Annual Report

Educators walking in Old City of Acco. Special 30th Anniversary Edition The Abraham Initiatives2018 Dr. Thabet Abu Rass & Amnon Be’eri-Sulitzeanu at our Lod office.

and state institutions. This year has also marked to strategically advance shared society in Israel. At From the Co-Executive Directors a turning point in the attitudes of Israel’s the head of our organization, we have been privileged universities and colleges towards their growing to have Howard Sohn as the co-chair of the board. In Friends, On the local political level we were heartened by Arab student populations. Only a few years ago partnership with his co-chair, Orni Petruschka, the co- the results of the local elections in October, which we experienced a lack of willingness among leaders chair of the Israeli Amuta, Basha’er Fahoum-Jayoussi, Over the last few years we have warned of parallel led to the formation of Jewish-Arab political in higher education to address issues of diversity and the rest of our lay leadership team, Howard and competing policies which have both increased coalitions in all of Israel’s mixed cities. Over the and inclusion on their campuses. This has changed, has provided wisdom, support and leadership in an Arab participation in Israeli society, but also past few months we have met with elected officials and the programs in our Campus as a Shared Space unparalleled way. This year marks the end of Howard’s created obstacles to positive Jewish-Arab relations. in all of Israel’s seven mixed cities, and are well initiative are in high demand. We are now working tenure as co-chair, and we wish to thank him for his This year we have witnessed an unprecedented positioned to leverage the next five years towards closely with a dozen institutions and consulting on consistent efforts and his leadership. challenge to the status of Israel’s Arab citizens transitioning mixed cities to become shared cities. numerous new programs. This is an illustration of from the political arena. The passing of the Nation At the same time, our Shared Learning Initiative has how a combination of persistence, professionalism, We welcome Geoffrey Lewis as he takes on the mantle State Law was a watershed moment, this Basic been warmly received by the Ministry of Education and pragmatism can achieve real results. of co-chair, and look forward to his contribution to Law lays the groundwork for future discriminatory and has been the recipient of a USAID grant of building on our achievements. legislation, policy and attitudes, and has opened a $1M, enabling the expansion of the program to 40 This year the Abraham Initiatives will be celebrate rift in future Jewish-Arab relations. In the build- schools. This model represents the most serious 30 years of operation. This vantage point enables Shared Society in Israel is an attainable goal. Thank you up to the 2019 elections we have already seen effort to date in overcoming the separate school us to identify the changes we have facilitated in for being part of our coalition of supporters, partners unprecedented delegitimization of both Arab systems in Israel. Israeli society, and builds an appreciation that and allies. Together we can create an equitable and political parties and Arab society as a whole. And we are running a marathon, not a sprint. This is shared society between Jews and Arabs in Israel. yet, despite the divisive national political rhetoric, Our Safe Communities Initiative has grown also an opportunity to recognize the inspirational there is another narrative of hope and partnership remarkably, and will expand by the end of the leadership which has built the Abraham Initiatives developing, and we have been at the forefront of year to seven communities across Israel. The into the organization it is today. Ours is an a groundswell of strategic activities, changing the program has made a major impact on perceptions international partnership, in which Jews, Arabs and nature of Jewish-Arab relations for the better. and policies among senior leaders in Arab society non-Israelis combine their expertise and resources Amnon & Thabet

