Goal:

Introduce the characters in the discussion and make them meaningful to the participants

Outline:

Similar to all the picture pool triggers where participants choose an item with which they can identify and present it.

Preparation:

Pool of role cards and photos of Israeli youth from Israeli magazines, arranged separately on a central table.

Ice Breakers

Procedure

·         Explain that participants are going to be introduced to a group of young Israelis.

·         Have everyone browse through the characters and pick the one with whom they most identify and a photo which seems to resemble that character.

·         Go round the group giving everyone a chance to say: "This is Yael/Beni. I chose her/him because...."

·         It is important to keep answers short and the participants interested. If necessary, the moderator can add non-commital, but encouraging comments, like: "Our first Tami" or "Another David"... or even to suggest choosing another character...

·         Interesting to see which characters get chosen most or least...