In the series of outstanding women involved in community relations we have presented in this blog, I have chosen this time to tell of a woman who has a most interesting story. Sigal Magen began her career in the high-tech…
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When he was a boy, Yaakov Yonish‘s father told him to count the grains in a handful of sand and although it was quite obvious to him that this was impossible, his father taught him that he must keep on…
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When Uri Mishali attended a conference of the American organization “Games for Change” he realized the potential computer games had for bringing about change in various strata of the society in Israel – Jews, Arabs, religious and non-religious – not…
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Recently it has come to my attention that groups of Jews and Arabs in Israel are meeting regularly to study together Jewish, Moslem and Christian sacred texts and classical works. This year 140 students are registered at the institution called…
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In 2004, Paul Mor, a musician originally from England, suggested to the headmaster of the Democratic school in Ramat Hashron, to teach children in his school to play the ukulele. At the same time he persuaded the headmaster of the…
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Kicking racism and violence out of the football grounds, is a project introduced in Israel about 15 years ago, in keeping with similar projects in other countries and especially in England. It was supported by UEFA, the Union of European…
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Ulfat Haider has been active in the area of Jntercultural relations since she was quite young. She grew up in a family that stressed values of equality among peoples and of course intergender equality. From an early age, Ulfat has…
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Recently, I met Heli Gilad, an amazing woman, who in addition to her involvement in promoting contacts between women, has been chosen to be the curator of a very special exhibition. This is an exhibition of works by artists from…
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Did you know that the game of Ultimate Frisbees is being played by a team of young women in Israel? To find out about the team, I spoke to Yael Nahum, the national team’s coach who told me about the…
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Imagine a pastoral place like this picture. Here I was almost a month.I would like to begin with this story at 2:00 AM on 1/7/17, trying to sleep on a basic bed in a wooden cabin. The bed next to…
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