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  • Music in CommonMusic in Common

    On 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 speaks on TEDx Jaffa

    Dalia 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 WomenInterfaith Program for the Empowerment of Women

    Open 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 Camp2011 Summer Peace Camp

    Between 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 »
 


Activities & Programs


 
Summer Peace Camp
 
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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
 
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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 »

 
 
Masa Masaar – The Journey
 
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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 »

 
 
International Travel & Exchange Programs
 
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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 »

 
 
Young Leaders Training Course
 

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 »

 
 
Jewish-Arab Parents’ Network
 

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 »

 
 
Discussing the war in Gaza
 

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 »