- Feb 13, 2017
UPDATE FROM JPB CO-FOUNDER: Speaking events in Houston-area faith communities
The First Presbyterian Church of Houston recently invited co-founder, Stuart Kensinger, to speak about JPB's current work in Jerusalem and the United States. This capped off a month of successful interfaith events led by Stuart in the greater-Houston area. First, Stuart guided 20 participants in Palmer Memorial Church's peace-building class to visit the Clear Lake Islamic Center. The group was struck by how closely the message of the imam's sermon reminded them of the Ash W
- Feb 5, 2017
NEW SCHOOL PROGRAM LAUNCHING IN JERUSALEM: Palestinian school offers access to key constituency
In an exciting development, JPB increased its reach to more Palestinian youth in Jerusalem by adding a third high school leadership program to its profile at the Dar Al-Maarefa School. The Dar Al-Maarefa School is situated in a unique part of Jerusalem located outside the Separation Barrier, but inside the Jerusalem Municipal boundary. Thus, its students represent a disadvantaged segment of the Jerusalem population that our programs aim to reach. Working with 9th grade stude
- Feb 1, 2017
JPB HOUSTON RECRUITS NEW PROGRAM ASSISTANT: Introducing Patrick Golden
Patrick Golden is a junior at the University of Texas at Austin pursuing a BA in History and Religious Studies. Patrick first worked with JPB in the summer of 2015 where he served as a counselor for the Houston Exploration Program. This past fall in Jerusalem, he studied at the Rothberg International School of Hebrew University. Soon after arriving in Jerusalem, Patrick assisted Jack Karn with JPB's pilot leadership program at St. George's Anglican School. This summer, Pat
