Welcome to our newest preschool in Haifa! The Philip & Bernice Krupp Center for Integrated Early Childhood Education was made possible by a generous donation from George and Douglas Krupp through the Philip & Bernice Krupp Foundation for Jewish Life. Their donation of $1 million is being used to renovate…

https://youtu.be/AcM9aPaB1SY On October 15th 2025, Hand in Hand hosted a webinar titled "Hand in Hand Haifa: A Model for Shared Living and Growth," featuring two remarkable community leaders and parents—Rana Farran and Dr. Karney Lahad. Below is an abbreviated version of Rana's story: “I grew up in a Palestinian community…

https://youtu.be/cVfmXTT0Kg8 On October 15th 2025, Hand in Hand hosted a webinar titled "Hand in Hand Haifa: A Model for Shared Living and Growth," featuring two remarkable community leaders and parents—Dr. Karney Lahad and Rana Farran. Below is an abbreviated version of Karney's story: "We moved to Haifa five years ago,…

https://youtu.be/vfRmcK1k0NE On October 15th 2025, Hand in Hand hosted Rana Farran and Dr. Karney Lahad—two inspiring Haifa mothers and Hand in Hand community leaders for a one-hour webinar. Karney and Rana shared their personal stories, what led them to Hand in Hand, and how the Haifa community has navigated the…

https://youtu.be/MICLYSiwkYU On September 1st, over 2,100 Arab and Jewish students returned to Hand in Hand's schools across the country. After yet another a long, tough summer, we were thrilled to be together again—students, teachers, and parents alike. Hand in Hand's exceptional schools offer a rare and vital alternative to the…

Soha Mansour and Lilach Borovsky-Sapir are two halves of a co-teaching team at the Hand in Hand Kfar Saba "Alif-Beit" School. Together, they've continued to model partnership, mutual respect, and inclusion for their students—even throughout the upheavals of the past year. Our teachers may not wear capes, but they chose…

As the only network of integrated, bilingual, and multicultural schools in Israel—Hand in Hand plays a vital role in uplifting and shaping the educational landscape. We not only develop the necessary tools and infrastructure to ensure our bilingual schools thrive, we also actively share the practices, values, and tools we've…

Hand in Hand 2024-2025 Year End ReviewDownload

Who am I?"My name is Roi Irani. I've been teaching history and geography at the Hand in Hand Jaffa “Kulna-Yachad” school for the past three years. I'm also pursuing a PhD in history at the Hebrew University, researching life in Israel during the 1950's and 1960's." What’s special about “Kulna-Yachad”?"The…

While the 2024-25 school year began and ended under the clouds of wars, great emotional and physical stress, and distance learning, all Hand in Hand schools completed a full year of learning, innovation, and community-building. This is a testament not only to the resilience of our educators, students, and community…

One week into the Israel-Iran war, shrapnel from a missile attack struck Jaffa. The event sent shockwaves through the neighborhood, and profoundly affected our community members in both emotional and physical ways. The "Kulna Yachad" school itself suffered moderate damage, as did the homes of many community members and families.…

After an exceedingly challenging school year, filled with war and uncertainty, our students and staff were joyfully planning their graduation and completion ceremonies—a moment to honor the grit and dedication that got everyone through an extremely difficult year. Instead, another war broke out. Schools closed, and all graduation ceremonies moved…