Fulfilling Elie Wiesel’s Legacy: Coming Together in a World Coming Apart As the sad news came of the death of Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel, I could not help but ask: who will be the next generation of those who, as he did, take tragedy and...
Shalom to everyone and thank you for coming. Shira, our eldest daughter - a strong, successful, and idealistic girl - fell victim to prejudice, hate, fear, incitement, and refusal and inability to accept those who are different from you. The poet Yehuda Amichai wrote, “Where we are...
Good evening, thank you for coming and thanks to the entire wonderful staff of This is Jerusalem! - Teachers’ Lounge program. This remote strip of land in a small corner of the Middle East, Jerusalem, has been a global focus for historical events for millennia. It is...
Our vision Jerusalem is a multifaceted and multiethnic city. It is the home of the three monotheistic religions and diverse ethnic, political, and religious communities. How is it possible to create a common fabric of life? How can we learn and teach out of encounter and diversity? ...