2 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives | 3 proved that partnerships that promote shared The Third Decade interests are both viable and effective. During our third decade we catalyzed social and - The Policing in a Divided Society project tackled policy change across key areas in majority-minority the frayed relations between Arab society and relations in Israeli society. From the media to the police. college campuses, representation in public service to formulating a consensual model for volunteering Over this decade, the organization strengthened its by young people in Arab communities. presence in the field of policy advocacy, seeking to convince others by actively modelling its ideas on In 2011, our founder Alan Slifka z’’l passed away. the ground. Greatly missed, he is commemorated in the Abraham Initiatives’ headquarters, now operating in An example of this approach was a project called Ya the mixed city of Lod. Salaam: Language as a Cultural Bridge. The project sought to prove that the longstanding failure of This year the organization’s name was changed to Arabic teaching for Jews was not inevitable. The Fund Abraham Initiatives, reflecting the evolution of was convinced that Arabic could be taught properly. focus from a fund to a think-practice tank providing We implemented the project in 200 schools over scalable solutions. the decade, and for the first time Arab teachers began to work in Jewish classrooms. The Ministry of The Abraham Initiatives – Our Future Education adopted the project in 2016. What lies ahead? What will we do over the next 30 years and where will we be when they end? At the Herzliya Conference in 2007 we presented a study showing that the Israeli economy loses In a reality of constant uncertainty, we will adhere around 30-40 billion shekels a year due to its failure to our basic values of equality and partnership In the early days of The Abraham Fund, founder to integrate Arab citizens. This was a historic between Arabs and Jews. We will continue to create, Alan Slifka with Presicent Navon and Prime Minister turning point. Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister at the think, invent, and promote new ideas for shared Yitzhak Rabin. time, announced the establishment of an authority life. We will continue to shape cities in Israel as joint dedicated to the economic development of Arab and egalitarian spaces. society and to narrowing the gaps between the two populations. We will make Arabic a legitimate, spoken language and an integral part of Israel’s linguistic and cultural 30 Years of the Abraham Initiatives reality. We will promote equal, accessible, and fair This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Abraham organization’s task was to identify initiatives with services for Arab citizens in all fields, and we Initiatives. This milestone enables us to look back potential and help them with planning and funding. will continue to oppose discriminatory laws at the work we have done to promote equality and Thanks to hundreds of grants to organizations and and practices. partnership between Jewish and Palestinian-Arab projects in diverse fields, the Abraham Fund sparked citizens of Israel, and look forward to the future of a revolution. It sowed seeds which blossomed and We will address the deep causes of building Jewish-Arab relations in Israel. matured into dozens of organizations dedicated neglect and violence and advocate to working to promote partnership and equality for fair and efficient policing The Abraham Initiatives – Our Story between Arabs and Jews, helping them to consolidate – because Arabs in Israel are The Abraham Fund was founded in 1989 by two and persevere. During this period the Abraham Fund entitled to live in security. American Jews, Alan B Slifka and Prof. Eugene provided over $20 million towards coexistence. Weiner. Slifka was an eternal optimist who struggled We will shape the academic to put the world to rights and Weiner was a civil The Second Decade institutions as hothouses of rights activist in the US and a close friend of Dr. In October 2000, and the outbreak of the 2nd tolerance, promote proper Martin Luther King. Intifada, the ground in Israel shook. During ten political representation of the days of demonstrations and violent clashes, 13 Arab majority, and work to ensure fair During a visit to Israel, Slifka realized that Jews and citizens were shot and killed by the Israel Police. media coverage. Arabs lived mainly in separate areas with very little These events marked a turning point for the Abraham contact. He and Eugene began to study relations Fund. The organization changed its name to the We will prove that coexistence based on between the two communities. Their conclusion was Abraham Fund Initiatives, and under the leadership equality is the moral choice and the best that improving Jewish-Arab relations was vital for of Dan Pattir, began to plan and implement projects option for everyone. the future of Israeli society. They began by mapping based on its recognition of the need for profound the field, producing a survey of 350 organizations social change between the Jewish majority and the We will continue together: Dedicated staff and projects. In 1992 the Abraham Fund published a Arab minority. members from every corner of Israel; our foundational guide to organizations and activities in board of directors; and our partners in Israel that promote Jewish-Arab coexistence. The first projects were a direct response to the civil society, philanthropy, government events of October 2000: ministries, academia, the media, and the The First Decade - The Tapestry in the Galilee project aimed to Knesset. Thanks to these partnerships, we In the early days, the Abraham Fund was a small rebuild the damaged connections between Jews will realize our dream. We will prosper here professional organization based in Jerusalem. The and Arabs in the heart of Galilee. The project together in justice, equality, and peace.

