- Sep 11, 2020
JPB HOSTS SHARED EDUCATION FORUM: Fellow peace organizations join hands to share learning
In early September, JPB Educator, Sarah Benazera, organized and hosted the second Shared Education Forum with several peacebuilding organizations in attendance. The Shared Education Forum is a safe space where dialogue facilitators and teachers who work with Jewish and Arab youth in the Holy Lands have the opportunity to meet, find inspiration, and learn from one another. During the first Forum last November, participants had the privilege to hear from two Shared Education ex
- Sep 10, 2020
NEW REGIONAL CO-DIRECTOR JOINS JPB TEAM: Sarah Aweidah comes with experience, energy, and aptitude
After completing her role as a Lead Educator this summer, Sarah Aweidah joined the JPB team as our Palestinian, Jerusalem Regional Co-Director. Born in East Jerusalem, Sarah comes with a strong background in conflict transformation and dialogue facilitation. Prior to JPB, Sarah was a participant in Seeds of Peace and a dialogue facilitator with Hands of Peace. She studied electrical engineering at Tel Aviv University, which led her into teaching students in math, physics, an
- Sep 3, 2020
EXCEL WINS GRANT FROM US EMBASSY IN ISRAEL! First gov't grant recognizes impact of JPB programming
In September, JPB learned that it will be awarded a grant from the US government via the Embassy in Israel. The $9,000 grant will underwrite our 2021 EXCEL Institute for Arab and Jewish Israeli teachers. The EXCEL Institute is an advanced program for adult training and education. The program offers a hybrid of English language pedagogy and peacebuilding training, with the ultimate goal of integrating both in high school classrooms. We approach this with local and internationa
