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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My name is Gil Alexander, and this week I discovered a major city in Israel called Umm al-Fahm. The Umm al-Fahm Gallery, founded by Sayid Abu Shaqra, is holding an exhibition of Arab and Jewish artists in private homes throughout…
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Every year we celebrate our blog birthday, as is customary in the blogosphere. A beautiful tradition. For me, the blog birthday gives me the opportunity to reflect on our blog’s elements, goals and vision, and to share some tips I’ve…
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Who wouldn’t want to travel with Ulfat Haider and climb snowy mountains in the heat of the summer? But we’re staying put, and despite the new isolation instructions it’s still quite possible to travel and go on interesting tours. I…
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It’s well known that I like to collect fascinating stories for our website section about activist women promoting a shared life, so here’s an amazing story for you. “We must be prepared to act as a balm for many wounds”…
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What is the month of Ramadan – an explanation from the Eureka site, also photos of items from the National Library’s Islam and Middle East collection can be found here. Educational initiatives concerning the month of Ramadan are on our…
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