http://jerusalem.twestival.com Twestival Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:45:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Twestival provided Tech-Career with increased exposure in Israel and raised money for our activities, training Ethiopian Israelis for professional careers in high tech. Just as Tech-Career graduates who have "made it" in the high tech world are an inspiration to their community, so are Twestival volunteers who worked hard to ... http://jerusalem.twestival.com/2009/09/17/thanks-from-tech-career/ While watching The Falashas by Meir Levin and Larry Frisch, Yehoshua Talhon and other Tech-Career graduates were commenting on what life was like for their families back in Ethiopia in the 1970's.  Suddenly Yehoshua said "That's my father!"  We all were a bit startled, as he continued watching the film.  ... http://jerusalem.twestival.com/2009/09/17/jerusalem-twestival-local-2009-highlight/ We're having a great time at Jerusalem Twestival - don't miss your chance to learn a bit more about Twitter, enjoy a fab glass of wine from @decantingisrael, bagels from Holy Bagel, tasty pastries from Marzipan (try the rugelach!) and meet other Twitterati from the area. And follow up with more ... http://jerusalem.twestival.com/2009/09/10/its-not-too-late-to-join-us/ Twestival in the Media The Jerusalem Post: Jerusalem.com Jerusalem tweeters atwitter over Twestival Twestival Local 2009 Comes to Jerusalem Where else have you seen us mentioned? Please Comment: http://jerusalem.twestival.com/2009/09/10/what-theyre-saying/ We'd like to thank our most recent sponsor - the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive - for joining their support of the Jerusalem Twestival. The archive is providing footage of Ethiopian aliyah for our event this Thursday. It's not too late to purchase your ticket and contribute to an amazing cause ... http://jerusalem.twestival.com/2009/09/08/steven-spielberg-jewish-film-archive-joins-jerusalem-twestival/ We're so pleased to have Holy Bagel as the latest sponsor of the Jerusalem Twestival. Holy Bagel will be providing our wine glasses, platters and bagels this Thursday. The food provided for the Twestival by Holy Bagel is kosher mehadrin dairy under the hashgacha Rabbanut Jerusalem. Holy Bagel provides catering for events ... http://jerusalem.twestival.com/2009/09/06/how-about-a-bagel-and-wine-pairing-thanks-to-holy-bagel/ Details: Jerusalem Twestival 2009 – Thursday, September 10th, 8-10pm, Bloomfield Science Museum Raising money for Israel-based Tech-Career which aims to help people in the Ethiopian-Israeli community succeed in high-tech careers in Israel. Program includes wine tasting, ‘tweetorials’, live tweeting and guided tours of the museum – as well as the chance to meet ... http://jerusalem.twestival.com/2009/09/01/bigger-than-ever-twestival-local-2009-comes-to-jerusalem/ Wondering what a Twestival is and whether or not you'd like to attend? Learn a little more about Twestivals, both local and global. What is a Twestival? A Twestival or Twitter-Festival is a global series of events organized by volunteers around the world under short timescales, which bring people offline for a ... http://jerusalem.twestival.com/2009/09/01/whats-a-twestival-learn-more-about-the-roots-of-this-event/ At Twestival, Decanting Israel will host a wine tasting table with several wines people can taste through. Come on over to the table, taste some wines, ask us some questions! Let's taste through them and learn something throughout the night. DecantingIsrael.com is going to be a whole new way of meeting wineries in ... http://jerusalem.twestival.com/2009/08/28/decanting-israel-to-host-wine-tasting-at-twestival/ Tweetorials will be given at Twestival by some of Israel's most-respected social media experts. We will have stations available for one-on-one instruction with guides available to instruct and answer all your questions. Come Learn The Value of Twitter: A Viral Marketing Tool Topical Professional Networking Reputation Management Customer Relations Twitter Etiquette- Dos and Don'ts Promotion of Events, Brands, ... http://jerusalem.twestival.com/2009/08/27/tweetorials-to-be-offered-at-twestival/