JICNY In the News!

JICNY featured in the Maariv - daily Israeli Newspaper (PDF)

JICNY Passport to the World - Rave reviews - Maariv (PDF)

Jewish International Connection NY: Five Years of Bringing
Global Jews Together by Miriam Cohen
New York City can be a difficult enough place to navigate if you're from New Jersey. For New York transplants from Australia, South Africa, Russia and Argentina, the city is an incomprehensible grid of yellow Taxi cabs and pollution. When Jodi Samuels, one of the founders of Jewish International Connection NY (JICNY) made the move from South Africa to New York with her husband Gavin, who is also a JICNY founder along with Steve Eisenberg, she admits to feeling a little lost...[more]

Press Release 1 - International Connections Launches to Fanfare in New York
"Foreigners only need apply!"
New York: There aren't many places in New York where a foreign passport gains you exclusive access. But Jewish International Connection, a group whose mission is to unite the thousands of non-American Jewish adults in this city, has proven an instant hit...[more]

Press Release 2 - July 2005
Jewish International Connection is a hub for singles and couples looking to forge new ties with Jews from other parts of the world. It started out in 1991 as a social group for South Africans and then people from Commonwealth countries, and has blossomed into a full-fledged organization. With an emphasis on high-quality programming and wide scale affiliation, JICNY is a United Nations of sorts...[more]