Al Sadiya High School in Qalqilya created an animated movie on the subject of peace. The movie, entitled “Pace of Peace”, was the fruit of a project initiated and sponsored by the Municipality of Rome’s Office for Peace in Jerusalem and the I Castelli Animati film festival, with the active cooperation and support of the Municipalities of Raanana and Qalqilya. The movie won the “Culture of Dialogue” award at the Venice Film Festival in September 2004 - its first public screening.
The Relationship with the State of New Jersey
www.state.nj.us
Relationships between Raanana and the New Jersey Jewish community have also widened to include the State of New Jersey. The Governor of the State of New Jersey, Mrs. Christine Todd Whitman has visited Raanana several times and maintains a close, warm friendship with the city of Raanana and its Mayor, Mr. Zeev Bielski.
In 1994, the Israel office of the New Jersey Department of Commerce and Economic Development, headed by Dr. Michael Reiner, was inaugurated in Raanana, adjacent to MATI, Raanana’s Center for Business Initiative. The office has successfully negotiated tens of economic schemes between New Jersey and Israel, principally in the high-tech arena. Several American-based companies working with Israel have relocated to New Jersey, in order to enjoy the benefits available through these offices.
In 1998, Israel’s Jubilee Year, the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra represented Israel in several concerts in the USA, including the inaugural concert at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.
The Governor of the State of New Jersey made a special visit to Raanana in April 2000 for the ceremony bestowing honorary citizenship of the City of Raanana on Mr. Shimon Peres, Minister for Regional Cooperation. As a result of that visit, during which Governor Whitman and Mayor Bielski discussed anti-violence initiatives, Raanana hosted a delegation in September 2000, headed by the Secretary of State for New Jersey, DeForest “Buster” Soaries. Secretary Soaries addressed the Municipal Forum to Combat Violence, and witnessed the launch of Raanana’s student card, with its slogan “Raanana says no to violence”. This card, distributed to all students in Raanana, was closely modeled on Soaries’ own initiative in New Jersey.
Raanana is proud of its close and l
ong-standing relationships with its
sister cities throughout the world
. These ties of friendship serve to
promote increased contact between
peoples of the world, leading to gr
eater understanding and feelings of
mutual good will. Reciprocal excha
nges at all levels of municipal lif
e – including management, education
, sport, culture and commerce – dee
pen these ties over the years to th
e mutual benefit of each city.
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Sister
Cities and Date of Agreement
Opsterland, Holland 1963
Bramshe, Germany 1978
Boulogne-Billancourt, France 1994
Verona, Italy 1998
Tainan, Taiwan 1999
Atlanta, USA 2001
Goslar, Germany 2006 (Friendship Ag
reement)
Jewish Communities
Raanana also place
s much importance on nurturing ties
of friendship and cooperation with
Jewish communities and organizatio
ns around the world, and hosts many
visiting delegations every year. S
ince 1989, the Municipality has dev
eloped particularly close ties with
the
United
Je
wish Federation
of MetroWest, New Jersey, USA
. These ties have widened
to include the State of New Jersey
, and many political figures have v
isited Raanana on several occasions
. As a result of these close ties,
the Israeli office of the New Jerse
y Department of Commerce and Econom
ic Development is located in Raanan
a.
Promoting Peace
In 2004, during the height of the i
ntifada, students from the
Aviv
High School
in Raanana and the
Al Sadiya High School in Qalqilya
created an animated movie on the s
ubject of peace. The movie, entitle
d “Pace of Peace”, was the fruit of
a project initiated and sponsored
by the Munic
ipality of
Rome’s Office for Pea
ce in
Jerusalem and th
e I Castelli Animati film festival,
with the active cooperation and su
pport of the Municipalities of Raan
ana and Qalqilya. The movie won the
“Culture of Dialogue” award at the
Venice Film Festival in September
2004 - its first public screening.
The Relationship with the Stat
e of New Jersey
www.state.nj.us
Relatio
nships between Raanana and the New
Jersey Jewish community have also w
idened to include the State of New
Jersey. The Governor of the State o
f New Jersey, Mrs. Christine Todd W
hitman has visited Raanana several
times and maintains a close, warm f
riendship with the city of Raanana
and its Mayor, Mr. Zeev Bielski.
In 1994, the Israel office of the N
ew Jersey Department of Commerce an
d Economic Development, headed by D
r. Michael Reiner, was inaugurated
in Raanana, adjacent to MATI, Raana
na’s Center for Business Initiative
. The office has successfully negot
iated tens of economic schemes betw
een New Jersey and Israel, principa
lly in the high-tech arena. Several
American-based companies working w
ith Israel have relocated to New Je
rsey, in order to enjoy the benefit
s available through these offices.
In 1998, Israel’s Jubilee Year, the
Raanana Symphonette Orchestra repr
esented Israel in several concerts
in the USA, including the inaugural
concert at the New Jersey Performi
ng Arts Center.
The Governor of the State of New Je
rsey made a special visit to Raanan
a in April 2000 for the ceremony be
stowing honorary citizenship of the
City of Raanana on Mr. Shimon Pere
s, Minister for Regional Cooperatio
n. As a result of that visit, durin
g which Governor Whitman and Mayor
Bielski discussed anti-violence ini
tiatives, Raanana hosted a delegati
on in September 2000, headed by the
Secretary of State for New Jersey,
DeForest “Buster” Soaries. Secreta
ry Soaries addressed the Municipal
Forum to Combat Violence, and witne
ssed the launch of Raanana’s studen
t card, with its slogan “Raanana sa
ys no to violence”. This card, dist
ributed to all students in Raanana,
was closely modeled on Soaries’ ow
n initiative in New Jersey.
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