Our Stories: "Our political leaders talk about peace. The school that we have started together as Arabs and Jews is making peace, building it every day, every hour." — Carmel Ron, parent. Read her story.

Learning Together, Living Together

Building peace. One student at a time.

Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel builds peace, coexistence and equality through a network of integrated, bilingual schools for Jewish and Arab children. Founded in 1997, Hand in Hand's success and longevity demonstrate that children, families and entire communities of Jews and Arabs can live and work together with mutual respect and friendship.

Jews and Arabs — learning together, living together — and changing the world together. 

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Michaela Singer: Volunteer Turned Teacher
Profile of MICHAELA SINGER, summer 2010 volunteer hired to continue on as a junior high teacher. 

11th-Graders Create Powerful Films about Family, History
Last school year, communications students at Hand in Hand's Jerusalem high school worked in teams to produce three movies. On June 28, 2011, the students screened their works for friends, families and faculty. The audience admired not only the films' subject matter — profiles of inspirational family members...

Bassel Eid, Hand in Hand Graduate
Profile of BASSEL EID, class of 2011. Life in This Controversial City. As a member of Hand in Hand’s first graduating class, 18-year-old Bassel Eid is a true pioneer. He joined the program in its early ears, enrolling at the Jerusalem school in 2000 as a second grader. His younger brother, now 14, also attends the...

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