Mountain Region BBYO, with members from Arizona, Nevada and Utah, sent 37 teens, pictured here, to Atlanta Feb. 12-16 for the BBYO International Convention 2015. IC began 90 years ago to provide a setting for individuals across the Jewish community to learn, lead and work together to ensure a strong Jewish future, spearheaded by the next generation. Twenty-seven teens from greater Phoenix joined more than 2,200 Jewish teens and 1,100 educators, professionals and philanthropists from 20 countries. IC 2015 also hosted the Coalition of Jewish Teens. Teen leadership from five major youth movements (BBYO, NCSY, NFTY, USY and Young Judaea) met for 24 hours to plan ways Jewish teens everywhere can work across organizational borders to build a stronger, united Jewish community. They drafted a mission statement: “We, the Coalition of Jewish Teens, stand united to shape the Jewish future through shared Jewish values.”
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