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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

OPEN HOUSE Young Leaders Training Course Notes from evaluation meeting with Shafiq Masalha, clinical psychologist and lead trainer, 20 July 2001: Throughout the course there was ambivalence in all the Jewish families about their children’s participation, while there was no comparable doubt or apprehensiveness among the Arab families. The youngsters demonstrated great seriousness and determination, … more »

The Parents’ Network creates a nucleus of coexistence advocates within the local community by forging friendships between Jewish and Arab residents of Ramle. Fifty adults (sometimes joined by their 35 children) participate in weekend family outings to nature sites around the country, holiday celebrations, and regular meetings at OPEN HOUSE to hear guest speakers and … more »

Dear Friends, I wish to share with you this open, trusting, and rare dialogue, a fruit of our work and training. On the 28th of February 2009, we convened at Open House, a group of young adult Arabs and Jews, with whom we have been working with for some time. Most of these young adults … more »