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For the First time ever in Bay Area Campuses, following in the footsteps of ‘America’s Got Talent’, we announced a cross - campus talent contest. The grand finale will take place on the main stage of ‘Israel in the Gardens’ on Sunday, June 7, 2009 just before the headliner, in front of 20,000 people. JEWS GOT TALENT

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Please meet our finalists for Jews Got Talent – the biggest students’ talent competition show of the year!

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Page 1: Jews Got Talent

For the First time ever in Bay Area Campuses,

following in the footsteps of ‘America’s Got Talent’, we

announced a cross - campus talent contest.

The grand finale will take place on the main stage of

‘Israel in the Gardens’ on Sunday, June 7, 2009 just

before the headliner, in front of 20,000 people.

JEWS GOT TALENT

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How it started?During the second semester of 2009 each Hillel in the Bay Area held its local auditions. Many

students came to show us they have talent, from Belly dancers to singers, they showed just

how much talent Jews got!

The Hillels that took part in the competition are:

• Silicon Valley Hillel

• Santa Cruz Hillel

• Berkeley Hillel

• Hillel at Davis and Sacramento

• San Francisco Hillel

Page 3: Jews Got Talent

Meet our finalists

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Be'eri Moalem was born in Jerusalem and grew up in Kfar

Adumim in Israel.  He went to the San Francisco

Conservatory of Music to study viola performance and is

now studying composition at San Jose State.  He is a

freelance musician, and composer playing in ensembles

that vary from rock band to full-size symphony orchestra

to small string ensembles.  Beeri also writes about music

for various publications.  In his spare time he likes biking

and playing basketball.

Silicon Valley Hillel

Be'eri Moalem “Shir LaMa’alot” with a quartet: Elana Jagoda (Singer / Guitarist), Caitilin Mcsherry (Violin), Julia

Jurkiewicz (Cello), Aaron Kierbel (Drummer)

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Santa Cruz Hillel

Daniel Steinberg“Enough” by Daniel Steinberg

Daniel Steinberg is from Altadena, California currently studies at

UC Santa Cruz. He is 19 years old, and loves music, any type of

art, and loves reading and learning about the world we live in.  Most

of all Daniel loves life and tries to appreciate it as much as he can.

He feels a strong connection to Israel, although his first time going

there will actually be this summer. He believes that music is just

one outlet that can both express his beliefs on the subject, and

hopefully inspire and encourage others to seek peace.

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UC Berkeley Hillel

Danielle Natelson “Im Telech” by Idan Raichel

Danielle Natelson is a 19-year-old sophomore

psychology major at UC Berkeley.  She loves

singing, hanging out with friends and watching lots

of sports.  She started singing when she was 3

years old and has been singing ever since.  She

has always had a love for Israel but truly fell in

love with the country and Jewish homeland five-

years ago when she spent 6 weeks there on a trip

with her summer camp, Camp Ramah in

California.  She loves being involved in Jewish

communities wherever she goes, as they play an

integral role in her life.

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Hillel at UC Davis and Sacramento

Allon Jacobs and Lauren Salmo“Fading Sunset” by Allon Jacobs

Allon is 23 years old, and graduated this year from UC Davis with a degree in Biochemistry. 

He lived in Israel for four years from the age of ten, and returned to Israel to study at Tel Aviv

University during his junior year of college.  Allon wrote “Fading Sunset” a few weeks before

leaving Tel Aviv at the end of his junior year abroad. Allon is part of a triplet: “While each of

us is no doubt independent, together we do consider ourselves a functional tripod”. He loves

being outdoors and adventurous, snowboarding, soccer, diving, guitar, reading, science, and

flying.

Lauren is a third year student at UC Davis, studying Biological Sciences and

Community Development. Born and raised in the New York City area, Lauren learned

to play her first instrument (piano) at age 8. Then came clarinet, guitar, and voice. In

between her studies at UC Davis and work at the student health center, Lauren tries to

squeeze in music whenever she can. She currently sings in The Liquid Hotplates, a co-

ed a cappella group on campus, and takes voice lessons with the music department.

She also enjoys practicing yoga, biking and traveling.

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San Francisco Hillel

Megan Newton Gill

Ba’a Elechem by Miri Mesika

Megan grew up in Los Angeles, CA and has lived in San Francisco for almost 4

years now. Megan is a Liberal Studies major at San Francisco State University,

graduating this May. One of the best parts of college has been her experience

with music. Freshman year she joined the Gospel Choir, a long time dream of

hers. Currently she also sings with the Afro Cuban Jazz Ensemble. It not only

taught her about her voice and new styles of music, but about soul, faith and

being open to new experiences. One of the first places she sang was in her

temple choir ("The Cantor's Chanter's") in 3rd grade and she hasn't stopped.

While Megan’s Jewish identity has been something she struggled with in

college, the cultural part of Judaism always draws her in and makes her feel at

home. Megan has only been to Israel once (birthright) and though her

relationship with it is also challenging and not so certain, being there

unmistakably felt familiar and felt like another home.