The comings and goings of April 2009
By Lydia Aisenberg
May 13, 2009
Even though April is a holiday period, the International Department hosted a number of groups from Germany, Austria and North America along with individual visitors wanting to learn more about the activities of Givat Haviva and see...
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Givat Haviva's Arabic Newspapers Digitized
By Lydia Aisenberg
May 10, 2009
A unique and endangered collection of Palestinian newspapers, including rare and fragile publications from the early 20th century, stacked in cardboard boxes at the Givat Haviva Peace Library, are now available online.
Ambassadors,...
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Givat Haviva Visits Bet Gabriel
By Lydia Aisenberg
April 30, 2009
In November 1994, a historical occasion took place in Bet Gabriel on the shores of the Kinneret at Tzemach. It was here that the late King Hussein of Jordan and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin met to reconfirm the peace treaty...
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Berkeley in Barta'a
By Lydia Aisenberg
April 21, 2009
A group from Congregation Beth El in Berkeley, California recently visited Givat Haviva and also participated in a short tour of Wadi Ara and Barta'a village with a staff member of Givat Haviva's International Department.
The Comings and Goings of March 2009
By Lydia Aisenberg
April 20, 2009
Blue skies, yellow, red and purple blossom and wild flowers sitting in lush greenery in northern, center and even southern Israel have turned the country into a colorful kaleidoscope of nature. Heavy rainstorms turned small valleys...
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Givat Haviva Marks International Women's Day
By Lydia Aisenberg
March 31, 2009
The Art Center at Givat Haviva marked International Women's Day on March 8th with guest speakers Israeli Arab feminist Rauda Morcos and Jewish artist Bat-Ami Helerman.
Works by highly-praised sculptress Bat-Ami Helerman...
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American Ambassador to Israel Visits Givat Haviva
By Lydia Aisenberg
March 14, 2009
Jewish and Arab teens sat face to face in an inner and outer circle and listened intently as two facilitators, one Jewish and the other Arab, threw out a few questions for the youngsters to discuss among themselves.
Curiosity...
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The Comings and Goings of February 2009
By The International Department
March 11, 2009
During February the International Department has been kept busy receiving groups and individuals visiting the campus and surrounding area.
The International deparment also carried out brisk marketing both in Israel and...
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No One Can Ever Steal Your Rainbow
February 26, 2009
Givat Haviva is proud to present the bilingual version, in Hebrew and Arabic, of Barbara Meislin’s children’s book, brightly illustrated by Helen Webber, “No One Can Ever Steal...
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The Comings and Goings of January 2009
By The International Department staff
February 18, 2009
The past month was very stressful for those who seek peace and support projects encouraging conflict resolution through dialogue and mutual understanding.
As rockets fell on the cities, towns and small communities in southern...
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