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Spring 2025 session: March 2025
Summer 2025 session: August 2025
GDC Israel is a hands-on Israel program at the Jerusalem Institute of Justice, which incorporates practical, diplomatic skills-building workshops and an authentic Israel experience.
Cultivate your public speaking, communication, and debate skills in interactive workshops given by world-class professionals.
Network with social and political activists, and internship at a humanitarian NGO.
Connect with your history and have fun with like-minded people from around the globe.
Explore human rights in a global context, while gaining insight into Israel’s social and political challenges.
Take a deep dive into Israel life! Enjoy delicious local cuisine, learn Hebrew, and interact with Israeli professionals and activists.
Live like a local- play like a tourist! Visit local sites and attractions with our tour guides, and enjoy nights out on the town with friends!
Gain the skills, knowledge, and experience that no college can provide!
Grow and deepen your knowledge and connection with Israel
Discover the tools, skills, and knowledge for personal advancement
Connect with professional and inspirational opportunities
Flavia Sevald has served as CEO of the Jerusalem Institute of Justice ( JIJ) since 2014. Previously, Flavia pursued a successful career in the High-Tech industry developing marketing and service strategies. Flavia works together with Knesset Members and the Israeli Government along with the nonprofit world to create social reforms for the benefit of Israeli citizens nationwide. Flavia understands the importance of positive example and servant leadership and promotes the growth of a strong team. She believes bettering society is possible if we care for others as we care for our own.
Adv. Uri Morad was born, raised, and married in Israel, and now serves as the Director of JIJ’s International Law & Public Diplomacy Department. For Uri, as a former Givati Brigade combat soldier of the IDF, the suffering of others is not just a theoretical concept. Uri brings his enthusiasm for the law, human rights, and legal advocacy to JIJ’s international efforts and the intern program.
Nofar Wizmann Berman is GDC-Israel’s program manager. Her passion is to stand for justice and educate the younger generations. A mother of 2, Nofar served as a special operations officer in an elite unit in the IDF for 5 years. After finishing her studies at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Nofar worked in the aviation industry and joined the JIJ team in 2018.
Alan Dosoretz has a BA in Government and International Relations (UADE), and an MA in Peace Studies and Conflict Management. He currently coordinates the e-learning programs for the Social Innovation Cluster of Haifa University’s International School and is the Director of the Muslim-Jewish Conference (MJC) which focuses on building trust and cooperation between Muslims and Jews.
Alan has ten years of experience working in civil society and governmental projects related to youth empowerment, interfaith and intercultural dialogue, civic involvement, and social entrepreneurship. Alan is also a fellow of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Topol Family Foundation Fellowship in Nonviolence.
Mila Finkelshtein is a corporate storyteller, an expert on efficient and effective communication, and message delivery, and the founder and owner of MILA – a leading story – where stories and ideas become a driving force for persuasion and advancing change.
Mila works with CEOs, executives, lawyers, politicians, and entrepreneurs on their content and messaging, as well as speech delivery. She improves her clients’ positioning strategy and sharpens their value propositions by teaching them how to best approach their audiences, tell their stories, and shine.
The program will run for 5\4 months, Depanding on the time of year – please contact us for specific dates.
You will be covered by excellent insurance throughout the length of the program.
From 18 to 35 years old.
The Jerusalem Institute of Justice (JIJ) is an Israeli legal and research institute dedicated to cultivating and defending human rights, the rule of law and democracy.
Established in 2004, JIJ operates both internationally and domestically. We work to uphold freedoms in the region by submitting charges of the gravest crimes to international tribunals and governmental bodies.
JIJ’s International Law and Public Diplomacy Department stands at the forefront of Israel’s struggle to maintain its standing among the international community.
We use the legal and advocacy tools at our disposal in order to confront the most complex issues.
Our in-depth research, legal expositions, memos and position papers have impacted the lives of millions around the world and are presented before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Israeli Parliament, the United Nations and governmental offices worldwide.