4 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives | 5 An Arab & Jewish facilitator discuss issues around Shared Education Contents

Note from our Co-Executive Directors...... 2 Safe Communities...... 16

Our History - Achievements: 30 Years of Abraham Initiatives...... 4 Minority Mainstreaming through the Media ...... 18

Contents ...... 6 Training Women for Public Leadership ...... 20

Our Impact – Our Initiatives...... 8-20 Mobilizing against the Nation State Law...... 22

Education for a Shared Society...... 8 Major Donors & Supporters...... 24

Shared Learning...... 10 Financials...... 26

Challenging Stereotypes among Youth ...... 12 Our team...... 28

Campus as a Shared Space...... 14 Join Us...... 30

6 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives | 7 Jewish & Arab educators teaching English in a Shared Learning class.

I feel like I am changing the world. Like I am really making a difference. I really believe that education is the way to bring peace in the Middle East. Not politics; education."

Ital Levi, Jewish teacher from Afula who teaches Hebrew in Umm El Fahum.

Education for a Shared Society

With few exceptions, Jewish and Arab children students with positive exposure to Jewish culture 3rd-6th grades syllabi, developed in partnership the Ya Salam curriculum goes through the process generally study in separate school systems, rarely and improved opportunities for learning Hebrew. with The Center for Educational Technology, of being scaled nation-wide. having the opportunity to interact or properly learn Without proficiency in Hebrew, Israel’s Arab which we are now testing in 30 classrooms. one another’s languages and cultures. The Abraham citizens lack a shared language with the majority We will continue to operate the program with Initiatives operates several programs to address of Israel’s Jewish citizens and have limited the goal of full adoption by the Ministry in the this core obstacle to building shared society. opportunities to integrate effectively into Israeli 2019-2020 school year. society, access core government services, higher Jewish-Arab School Encounters provides 5th education or secure gainful employment. Ivrit Over the past decade, the Ya Salam - Spoken and 6th grade Jewish and Arab children from B’Salam uses an innovative curriculum taught by Arabic Initiative has integrated Arab teachers neighboring schools the opportunity to interact in a Jewish, native Hebrew-speaking teacher in the into Jewish schools. Following the success of a positive setting, often for the very first time. Arab school system to build linguistic and cultural the scaling and evaluation of the program, the The program pairs schools and runs joint activities bridges. Ministry of Education mandated the adoption 95% throughout the year, providing cultural enrichment of the Ya Salam model across the Jewish of school principals report around each group’s traditions. In this 5th year of operating the initiative, we began elementary school system in Israel beginning that the Ivrit B’Salam the process of transitioning towards government with the 2017-18 school year. We monitored the program has improved Responding to the deterioration of spoken Hebrew adoption of the program. This follows the positive early stages of the Ministry’s adoption, and are participants’ spoken proficiency in the Arab community, the Ivrit findings of a broad evaluation carried out by the currently working with the Ministry to create a Hebrew. B’Salam - Spoken Hebrew Initiative provides Ministry of Education and the completion of the new textbook as well as run teacher trainings, as

8 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives | 9 Arab and Jewish students studying together.

Founded on the combination of high quality pedagogy with education for social values, Shared Learning has the potential to generate deep and meaningful educational impact. For these reasons the Ministry of Education partners with the Abraham Initiatives on this program.”

Dana Friedman, Head of the Headquarters for Civic and Shared Society Education at the Ministry of Education.

Shared Learning

The Shared Learning pilot enabled us to explore The initiative was awarded a $1 million grant from a variety of teaching models and to perfect the USAID - enabling major program expansion. We implementation of a program we are hopeful will be worked with our partner, the esteemed Center for adopted in the future by the government. English Educational Technology, as they built the syllabus language study was chosen as a focus of the for our English curriculum. We believe that as the initiative, providing Jewish and Arab students the program expands, it’s power to provide a platform opportunity to study a subject that places them for establishing positive shared experiences will on neutral ground. The Ministry of Education has grow. enthusiastically partnered with us on this initiative.

