2020 was a very challenging year for all of us, but JPB managed to successfully run multiple six-session programs in 20+ schools across Israel and Jerusalem as well as during a week-long, conference for Israeli students studying national policy and diplomacy. Our participants came from diverse socio-economic, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. In total, we worked with over 2,000+ participants! Sessions were initially run via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions. But after the v

Jerusalem Peacebuilders continues to be a financially strong, young, growing, and vibrant peacebuilding organization. We are leaving 2020 with an operating surplus. Faced with the 2020 pandemic, the board reluctantly (but understandably) replaced the in-person youth camps in the United States with smaller in-person youth camps in Israel, which were later suspended as Covid expanded into Israel. Under the leadership of our executive director, we then redirected our financia

Dear JPB Family and Friends, The consequences of COVID-19 for JPB in 2020 can best be described as an encounter of “forced grace.” Even as the pandemic upended established patterns both in JPB and wider society, JPB’s dynamic staff and generous donors were quick to respond. They each deserve full credit for our current position of strategic opportunity. Thanks to their commitment, our programs, partnerships and impact multiplied, and so did the necessary funding. Outcomes inc