In July 2019, Ayelet Roth, Hand in Hand's Director of School Network, wrote a piece for Haaretz about how at Hand in Hand schools, students not only become friends, but also learn how to create equality. This challenges the power relations outside of the school, where one group is more…

This video piece explores a friendship in a first grade classroom in the Max Rayne Hand in Hand Jerusalem School, and goes to visit the children's families as well as visiting their clasrooms. Watch here

If you haven't heard, Hand in Hand is opening our SEVENTH community – this time in Nof Hagalil (formerly Nazareth Illit). Nof Hagalil is a small and growing city in Israel's North, with about one-third Arab residents. The municipality has yet to build a single school for Arab families, who…

We are thrilled to announce that United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be donating proceeds from an award she recently received to Hand in Hand. The Gilel Storch Award is given by the Judisk kultur i Sverige (Jewish Culture in Sweden) to persons whose work has promoted…

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!

Jalil Schwartz is a Palestinian refugee living in Germany who has been a very important donor to Hand in Hand. How he did it? By selling Majadra, a popular lentil dish. We are very grateful to Jalil and his support, and are happy that his story was shared with more…

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]    

The Hand in Hand community shares the sorrow of the Schneider family in Luxembourg on the passing of Pierre Schneider. We are deeply grateful to the Schneider family who decided to honor the memory of Pierre by asking his friends and colleagues to donate to Hand in Hand. In a…

At Hand in Hand's annual community gathering, held last month in Ben Shemen Forest, we got the chance to sit down with several members of the community to speak about the role Hand in Hand plays in their lives. Sama, 15, is one of our young alumni from the Bridge over…

At Hand in Hand's annual community gathering, held last month in Ben Shemen Forest, we got the chance to sit down with several members of the community to speak about the role Hand in Hand plays in their lives. Alma, one of our amazing young alumni, spoke with us about life…

At Hand in Hand's annual community gathering, held last month in Ben Shemen Forest, we got the chance to sit down with several members of the community to speak about the role Hand in Hand plays in their lives. Nadia, one of our dedicated community activists, and a parent of…

What is it like on Memorial Day in Israel at mixed Jewish-Arab school? Students, teachers and parents at all of our Hand in Hand schools to mark Memorial Day. As usual, our memorial was different than in other schools. In Jerusalem, two co-teachers, Haim and Sirin, stood together at the…