The Jewish and Arab teachers at the front of Shared Learning classrooms must model the ability to work and learn together. 40 teachers participated in a 3 day training in Beersheba, providing them with The Moises pedagogical training and tools needed to address Itzkowich schools 40teachers students identity issues that can arise in their classrooms. Foundation 20 660

10 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives | 11 Students from Telem Pre-Army Leadership Academy on tour of the Negev.

Angham (the program facilitator) came into the room looking into our eyes and talking directly with no distance. Some people in the room had negative perceptions of Arabs and were defensive, but once they saw that she just wanted to explain how she feels, and hear how they feel, it was great.”

Shira, graduate of the Telem Mechina

Challenging Stereotypes among Youth

In the past decade, Israeli society has witnessed a The 2nd program - “Living in One Land” - is a negative shift in levels of tolerance and democracy. program specifically designed to increase awareness This trend is most prominent among Jewish youth, of Arab society among Jewish high-school students. Pre-Military Academy participants Total: whose attitudes have been measured to be more After the initial pilot at Blich High School, one of 125 hardline than those held by older generations. A Israel’s most renowned institutions for secondary recent study run by The Israel Democracy Institute education, we expanded to 4 schools with a total found that only 48% of Jewish young adults of 622 participants. In conjunction to 3 lectures High-school participants 750 believe Arab citizens should have equal rights, covering Arab communities in Israel, Arab youth in 625 compared to 76% of Jewish adults. Israel, and how Jews and Arabs can live together, we have added an “ask-anything Q&A”, and a In response, we run two initiatives geared towards tour to an Arab town. This is a 1st-of-it’s-kind participants in their mid to late teens. The first program in Israel which aims to enrich the study is a course offered in 5 Pre-Army Leadership of civics in High Schools and increase Jewish teens’ Academies, providing education about Arab society exposure and knowledge of Arab society. and its challenges to youth who characteristically move into leadership roles during their military service and beyond.

12 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives | 13 Staff from Hebrew University on a tour to the Arab city of Umm El Fahem.

The tour of Umm El Fahem was fascinating. I was exposed to the culture and customs of the Arab population – many things I did not know before the tour. During Iftar, I was surprised to find the whole town quiet, much like when Jews fast during Yom Kippur, but the Arabs do it for a whole month. This tour helps me better understand the needs of my Arab students.”

Rinat Assulin. Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University.

Campus as a Shared Space

Israel's higher education sphere is often the first According to participants surveyed, 86% state they site of meaningful Arab-Jewish interaction for acquired knowledge which was important to their Israeli citizens. As Arab student participation in professional role. higher education increases significantly (from 10,000 undergraduates in 2010 to 47,000 in 2017) This year we hosted a first-of-it’s-kind conference the need to cultivate diverse and welcoming in partnership with the Van Leer Institute of campuses is critical. Jerusalem addressing major issues facing higher education institutions in Israel. The conference Faculty members trained This past year, we expanded our program to 11 was attended by over 100 senior academics, institutions. Trainings include: 5 Arabic language administrators and researchers. Participants 500 Study tours to Arab towns courses giving administrative staff tools to better reported that it was a watershed moment, bringing communicate with Arab students; 15 Cultural discussion of the most challenging issues to the Sensitivity courses building the capacity of table in a positive and enriching way. 20 say they gained knowledge administrative staff to better understand the which is important for their cultural context of Arab students on campus, and 20 work on campus. tours to Arab towns enabling staff to experience the communities from which their students come. 86%

14 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives | 15 The presentation made by the Abraham Initiatives at the Impact Forum of the Ministry of Justice left a lasting impression, clarifying that there is a major gap between how law enforcement agencies see themselves, and how they are perceived by Arab society.”

