September 2008 Dear friends and supporters of Peace Child,
Firstly, I wish all our friends the happiest of all possible Jewish and Muslim & Druse holidays. Let it be the best New Year and Id el-Fitr that we've had in awhile. The article that appeared in Yediot Ahronot, the Hebrew newspaper with the highest circulation in the country, is now available on our website in the press section (English: From Right to Left Hebrew: From Right to Left>) I recall how hard it was to bring out the press to our 20th celebration last June, though we had some successes. However, not being an expert on the Hebrew-language press myself, I had no idea just what kind of achievement it was to get such an article in this particular paper. (The Arabic press has always much more cooperative than the Hebrew press in Israel). So, I agreed to expose myself again, despite the discomfort, for the sake of creating interest in our organization, for the sake of saluting the PCI alumni and the artists who saluted the alumni at our 20th event. And not least importantly, because of my personal commitment to getting the subject of Arab-Jewish relations on center stage. I've been screaming for years: "We gotta go mainstream". Well, this is a start; a small contribution. I believe that our organization's work deserves this kind of attention "sans scoop". WE MADE HISTORY THIS YEAR. But the fact is that even the top PR office couldn't budge this newspaper (at no fault of its own) without an unusual personal story. The response to the article, particularly from people who had never heard of us before, made it worth it. And there were a lot of them. There was some editing by the reporter, some of which I left alone and others which I corrected in this annotated version of "From Right to Left": From Right to Left . It's a very long article, and whether you actually read it all or not is less important than this personal request: Support us this year as best you can. The organization is at a crossroads, with infinite potential to create exponentially growing achievements in its third decade, but as the entire "genre" of peace education and coexistence is going through a transformation, so is PCI. Your support is vital this year more than ever. Throw a few bucks our way if you can and spread the word. The film that opens with the Peacechild Israel website www.mideastweb.org/peacechild can serve the networking effort brilliantly, as can the links to the event at the Jerusalem Theatre: Peace Child Israel20TH Anniversary Reunion. Happy Holidays,,,
Peace Child Israel MidEastWeb :Middle East עברית Arabic
Who Peace Child Israel is the pioneer and veteran of coexistence programs through the medium of theatre for Arab and Jewish teenagers. In 1988, the late Habima Theatre actress Yael Drouyanoff formed an NGO with members of the Arab and Jewish community, with the help of David Gordon, co-founder of Peace Child International. Teenagers from neighboring communities meet weekly and conclude their first year of activity by writing and performing original plays in Arabic and Hebrew. They continue as young leaders by performing their plays for school audiences. Groups are co-facilitated by Arab and Jewish professionals from the field of theatre and social work. The PCI Board of Directors is comprised of Arab and Jewish individuals from the field of social work, education, communication and finances. Peace Child Israel is a registered “amuta” and receives “correct management” status annually. Since inception, Peace Child has grown from one workshop in Jaffa to a nation-wide organization.
New Israel Fund USA Web Site New Israel Fund - Israel Web Site Send direct contributions to: Peace Child Israel P.O. Box 57431 Tel Aviv, 61573 Tel: (972-3) 730-0481 Fax: (972-3) 730-0695 Email: pci@netvision.net.il Back to Peace Child Israel Main Page Peace Child Israel: Making Conflict Resolution and Dialogue Work in the Middle Eastشبكة الشرق الأوسط –عربي- بوابة الشرق الأوسط
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