Prominent Visitors to Hand in Hand

Hand in Hand has attracted international attention for our ground-breaking educational model and shared community frameworks. Below are some of the prominent visitors who have taken the time to visit our schools and/or meet with our students, teachers, parents, and community members throughout the country: 

Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin, who said: 

“You are proof that we can live together in peace and we can’t let the difficult experiences, like what you went through this week, harm our faith in our ability to live together.”

Pope Francis I 

Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Thomas Nides

Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Samantha Power

Former Canadian Foreign Minister, the Honorable Marc Garneau, and Former Canadian Ambassador to Israel, Ms. Lisa Stadelbauer

Sean Penn

Carlos Santana

AFT President Randi Weingarten

Shakira

Lavar Burton