Israel’s State Prosecutor Shai Nitzan

Majd al Krum

Tamra Safe Communities 60 youth in Tamra are trained and volunteer in road safety program for local elementary school children.

Jisr a Zarqa

The Safe Communities Initiative promotes Based on the success of our pilot in three towns, a first-of-its-kind conference held by the Justice equitable, effective policing and life-saving this year we are operating our program in 6 Arab Ministry and the Police on violence in Arab society. Kafr Kassem emergency services in Arab communities. With communities. We have started mapping the The Chief of Police, The Director of the Ministry of increasing awareness of the crisis of violence in territory in Arara in the Negev, in the mixed cities Justice, and the Attorney General all participated. Lod Arab towns, the Abraham Initiatives has become a of Lod and Acco, and in Majd al Krum in the Galilee. key intermediary and source of expertise on how 2018 was a local election year, during which Safe In 2018, the Safe Communities initiative secured Arara to deal with these critical issues. Communities launched a successful campaign additional funding allowing the program to expand to counter violence during this very heated and in scope and degree of impact on Arab society, as Arab towns participating Safe Communities held 3 regional workshops in volatile time in Arab communities. Videos created well as shape policymaking and public discourse in our Safe Communities order to create a platform for Arab leaders and for the Elections Without Violence Campaign surrounding personal security in Arab communities. initiative. government service providers to meet face-to- reached over 250,000 people and were screened face and discuss needs, strategies and solutions on television. A charter condemning election to the crisis. Mayors from numerous towns violence was written and signed by almost all Arab participated, the Head of Firefighting Services in candidates, shaping the discourse and messaging Israel attended, and civil society leaders spoke. around the heated election period. Channels of dialogue were created to better understand needs and potential solutions on the Additionally, The Abraham Initiatives presented at The Abraham Initiatives’ Safe Communities program is co-funded by MEPI, the European Union and IFA-ZIVIK ground.

16 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives | 17 Radio anchor Keren Neubach on site visit to the Negev.

I think all Israeli citizens should study Arabic in school. The fact that I and my children don’t speak it is not good. This was a good opportunity to start. Our teacher not only taught us Arabic but took time to speak about life in her village. She shared intimate cultural moments from her life and helped us understand the Arab experience in Israel.”

Nimrod Busso, Editor at Calcalist newspaper. Participant in our Media course.

Minority Mainstreaming in the Media

Media as a Shared Space brings Arab voices into the Additionally, The Abraham Initiatives’ Executive Israeli public discourse by normalizing the presence Directors and staff were interviewed in Hebrew, of Arab citizens, Arabic language, and Arab culture Arabic and English media, providing content-based in the Israeli media. information for a diverse range of topics relating to Jewish-Arab relations in Israel. Our Arabic Language and Arab Society course Over uses Arabic language as an entry point to build The impact of the media initiative on the relationships with different Hebrew-speaking mainstream media has now extended to a change newsrooms. We held courses at YNET and the in policy at YNET, one of Israel’s most widely read Calcalist. And, in 2018, an important new course publications. After having taken a course with The opened up at Ta’agid- Israel’s Public Broadcasting Abraham Initiatives, the editor of YNET decided Corporation. to add an Arabic component to the news section. 150 journalists and editors As a pilot project, articles in the online publication impacted by our program As a part of the course, we led numerous tours for that are of interest to Arab society will include opinion leaders in Israel's mainstream media. These summaries in Arabic. tours and briefings directly led to over 110 media items.

18 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives | 19 I ran because I want women to start taking more of a role in local politics. I felt that I could affect life in our village. I have a lot of ideas for change I’d like to see. I always wanted to get involved, but I didn’t have the confidence or the tools until the training with the Abraham Initiatives.”

Osnat Osman, 35. Druze candidate in recent local elections in the town of Mrar.

Maha Abu Samra, at a women's leadership training in the Galilee, was appointed as the first Arab woman to head a Planning and Building Training Women for Public Leadership Committee.

