In Hand in Hand elementary school classes, there are co-teachers, one Jewish and one Arab, who teach together in Hebrew and Arabic. Together, teachers model cooperation and respect for students, and in the process, go through transformations of their own. Yusra, a new teacher and Dana, a veteran teacher, co-…

Watch Hand in Hand graduates, parents and teachers speak about their Hand in Hand experience over 12 years: [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bbc7u7kTX8[/embed]

"Everywhere I go – I am proud to say that I am a graduate of the Galilee School. A place where I learned that every person has endless richness and is a world unto themselves; that every person has a place and a path. I grew up knowing that Aya…

November 25th was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Over the last week, students at the Max Rayne Hand in Hand Jerusalem School passed by this memorial, an initiative of 10th grade students. "We did it to raise awareness," said Rama, Maysam, Larin, and Malak. "There…

  A key component of our curriculum is having students learn in depth about the city they live in from multiple perspectives. This week, students in our Jerusalem Middle School went on field trip to the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. They visited the Western Wall (Kotel),…

On November 18, 2017, we had at our annual Country-Wide Community Event on Mount Carmel! Over a thousand Arab and Jewish parents, children, and community members came together for a day of hiking, picnicking, and having fun outdoors. What a special feeling to see and connect with so many Hand…

We are excited to announce the appointment of Hand in Hand’s new CEO – Dani Elazar – who will replace Shuli Dichter after seven years in the position. A transition period will take place during December 2017. Dani lives with his family in Modi’in, in central Israel. He worked in…

On November 10, 2017, Hand in Hand community members from Jerusalem and the Galilee participated the third annual International Jewish-Arab race in East Jerusalem, that was run by Runners without Borders! Aharon Geffen (on the left in the first photo below), a father, teacher and community member in Jerusalem was…

In early November 2017, our schools in Jaffa and the Galilee celebrated the olive harvest season. In the Galilee community, hundreds of Arab and Jewish families came together in the stormy weather to pick and pickle olives. After lunch together, they enjoyed a concert with musicians playing recycled instruments and…

In the end of October 2017, we were honored to host a group of dedicated American Friends of Hand in Hand Board Members and supporters from around the world for a three day mission to Israel. The group got an in-depth look at our bilingual education model in three of…

Hand in Hand started school in September with 1,756 Jewish and Arab students around the country. Yet this story of change goes beyond those students to the hundreds of thousands of Israelis who watched and read about our schools in almost every leading news outlet in Israel. Watch this feature…

Watch Hand in Hand parents, teachers, and students talk about what it's like to live together. Peak into a classroom, community events to learn about Hand in Hand methodologies and impact. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHEkP6cBIG8[/embed]