On the last day of school before school closures last week, Arab and Jewish students from the Galilee school took us on a tour. Take 3 minutes to see the amazing things they are learning together. We know we are all going through a difficult transition and time of uncertainty,…

Hand in Hand students in the Max Rayne Hand in Hand Jerusalem School wrote and preformed a new school anthem, about what it's like to learn together as Jews and Arabs in their city. Enjoy!

Zohar Shachar, a parent at the Hand in Hand Wadi Ara school, created this three-minute film about a very special event that takes place at school every year, where second graders sleep at school, and wake up early to watch the sunrise together. It is magical: [embed]https://www.facebook.com/USEmbassyJlm/videos/363617294359762/?__xts__[0]=68.ARDKoldO4FYGTRkF8GR6-EULFIpY_JCRg1Om7Qg8A3FMvVXZPezv3yNEROUcx0BNptEv9ftJK61pfp_-XA8oAGRqL7WwOD6fkmPbXW76cSpW8QJ37aV96EbGEam-sFsO7v7oFBWU259ucgdHujY2rE8pMimdQcsyJgf_BH8yLSnYCgP3pwtzfmAl9NYdTviLRt8YR_dvzjdpLnok9clYWDlgfYsObSsGmiraxC_72N731m79mfaz95YzsmymfRygzf-HqdS8pha7N_tU4VC8rQKKxVPNgiWELXqnRWkjfjS2ytq6iVlOUVHZiCD8GJZH0AGjBSDDCG3MLgpimkebbzAccvM&__tn__=H-R[/embed]    

Hand in Hand was a finalist at the WeWork Creator Awards in Jerusalem. Efrat Meyer, Senior teacher and Vicky Makhoul, a recent graduate accepted the $18,000 prize on our behalf. Efrat was Vicky's teacher for six years, and continue to be in touch.  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3mfvq81xT4[/embed] “We live in a difficult reality.…

"How do Jewish and Arab parents disconnect themselves from the images of people killed in Gaza, of scared children in the Jewish towns around Gaza, from violent protests and racist chants?” This was the question posed by Israel’s Channel 1 journalist for a piece about Hand in Hand’s school in…

In April 2018, BBC journalists visited our Wadi Ara School and interviewed teachers and students. [embed]https://www.facebook.com/BBCworldhacks/videos/10155773647087217/[/embed]   There was also a special BBC podcast episode about Hand in Hand, where they interviewed Ned Lazarus, an expert in conflict resolution and a Professor of International Affairs who has been researching Hand in Hand…

Watch Hand in Hand graduates, parents and teachers speak about their Hand in Hand experience over 12 years: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bbc7u7kTX8[/embed]

Watch Hand in Hand parents, teachers, and students talk about what it's like to live together. Peak into a classroom, community events to learn about Hand in Hand methodologies and impact. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHEkP6cBIG8[/embed]

Watch Hand in Hand students, parents, and teachers discuss how they continue to live together, even with rising tensions and violence [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4PK7tnYzfw[/embed]

Amidst violence, our students at Hand in Hand in Wadi Ara continue to live together. Listen to them speak about what the school means to them, and what they contend with outside and inside the classroom: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvRWkgQQ0yo[/embed]    

In 2014, Hand in Hand students were invited to light the Hannuka Menorah in the White House with President and Michelle Obama. The President spoke about Hand in Hand as he introduced Inbar and Mouran, 9th graders at the time. Watch below: [embed]https://youtu.be/cqkswFS11dk?t=298[/embed]