Story of the House
For a short visual historic background - watch this presentation on Time.com. The seed of Open House was sawn when Dalia Eshkenazi {now Landau} opened the door to three strangers who rang the bell in July 1967. It was right after the Six Day War and Dalia, like the rest of her people, felt a sense … more »
Summer Peace Camp
A slideshow from our summer camps The OPEN HOUSE Summer Peace Camp enriches the educational and recreational possibilities for Arab and Jewish children, with about 100 peace campers. The Summer Peace Camp enables Jewish and Arab youngsters to break down stereotypes of one another; to better understand each others’ identity, language and culture; and to … more »
Masa Masaar – The Journey
Click here for an even more detailed review of the 2007 Masa Masaar Between the 26th to the31st of July, we held “The Journey”. The purpose of this program is to expose our young people, to the different communities in this land, to their culture, to their historic experience and their relationship to this land. … more »
Nursery School
Nursery School The OPEN HOUSE nursery school provides a ‘head start’ program that strengthens Arab children’s identity and self-confidence. These qualities are essential for children in a minority culture as they grow and seek their place in the wider society. The nursery school offers a variety of stimulating activities fostering educational and social development. Every … more »
International Travel & Exchange Programs
Delegations of older OPEN HOUSE teens have traveled abroad over the past several summers, deepening friendships among themselves and fostering connections with their peers abroad. Summer 2007 – a youth delegation from Open House, five Jews and five Arabs, ages 17-18, traveled to Italy at the invitation of the Municipality of Padova to interact with … more »
The historic visit of the Al-Khayri sisters
Nuha (right) and Khanoum Al-Khayri at Open House In mid January, 1995, we were deeply moved to welcome the Al-Khayri sisters to Open House which was their home before 1948. Nuha came from Ramallah and Khanoum all the way from Amman. They came to plant an olive tree with us in the yard. It was Tu B’Shvat, … more »
Music in CommonOn the occasion of The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 10 of Dec. 2011, we had another concert at Open House with FODfest, Friends of Daniel Pearl Festivel, also called Music in Common. In...Read more »
Dalia speaks on TEDx JaffaDalia was invited to speak in a TEDx event in Jaffa holding the title, "Desire to know the Other". The event was held on September the 7th 2011 in the beautiful setting of the East West House and...Read more »
Interfaith Program for the Empowerment of WomenOpen House, in co-operation with the Kolech forum of religious Jewish women and the Interfaith Encounter Association, Shatil and the Cramer Foundation created an educational program for women of...Read more »
2011 Summer Peace CampBetween July 3rd and 21st, OPEN HOUSE held its annual Summer Peace Camp. As in past years, the principal venue was the mixed Jewish-Arab village of Neve Shalom/Wahat as-Salam (NS/WAS). There were...Read more »
OPEN HOUSE Ramle was founded in 1991 to further peace and coexistence among Israeli Arabs and Jews. This Project was created as a result of a unique encounter, in July 1967, between the Arab family that lived in the house before 1948 and the Jewish family that came to inhabit it afterwards. As a result of an ongoing relationship, the two families decided to dedicate the house they both called home to the children of Ramle.
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