When Ori Winitzer originally created Soccer for Peace he envisioned a one–time event that would raise funds for soccer equipment in the integrated Israeli town of Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam, Hebrew and Arabic for Oasis of Peace.
Despite Winitzer’s short-term intentions, Soccer for Peace proved to have long-term potential.
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The first time I heard the name Chiune Sugihara was about a year ago from my Israeli-Bosnian friend, Sasha Toperich. Sasha, a renowned classical pianist and the founder of the World Youth Leadership Network (WYLN) - a non-profit organization that aims to unite the international youth community through good works and cultural exchange - had just arrived from Japan, where he was giving a concert in Yaotsu - Chiune Sugihara`s hometown. .
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Building a shared future for Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens. Is it a dream or can it become a reality? The Abraham Fund Initiatives has been a leading advocate for coexistence and equality since 1989. Since then they have funded dozens of organizations each year with this goal in mind. Arab Israelis have had their economic gap with their Jewish counterparts reduced over the years, but wages still show a 40% difference. There are other discrepancies as well including a much higher infant mortality rate among the Arab citizens. Read More...
Thank you Reza. You've given us a great deal to think about, and wrestle with. [With the diversity of people and views in the room, I expect that some members of the audience might take exception to a few of your conclusions, but that's what makes for an interesting program.and you have certainly given us that!] Read More...
The idea is great. The place, the Islamic Cultural Center in New York, looks fantastic. Three bottles of Coke for the thirsty, two plates of biscuits to the hungry, and numerous chairs for the tired bones who are not learned in the art of sitting on the floor welcome the herd of Jews. Read More...
Rome, Italy - Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger, responds warmly to the appeal by Isaac Herzog, Israel's Minister of Tourism, to encourage Catholics to visit Israel. Mr. Herzog's request was delivered personally through his envoy in Rome, Suzanne Klagsbrun. Read More...
Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, Israel - Major Jewish-American organization have been discussing, recently, the reality of Jewish citizens in Israel living together with the State's Arab citizens. The Israeli Democracy Institute, United Jewish Community, Jewish Funders Network, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Anti-Defamation League, Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, UJA-Federation of New York, New Israel Fund, Alfred and Hanna Fromm Fund, and the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, and even AIPAC, have all formed task forces, held conferences and panels or are planning events addressing this issue. Read More...
Shalom Articles:
• The annual Marting Luther King Junior Tribute
• American Christians: The Righteous Gentiles of Today?
• The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)'s 23rd Annual Reception and Dinner in NYC
Soccer for Peace, A Common Goal: Uniting Arab and Jewish Youth
Chiune Sugihara, The “Japanese Schindler”
ABRAHAM FUND: Getting Cain and Abel to Cooperate
