Video Vibes in the Givat Haviva Art Center
By Lydia Aisenberg
December 24, 2009
During the recent celebrations of the 60th anniversary since the founding of Givat Haviva, a professional video camera was presented to Etti Amram, director of the Givat Haviva Art Center and Peace Gallery, by Friedel Grutzmacher...
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The Comings and Goings of November 2009
By Lydia Aisenberg
December 13, 2009
November began on an extremely wet and windy footing with torrential rain, thunder and lightening. Although most welcome, the pelting rain, high winds and flooding of roads in the Givat Haviva area made our popular tours of the...
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Silent Witnesses
By Lydia Aisenberg
December 7, 2009
If only they could talk, the tall, wide-trunk eucalyptus trees lining the pathways of Hashomer Hatzair's Givat Haviva Educational Center would have had some extremely interesting tales to share with the large crowd thatrecently...
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The Process of Peace Renovation
By Lydia Aisenberg
December 1, 2009
Jewish and Arab youth coming together to create an outdoor symbol of peace is one thing, but keeping it in good shape when having to face wet and windy winters and fiercely hot summers, is quite another.
Over a period of...
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Haviva Reik Peace Award to Ahinoam Nini & Mira Awad
November 15, 2009
The Haviva Reik Peace Award for 2009 was awarded to the renowned singers and musicians Ahinoam (Noa) Nini and Mira Awad, in recognition of their joint activities and performances as Jewish and Arab artists – in recognition of...
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The comings and goings of October 2009
By International Department
October 30, 2009
Twenty-five journalists and educators from all over Germany and accompanied by Israeli tour guide Rosa Fleischmann, participated this month in a seminar organized by the International Department. A general explanation about Givat...
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A Face to Face encounter
By Lydia Aisenberg
October 25, 2009
Dedicated to creating a genuine change among Jewish and Arab high school students in Israel, the Face to Face (Encounters) project at Givat Haviva welcomes new co-director, Ro'ee Peled. Ro'ee has taken over from Shachar Yanai.
The comings and goings of September 2009
October 10, 2009
Seasons change as summer gets slowly but surely edged out by autumn. Green, brown and orange leaves are beginning to fall from the trees and create natural carpets on the ground. A month of holidays for both Jews and Muslims –...
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British MP visits Givat Haviva for the third time
By Lydia Aisenberg
September 19, 2009
Although British Member of Parliament Louise Ellman and husband Geoff, a retired pharmacist, were in Israel on holiday – the couple just couldn't forgo another opportunity to visit Givat Haviva, an educational center they...
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International Email Bag - Summer of 2009
By Lydia Aisenberg
September 10, 2009
This summer brought a bumper crop of groups and in their wake - loads of emails. The vast majority of the emails – far too many to reprint in this column – have focused on the fact that the seminar participants learned...
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