Daily Archives: 25 בFebruary 2018

عنات تسور، المدير العام لصندوق القدس مساء الخير للجميع. يصادف يوم الخميس المقبل اليوم الدولي للتسامح والذي أعلنته الامم المتحدة. وهو اليوم الذي يشدد على أهمية التعامل بتسامح مع الاخر ومع المختلف والمخاطر الكامنة في التعصب والتمييز وانعدام المساواة. يعرف كل من يعيش في القدس أن التسامح هي الكلمة المركزية في المدن المختلطة. لذلك فمن الصحيح والملائم ان نقيم هذا الاسبوع مؤتمر الحوار في المدينة المختلطة. يعمل صندوق القدس، الذي بادر إلى هذا المؤتمر، منذ 50 عاماً من أجل تمكين جميع الفئات التي تكون المدينة من العيش فيها جنباً إلى جنب، ومن أجل منح كل واحدة من هذه الفئات الشعور بأن هذه المدينة هي وطنها، تماماً كما هي وطن الفئة الأخرى. الحوار والحياة المشتركة هما حجر الأساس لعمل صندوق القدس، […]

افتتاحية وترحيب

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A� Processing the First Daya��s Encounters Led by facilitators from the Adam Institute and Besod Siach The processing workshops had a two-fold focus: participantsa�� experiences during the first day, along with asking the question: what enables effective dialogue? Below are a number of responses that emerged during the discussions: Joint action is a platform for dialogue. It is crucial to conduct dialogue during times of conflict. We must first conduct dialogue with ourselves, before turning to others. It is important to understand dialogue participants, how they differ, and who/how it was determined that they are different. Joint living is a partial solution, leading us to recognize that group divisions are less important. Among Israeli society, the Arabs are demonized or […]

Debriefing and Processing Sessions

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Women Wage Peace    Facilitated by Debi Parush and Debbie Daleski, steering committee members. Woman Wage Peace is one of Israel’s largest social movements, and is not affiliated with any political party. It was formed in 2014, in the aftermath of Operation Protective Edge between Israel and Gaza. Membership includes tens of thousands of women, from the right, left, and center of the political map, including Jews, Arabs, religious and secular women, from the central cities and the more far-out regions. These women are united in their demand for a non-violent, dignified peace agreement to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while including women in the negotiations (in accordance with UN Resolution 1325). Israel Salad was developed by women from southern Israel, […]

Israeli Salad

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Jerusalem YMCA Facilitated by Nazeeh Ansari and Micah Hendler, Directors of the Youth Choir. (Arabic-Hebrew-English) The Jerusalem YMCA, specifically the youth division, runs a number of programs focused on joint living. The principle behind the programs is the combination of professional and social, cultural, and political discourse, leading to a richer experience. Dialogue becomes a means for joint exploration and creation, such as composing poems or songs in both languages. The workshop began with joint singing, where participants experienced the YMCA choir’s work process. It concluded with a presentation about the youth division’s work methods.

Dialogue through Music

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Cultures in Harmony: Facilitated by Shoshana Gottesman (All languages) CiH programs utilize the international language of music to foster inter-cultural dialogue. Shoshana Gottesman dedicates her time to studying musical spaces and developing them as a place to transform conflicts for youth. She weaves together her knowledge and experience in the field of music education, along with her experience in humanist education, human rights, and peace. The workshop was modeled after activities she leads in a Tunisian summer youth camp, and combined participants’ sounds of “home” along with other forms of musical expression – going beyond language. Throughout the workshop, Shoshana shared examples of how the Tunisian youth share and react during such activities.

A Surprising Musical Encounter

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This Is Jerusalem! (HUC), the Teachers’ Lounge in Memory of Shira Banki Facilitated by Yoav Segal, educator. The Teachers’ Lounge in memory of Shira Bank aims to bring Jerusalem’s multi-culturalism to the fore, while fostering dialogue and encounters between the city’s different sectors. The program brings together Jewish and Arab teachers who work on different sides of the city, for a joint training. Workshop participants submitted two photos of their homes in advance – one from within, and the other from without. The workshop demonstrated how photography and examination can become platforms for inter-cultural encounters. After discussing their photos, the group created a joint collage.

Art as a Method for Fostering Intercultural Encounters

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