Art is a unique way to connect cultures. The Givat Haviva Art Center believes that art is a means to development, expression, freedom, connection and most important – a shortcut to minds and the ability to change them. Art can…
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Yeshayahu Tadmor, professor of education, former principal of the Reali high school for fifteen years (1982-1996, and to this day considered ‘the mythological’ principal of the Reali), describes in the following post the meetings centered on coexistence that he established…
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Hundreds of Israeli educators and education researchers had the good fortune to monitor an online discussion organized by the Taub Center with Prof. Andreas Schleicher, the Director for Education and Skills at the OECD. In the days following the meeting,…
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So this time, Michal introduces us to Yonatan Kunda, after she came across his play and was impressed by it. Yonatan’s play was published in a collection of plays about coexistence. It’s a fascinating monograph called “Jewish-Arab Encounters in…
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You’re probably asking yourselves what does this title mean, activist pedagogy? Well, I’m here to try and answer this question through a series of articles. But before I start with the explanations, I’d like to share my own personal experience…
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Written by: Yehoshua Ratz, educator “Why have you brought us here?!” Hadas screamed at me with tears in her eyes. “Us” – the mixed class at the special project, Jews and Arabs, observant and secular. “Here” – the Sheik Jarrah…
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Omer and Yaron met during their academic studies and became the best of friends. While sharing their hobby of surfing and their studies, they came up with the idea to combine their two loves, educating at-risk youth and surfing and…
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Let me tell you a true story – small stories of significant relationships – Michal’s initiative (chapter three) Marcia Kreisel’s story — some background: it’s been twenty years since this took place, but it’s still fresh in my mind. At…
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First anecdote: “Falafel Liftawi” is a small falafel stand on the side of the road connecting student housing at the French Hill neighborhood to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A little behind it is the grandiose and luxurious Hyatt Hotel….
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A while back I was contacted by a woman called Michal who suggested that we open a section on our website where people can share their personal stories of connections and we’d do this in both Hebrew and Arabic. A…
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