On October 30, local elections were held in Israel. Arab women, and a joint leadership program for The Abraham Initiatives participated in a variety Jewish & Arab women. 26 Arab women were of ways, including serving as a leading member of chosen for public office this year - a marked rise Mekomiot 2018 - a coalition created in order to compared to 10 years ago, when only 6 candidates support the election of more women to local were elected. Osnat Osman, Maha Abu Samra and governments. Our role was to ensure that all Sunduss Abu Salih are examples of 3 women who campaign content was equally accessible to Arab participated in our training courses and went on to audiences. run and/or be elected to political leadership.

Leading up to the election we held “Women and For the past 4 years, The Abraham Initiatives has Elections in Nazareth” - a series of lectures been running leadership courses for emerging mentoring Arab women on how to move from leaders in Arab society, focusing on women and increase in Arab women the private to the public sphere of influence. young adults. There are 250 members of our 68%elected to local councils Youth & Women's Leadership Alumni Forum who in the 2018 elections 72 women ran in the local elections this year in continued to meet this year, strengthening their Israel, with a number having previously participated connections to each other and committing to in our Leadership Development courses for youth, promote social change within our society.

20 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives | 21 We can't stand by as the government passes laws that hurt the Arabic language and hurt democracy." Thousands of Israelis from all over the country joined "The Biggest Arabic Lesson in the World" to protest the Nation State Law.

Crowd at “Biggest Arabic Lesson in the World” protest in Habima Square Mobilizing Against The Nation State Law Photo credit: Moti Milrod; Ha'aretz

This year, the Israeli government passed the to take action to stop the law. This moment was a video campaign was launched in collaboration Nation State Law - an anti-democratic bill which captured and reported by all major media outlets with Standing Together (a new Jewish-Arab negatively affects the Arab minority by demoting in both Hebrew and Arabic, and several American collaboration). We will continue to work with all the official status of the Arabic language and news outlets. our partners to bring this issue to the attention of prioritizing the development of Jewish settlement the public and to fight for the equal rights of all - while excluding any reference to the existence In partnership with other civil society NGOs, we citizens of the State. of Arab citizens and their right to equality. The organized “The Biggest Arabic Lesson in the World” Abraham Initiatives immediately took a stance - a festive happening drawing thousands of Israelis against the legislation, which, as a Basic Law from across the country. The protest at HaBima bearing constitutional status, paves the way for Square modeled how joyfully Arabic and Hebrew, Joint banner of shared further discrimination of Israel’s Arab minority. not to mention Jews and Arabs, can exist together society organizations in one space. against the Nation State We raised awareness about the bill by speaking Law. at rallies, briefing international diplomats on The Abraham Initiatives organized a broad coalition "No to the Nation State the implications of the Law, and participating in of NGO directors, academics, MKs and activists forums. At a conference with President Rivlin in to strategize against the law. In order to raise Law! Yes to Partnership attendance, Thabet publicly asked the President awareness and galvanize support against the bill, and Equality!"

22 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives | 23 2018 Major Donors and Supporters

While space only allows us to list our 2018 major supporters, we deeply appreciate each and every one of our donors, whose gifts “large or small” make our work possible.

Students from a pre-army military academy at the soccer stadium on a visit to the Arab town of Sachnin.

Shared Society Visionaries Bridge Builders Advocates for Diversity Alan B. Slifka Foundation Bank Mizrahi Tfahot Alisa and Dan Doctoroff The Izkowich Foundation Feldman Foundation The Fine Foundation Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Hanns Seidel Stiftung Ron and Marilyn Walter Sam Spiegel Foundation Sam and Bella Sebba Charitable Trust Riane Gruss Borgenicht Foundation Friedrich Ebert Stiftung David Tabak Stefan T. Edlis and H. Gael Neeson Stephen and Nancy Grand The Lois and Richard England Family Foundation Claude Ghez, MD Sybil and Steven Wolin Caroline and Brian Lurie Fohs Foundation Howard and Ann Sohn David and Inez Myers Foundation Klarman Family Foundation Donald & Carole Chaiken Foundation Barbara Zuckerberg Orni & Chen Petruschka Philnor Zug Jusaca Trust USAID Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation The Bridging Trust European Union The Mosu Charitable Trust New North London Synagogue Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), US State Dept. The Pears Foundation Finchley Reform Synagogue Zivik – IFA – German Federal Foreign Ministry Social Venture Fund The Sobell Foundation Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Rothschild Caesarea Foundation

