The Peace Library at Givat Haviva
By Samira Mahammid and David Amitai
September 2, 2009
The Givat Haviva Institute has promoted equality between Jews and Arabs in Israel since 1949 and provides tools to this end. Among these tools is a unique and endangered collection of Palestinian newspapers consisting of rare and...
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The comings and goings of August 2009
September 1, 2009
Another scorching summer bites the dust. Hot and humid but with some welcome breeze from time to time, we are in the throes of an alarming water shortage and serious worries for the future of the Kinneret and coastal aquifers. Hopefully,...
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The comings and goings of July 2009
By Lydia Aisenberg
August 22, 2009
Intense heat and unbelievable humidity – summer is here, and so are bus after bus of young (and not so young) folks from all over North America and Europe, on tour with Birthright-Taglit, Reform, Liberal and Masorti youth movements,...
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From Boston to Barta'a
By Lydia Aisenberg
August 19, 2009
Many years ago Israel (Christopher) Hannaford made aliya with his parents and five siblings and remained in Kibbutz Mishmar HaEmek after they completed the now defunct Mercaz Klita at that kibbutz.
Some years later, Israel's...
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Canadian Race Relations Expert Visits Givat Haviva
By Lydia Aisenberg
July 28, 2009
Widely acknowledged as one of Canada's foremost specialists in anti-racist education, Dr. Karen Mock recently paid a visit to Givat Haviva after a nine year hiatus. She also brought along a friend, Dr. Maha El-Taji Daghash, Post...
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The Comings and Goings of June 2009
By Lydia Aisenberg
July 23, 2009
As Tel Aviv celebrates 100 years since the vision of a few pioneers turned sand dunes into a city to be proud of, Givat Haviva is in the process of planning this autumn's marking of 60 years since founding.
For some...
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British Students Take a Kibbutz & Wadi Ara Tour
By Lyda Aisenberg
July 9, 2009
A group of 30 British students (and one Hungarian) on a Birthright-Taglit tour of Israel, spent a day on a program organized by Givat Haviva's International Department.
Having spent the previous night in the Galilee,...
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Yad Achat team from Germany visits Givat Haviva
By Lydia Aisenberg
June 28, 2009
International Department staff members are most fortunate to meet and interact with outstanding young (and older) folks from abroad during their seminars on and off the Givat Haviva campus.
Four young Germans who paid us...
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From Our International Mailbag - May 2009
By International Department
June 10, 2009
According to many of the emails we receive in the International Department, it seems that for many people the Givat Haviva component during their visit to Israel leaves a deep impression.
From their comments, many of the...
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The Comings and Goings of May 2009
By Lydia Aisenberg
May 31, 2009
Still in the throes of spring, but with summer just around the corner, hopefully the very hot, stuffy and dust filled days of May are well and truly behind us.
This month we have been visited, among others, by a large...
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