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Here is Wikimedia Israel report for August 2013:

 

 

GLAM

• On this August, we also started a new and original collaboration at the Comic and caricature Museum in Holon, as part of the previous collaborator with the Department of Culture and Education of the municipality. We hope to release pictures and information about historical and political caricatures, mapping missing articles and​​ media lists. We expect that cooperation will deepen and yield new and original projects.
• On early August we had a meeting with the Spokesperson Department of the Israeli Broadcasting Authority. The purpose of the meeting was to motivate cooperation in favor of releasing audio and video content as well as releasing free licensed images of the Broadcasting Authority workers.
• Further cooperation in the making is a joint project with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, in favor  of releasing free images and content of Israeli composers and artists, as well as musical materials.
• This month we also had a meeting regarding a new educational project in cooperation with representatives of the Director of Education and Culture Municipality of Be'er Sheva, Israel. The project's goal is to motivate pupils and schools in the city, to take part in writing articles about the historic city of Beer Sheva (important figures in the history of the city, its institutions, etc.).

On the occasion of the Jewish New Year, a number of activities were made to mention the New Year, as part of existing collaborations.

Another important achievement is that the Hebrew Wikipedia crossed the 150 thousand articles last August.

The event was noted by media coverage and by replacing the Wikipedia symbol to a temporary new one, designed by Wikimedia volunteer and you can watch it here. 

This month we had a Working meeting for the Executive Committee.  On August 23, the board of Wikimedia Israel, along with the new ED , Michal Lester to engage in strategic planning for 2014. The meeting focused on building a work plan, the budget and SWOT analysis.

Prior to joining Wikimedia, Michal served as regional director and head of two national programs at JDC’s  Centers for Young Adults (CYA). In this capacity, she was responsible for all the activities of all 10 CYAs in the central region of Israel. Previously, within the scope of her activities at the JDC, Michal established and managed The Penni and Stephen Weinberg Center for Lay Leadership. The center is the first-of-its-kind in Israel being dedicated to lay leadership growth and change. She serves as a board member at Jindas, the nonprofit organization for urban renewal in the city of Lod. Earlier, she served as co-chair of ”Women to their Bodies”, a women's NGO working to promote comprehensive social change in regard of the health attitudes of Israeli women, both Jewish and Arab.  

 

• August 4 - celebrating the Hebrew Book Week in a joint event with the National Library in Jerusalem. Written by Shani Evenstein, Wikimedia Israel Board Member and GLAM coordinator.
  
• August 5 - "from a Wikipedian's diary"  - about the Cooperation with the Information Center for Israeli Art at the Israel Museum.  Written by Shani Evenstein and Yair Talmor.
• August 11 -  Wiki Air project was announced at the Hong Kong Wikimania conference, as the "cool and unique" project of the Wikimedia Foundation for  2013. Written by Chen Davidi, Wikimedia Israel Activity Coordinator
• August 18 - Initiator and project coordinator of Wiki Air, tells  about the project and his winning as the cool and unique project competition, of the global Wikimedia movement. Written by Amos Meron, Wiki Air initiator.

 Upcoming activities

September:

 

Regards,

Chen Davidi

Activity Coordinator

Wikimedia Israel