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CALENDAR: Jewish-Arab education for equality in Israel -- Tues., May 3 @ 7:30 p.m. in Tacoma

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On Tues., May 3, Temple Beth El will host a program featuring two mothers whose children study in a bilingual K-12 school in Be'er Sheva, a Tacoma-sized city in southern Israel's Negev Desert.[1] ...

 


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WHAT: Jewish-Arab Education for Equality in Israel
WHO:  Amal Elsana Alhjooj and Hagit Damri
WHEN:  Tuesday, May 3, 2011 -- 7:30 p.m.
WHERE:  Temple Beth El, 5975 South 12th St., Tacoma, WA 98465

Please join us as we learn about a unique community of coexistence growing in the capital of Israel's Negev (southern desert).  Amal Elsana Alhjooj and Hagit Damri, mothers from the Hagar Association and the Hagar School, will speak about how the Arab and Jewish communities of Beer Sheva are overcoming years of conflict in order for the children of Abraham to live in peace.

Sponsored by People for Peace Justice & Healing, and Temple Beth El.  Endorsed by Unitarian-Universalist Social Action Committee in Tacoma.  This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, click on the event flyer.

See also:

The Hagar website

Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 March 2011 04:42  

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