Israel in the Gardens, 2nd June 2013
11:00-17:00, Yerba Buena Gardens, 750 Howard Street, San Francisco
The Israeli Consulate invites you to join thousands of members of the Jewish and Israeli community to celebrate Israel's 65th birthday. Come to the Tel Aviv Plaza to chill out, relive your childhood while playing some classic Israeli games, and enter our prize draw for a chance to win some fantastic prizes.
Be a part of Innovation Alley, the pop-up tech event at Israel in the Gardens, whose aim is to showcase and celebrate Israeli innovation in the high tech world and its collaboration with the Greater Bay Area. This is where people can visit, explore, interact and see just how much Israeli innovation positively contributes to the world in countless ways, with cutting edge products that are being developed by Bay Area-based Israeli entrepreneurs.
In the alley, visitors will be able to charge their phones, learn about the newest useful App, interact with tech professionals, vote on a world changing technology, or even grab an ice cream. Looking for a job? Bring your resume. Looking to invest? Bring your checkbook. Or just take walk through the alley and learn about something new.
Innovation Alley is on the east side next to Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. This event is FREE, brought to the community by the Jewish Community Federation. For more information please vist www.innovationalley.org
(click on link for film listings)
In conjunction with Israel in the Gardens, the Contemporary Jewish Museum will offer an Architectural tour in Hebrew (11:30am) and will show the latest and best in short films in Hebrew from Sapir College ("These are the unheard voices of Israel's periphery, in films made by those who live there and don't fear facing their reality." )
Films run 1-5pm and are free by mentioning Israel in the Gardens. The 11:30 tour is free with Museum admission ($2 off by mentioning Israel in the Gardens.)