Going together for a joint future
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 o
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February 22, 2019
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Game for change
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
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February 22, 2019
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Beit Midrash—Madrasa, Jewish and...
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 studen
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February 22, 2019
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UKULELES FOR PEACE
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 p
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January 4, 2019
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Kicking racism and violence out ...
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 sup
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December 28, 2018
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ULFAT HAIDER – Story Of A...
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
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November 20, 2018
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EXHIBITION IN THE FOREST
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 exhibit
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April 28, 2018
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ULTIMATE FRISBEES
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 y
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March 9, 2018
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How are seeds of peace sown
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 me i
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January 22, 2018
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HACKATHON – DALOGUE FOR PEACE
Hackathon brings together professionals in various fields to plan a project on a specific subject determined by the time allotted to it at the outset. The term “Hackathon” is derived from the word “ha
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January 16, 2018
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