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AFNSWAS MAY 2008 TOUR - LIVING WITH THE CONFLICT: A PALESTINIAN
AND JEWISH EXPERIENCE FROM THE "OASIS OF PEACE"
On Friday, May 16 at 12 pm EST (9 am PST), join
us for a conference call with Ahmad Hijazi and Noam Shuster
from the “Oasis of Peace."
In this month of May, Israel celebrates 60 years of statehood,
while the Palestinians commemorate 60 years since "Al-Nakba,"
the Catastrophe. A genuine, durable peace between Palestinians
and Israelis seems out of reach. The village of Neve Shalom/Wahat
al-Salam is the only true working example of Jews and
Arabs living, working and educating their children together
equally with mutual respect and understanding. Ahmad Hijazi
and Noam Shuster will share their experience of living
together in this community.
To participate, call 1-800-610-4500 (Toll Free
in USA and Canada) and enter access code: 235850.
You can also meet Ahmad and Noam, residents of the village:
they will be in Los Angeles, the Bay Area and Lexington,
KY between May 9th and May 16th for a tour. Join us at
our events! Check the schedule below and save the dates:
By clicking on the dates, you can download the flyers
and help us promote the event.
| Friday,
May 9, 7:30 pm |
Temple Beth Shir Sholom,
1827 California Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| Monday,
May 12, 7:00 pm |
Beverly Hills Public Library Auditorium,
444 N. Rexford Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 |
| Tuesday,
May 13, 6:30 pm |
International House Berkeley, 2299
Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720 |
| Wednesday,
May 14, 6:00 pm |
St. Thomas More Church, 1300 Junipero
Serra Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94132 |
| Friday,
May 16, 7:00 pm |
Temple Adath Israel, 124 N. Ashland
Avenue, Lexington, KY 40502 |
Learn more about the two speakers:
Ahmad Hijazi first came to Neve Shalom/Wahat
Al-Salam in 1984 as a teenager to attend a School for
Peace youth encounter workshop. In 1992, Ahmad moved in
Neve Shalom/Wahat Al-Salam and later became a facilitator
at the internationally recognized School for Peace, leading
conflict management programs. He served as Mayor from
1995 to 1997. Ahmad is currently the Director of Public
Relations in the community and a facilitator at the School
for Peace.
Noam Shuster grew up in Neve Shalom/Wahat
al-Salam and studied at its bilingual and bicultural Primary
School. In 2006, Noam was awarded an A. Slifka Coexistence
Scholarship at Brandeis University, MA, where she is actively
working to educate people she meets about the situation
in the region. In 2007, she was part of a delegation from
the Carter Center focusing on the Palestinian experience
in the territories.
If you need more information contact us at afnswas@oasisofpeace.org
or (818) 325-8884.
FEATURE: THE SECOND GENERATION
OF "OASIS OF PEACE"
The first children born and raised together in Neve Shalom/Wahat
al-Salam are now reaching their mid-20s. These young people
studied together in the first ever Jewish-Arab, multi-cultural,
bilingual, binational Primary School in the "Oasis
of Peace." The impact this program has had on their
lives is changing the world. Click
here to meet some of the young women who grew up in
the village.
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