24 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives | 25 Jewish & Arab students learn to make olive oil together.

Financials

Overall Budget 2018 $3,080,000

Expenses by Initiative: 2018

Education 31%

Campus 12 % Revenue by Source: 2018 Leadership 7% Foundations and Federations 54% Advocacy 28% Individual Donors 37% Safe Communities 16% Government Allocations 9% Media 6%

26 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives | 27 Abraham Initiatives' May Arow guiding educators at facilitators training.

Our Team

Founder & First Chair Person Orna Lin UK Patrons Tamara Kramer, Communications Associate Alan B.Slifka Laura Mandel The Lord John Alderice Ruth Lewin-Chen, Co-Director Safe Communities Joyce Mueller Sir Andrew Burns Yael Maayan, Director of Education & Training International Board of Directors Rami Nuseir Sir Mark Moody-Stuart Milagros Marrero, Administrative Assistant (US) Riaz Qureishi The Pears Foundation Ola Najami, Director of Youth & Leadership Programs Co-Chairs Orlee Rabin The Rt Hon. Lord Howard of Lympne CH QC Nicola Nathan, Development Executive (UK) Geoffrey Lewis and Orni Petruschka Greg Rosshandler Rick Senat Liron Seginer, Director of Shared Learning Basha'er Fahoum-Jayoussi, Co-Chair Israeli Amuta Anat Saragusti Inbal Shaviv, Senior Development Associate Members Nimrod Shalabi Ihab Sheikch, Safe Communities - Acco Howard Sohn Professional Team Doris Shufani, Administrative Manager Amalia Adler-Waxman Ronald Walter, Treasurer Co-Executive Directors Gail Singer, Shared Learning English Supervisor Mohammed Alnabari Dr. Thabet Abu Rass and Amnon Be’eri-Sulitzeanu Aliza Silva, Accounts & Bookkeeping Mira Awad Seena Taha, Safe Communities - Kafr Kassem Natalie Barkan UK Board of Trustees Dr. Nohad Ali, Safe Communities Researcher Jimmy Taber, Director- North America Walter H. Beebe Thabet Abu Rass Hila Aloni Ohayon, Director of Media & Public Policy Shoshi Tal, Office Maintenance Yoel Borgenicht Amnon Be’eri-Sulitzeanu May Arow, Director of Language Programs Shefaa Yasin, Safe Communities - Tamra Alex Brummer, UK Chair Alex Brummer, Chair Orly Chen Eilon, Chief Financial Officer Rachel Zaurov, Development Associate (US) Roberta Elliott Elizabeth Harris-Sawczenko Ranin Deeb, Safe Communities - Majd el Krum Claude Ghez, MD Robert John, Treasurer Anton Goodman, Director of Development Nancy Grossman Bob Niven, Secretary Angham Hussien, Director of High Schools Initiative Riane Gruss Sarah Sackman Yaacob Ibrahim, Arabic Media Spokesperson Lior Herman, Co-Chair International Finance Committee Laurie Scher, Co-Vice Chair Said Jorban, Safe Communities - Jisr a Zarqa Yossi Khen Ben Shimshon Ilona Kalderon, Office Manager Laurence Kaye Alice Wood, Co-Vice Chair

28 | Annual Report 2018 The Abraham Initiatives |29 Teachers writing in Hebrew & Arabic at Shared Learning training in Bersheva

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