Welsh Walkers in Wadi Ara

By Lydia Aisenberg

May 7, 2008

Welsh Walkers in Wadi Ara
Angela Ben-Gur (front white shirt) with the Newport Outdoor Group from Wales, during their visit to Barta’a village in Wadi Ara

After living in Israel for over 30 years, British born radiographer Angela Ben-Gur returned to her native South Wales. Settling in Newport near the Welsh capital Cardiff, the hospital radiographer and avid hiker soon joined a local...
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Writings on the Wall

By Lydia Aisenberg

May 5, 2008

Writings on the Wall
Naomi Regan's ‘Drishat Shalom’ postcard with quotation from "The Ghost of Hannah Mendes"

The walls of the entrance to the Givat Haviva Arts Center and Peace Gallery are covered with scores of mounted postcards. The postcards, known as Drishat Shalom (Greetings for Peace), are changed every few months being as there are...
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The Comings and Goings of April 2008

By Hilit Ben-Zvi, Uri Barel and Lydia Aisenberg

May 1, 2008

The Comings and Goings of April 2008
Route 65 – Wadi Ara

Yet another Passover passes us. As April draws to a close – and most of us still avoiding the weighing scales – our thoughts are on summer activities and the anticipated intensive seminar schedule for groups from overseas...
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South African Unity on a Barta'a Roof

By Lydia Aisenberg

April 23, 2008

South African Unity on a Barta'a Roof
South African educators visiting Barta'a

Palestinians and Arab Israeli citizens living and working in the divided Wadi Ara village of Barta’a are more than used to seeing groups from many countries traipsing past their stalls and shops. Unlike many Arab villages and...
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The Comings and Goings of March 2008

By The International Department

April 14, 2008

The Comings and Goings of March 2008
Security fence, Palestinian West Bank village of Anin, Jezreel Valley and Mt. Gilboa in distance from Mei Ami

Spring is in the air – and so are huge quantities of pollen!

The over-the-top high temperatures, hazy days and cold nights of March are now behind us. Passover is around the corner and summer just down the seasonal...
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The Comings and Goings of February 2008

By International Department staff

April 3, 2008

The Comings and Goings of February 2008
The first February 2008 group were ‘Siach’ gap year teens from English-speaking countries, seen above taking a break from dealing with Arab-Jewish issues while in a seminar at Givat Haviva

The director of Givat Haviva’s International Department Hilit Ben-Zvi and logistics director Uri Barel industriously worked for over four months to create an exciting new program offering the opportunity for overseas students...
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Face to Face: Givat Haviva and America

By Lydia Aisenberg

April 1, 2008

Face to Face: Givat Haviva and America
Samar Karem (21) reads about Givat Haviva in the Hotel Ville Marie, Montreal coffee shop

After a month of traveling in the United States and Canada speaking about Israel in general and Givat Haviva in particular, I have been struggling to decide just how and exactly what should be written in a summary of what became an...
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MASA To The East

March 24, 2008

MASA To The East
Givat Haviva Campus

 - Always wished you were multi-lingual? 
 - Thinking about a career needing Arabic? 
 - Ever dreamed of what it would feel like to live in a place where Jews and Muslims compose...

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Decision of the Attorney General on Closure of the Investigation of the October 2000 Events: A Statement by Givat Haviva

February 12, 2008

Decision of the Attorney General on Closure of the Investigation of the October 2000 Events: A Statement by Givat Haviva

Givat Haviva and the Jewish-Arab Center for Peace view with much concern the decision of the Attorney General, Mr. Meni Mazouz, to end the investigation of police officers who were involved in the killing of thirteen Israeli Arab...
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The Comings and Goings of January 2008

By Lydia Aisenberg

January 31, 2008

The Comings and Goings of January 2008
Chicagoland Jewish High School students out and about on tour with Givat Haviva on a cold but sunny winter’s day

As the trees shed their leaves and heavy storms alternated with warm sunny days, we bade farewell to 2007 and welcomed with open arms 2008 – together with a rush of groups of young people from North America, Britain, Argentina,...
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