JIMENA is a non-profit organization based in San Francisco which seeks recognition for the nearly one million Jews indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa displaced from their country of origin within the past century. JIMENA is dedicated to the preservation of Mizrahi and Sephardi history and culture and operates through its Speakers Bureau, Oral History Project, and Cultural Outreach Programming. Since its establishment in 2001, JIMENA has worked on over 70 college campuses throughout North America, offering a wide array of programming which has impacted and inspired thousands of students and adult audiences.
The JIMENA Student Internship
An exciting new initiative, JIMENA is expanding its campus programming outreach by empowering JIMENA Student Interns on campuses throughout the country. JIMENA Interns will be responsible for further delving into Mizrahi/Sephardic culture through the development and completion of an independent, academic project that incorporates JIMENA’s mission and is aligned with their area of study. Interns will also share this rich culture with their campus communities through the implementation of a program, ideally one including a presentation by a JIMENA Speaker. Throughout the semester, the Intern will be encouraged to cultivate a JIMENA student committee of his/her peers, engaging them to tangibly and sustainably change Jewish campus culture by empowering them to advocate on behalf of JIMENA’s cause, and ensuring an Internship successor for the following academic term.
More information on JIMENA
More information on JIMENA Internship 2012
For more information and to apply, please contact Internship Supervisor, Monique Arar at moniquearar@jimena.org