Events
BUILDING BRIDGES
Join us for a full day of programming for the whole family based on building bridges between Jewish and Arab Israeli culture, celebrating the diversity of Israeli life through art and education.
Sunday Nov. 9 @ The JCC in Manhattan
10:00 - 11:00 AM Registration and Welcome, Cultural Performance, and Brunch
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Cultural Workshops: Cooking, darbuka drumming, debka and belly dancing, poetry, photography, video, and more!
Short film 6.5 Minutes in Tel Aviv & conversation with filmmaker Ziad Bakri (see description)
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Through Others Eyes Photography exhibition (see description) & Lunch
2:15 PM- 3:30 PM Cultural Workshops Round Two
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM I Am From There - Mahmoud Darwish Memorial (see description) and children's program.
5:00 PM Bridge Over The Wadi screening & panel discussion with Director Barak Heyman (see description)
7:00 PM Drum Circle - Closing Party
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BRIDGE OVER THE WADI
Directors: Barak & Tomer Heyman
Bridge Over the Wadi captures the struggles and tenacity of the teachers, students and parents during the first year of a bicultural, bilingual Jewish/Arab school located in an Arab village. Parents and students face the hurdles and daily struggles of coexisting.
Invited filmmaker: Barak Heyman
PANEL DISCUSSION
Join us for a discussion with guest speakers Barak Heyman and founders of the Bridge Over The Wadi school about the issues raised in the film.
THROUGH OTHERS' EYES – Photography Exhibit
Through Others' Eyes project uses photography as a medium of communication and self-expression among Israeli Jewish and Arab youth, exploring and creating a collective identity.
Initiated and directed by the Givat Haviva Institute in Israel, the project involves visits to each others' homes and communities, with photography exercises on topics such as cultural and religious celebrations, the body, and family.
6.5 MIN IN TEL AVIV
Director: Mirey brantz
Lovers parting, families traveling, businessmen commuting. A Tel-Aviv bus is the setting for an unexpected confrontation brought on by fear and panic.
Guest speaker: Ziad Bakri, actor
I AM FROM THERE – MAHMOUD DARWISH TRIBUTE
The most important contemporary Palestinian poet, Mahmoud Darwish, who passed away this summer, gave voice to the Palestinian experience.
Join us for an afternoon of poetry, music and conversation about Darwish and his work.