Hand in Hand webinar: learn about Hand in Hand from Shada Mansour, a parent and Shared Communities Organizer, Efrat Meyer, Hand in Hand Jerusalem School Principal, and Noa Yammer, Hand in Hand Director of International Communications.

These are tense and unsettling times in Israel and for all of us who care about building shared society. Yet we remain resolute and grounded in our commitment. In fact, we are more so than ever. Every day our thousands of Arab and Jewish students learn together in our schools;…

On May 10th, 2021, Dani Elazar, Hand in Hand CEO, and Engi Wattad, Vice Principal of the Max Rayne Hand in Hand Jerusalem School, spoke in a Knesset hearing about shared living as tensions rose in the city.  

“It has changed the face of Jaffa.” Check out this piece that Social TV created about Hand in Hand’s Jaffa school! With the significant shifts in Jaffa over the last decades, and rising tensions in the last few weeks, Hand in Hand is proud to be a part of creating…

Our students graduate with a passionate commitment to social action alongside a finely honed sense of empathy, a nuanced understanding of society, and the uncommon experience of having already lived the values of mutual respect and equality. They are our best ambassadors for shared living, and are equipped to advance…

Surrounding each Hand in Hand school is a shared Arab-Jewish community of parents and adults who come together on a daily basis. Hand in Hand parents make the brave choice to step outside of the norm of the separate education system in Israel and into a pioneering integrated framework. Our…

Surrounding each Hand in Hand school is a shared Arab-Jewish community of parents and adults who come together on a daily basis. Hand in Hand parents make the brave choice to step outside of the norm of the separate education system in Israel and into a pioneering integrated framework. Our…

"I have a responsibility to make the world better." Vicky Makhoul, Hagar Mizrahi, and Aya Abu Saleh share about how Hand in Hand impacted their lives and how they're giving back to their own communities! Hand in Hand graduates are living ambassadors for equality and shared society, nurturing change in…

Meet three outstanding Hand in Hand graduates: Hagar Mizrahi, Vicki Makhoul and Aya Abu Saleh. These alumni of our Jerusalem and Galilee schools are advancing the values of partnership, equality and shared society everywhere they go. Hand in Hand graduates are living ambassadors for equality and shared society, nurturing change…

In a society defined primarily by the conflict between Arabs and Jews, Israelis and Palestinians, Hand in Hand has created a growing and thriving new model of integrated schools for Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens. Now with over 2,100 students in seven schools, Hand in Hand is making a tremendous…

In October 2020, Hand in Hand opened a brand new preschool in Kafr Qasim! This was after a year of hard work by both Arab and Jewish parents from Kafr Qasim and Rosh Haayin. As in all Hand in Hand schools, we plan on growing this school on grade every…

Two of Hand in Hand's amazing principals, Manar Hayadre and Efrat Meyer, share their perspectives, challenges, and successes for this school year.