Articles

• Celebrating Eid al – Adha in the Primary School
  15 October 2013, by Christina Valentin

  Eid al-Adha, the Muslim “Festival of the Sacrifice” honors the willingness of the prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his young first-born son Ismail as an act of submission to Allah’s command and his son’s acceptance to being sacrificed, before Allah intervened to provide Abraham with a lamb to sacrifice instead (see Wikipedia for a full description).
  On Thursday, October 17, the last school day before the Eid, all the pupils took part in activities to acquaint them with its religious significance, (...)

• Palestinian Summer Camp 2013 Video
  24 September 2013, by Glenn Chon

  A short clip of the kids having a great time.

• A Letter to MASA about the Importance of the Village
  19 September 2013, by C&D Office

  Lera Yavich writes a letter about the importance of incorporating the village tour into MASA after visiting Wahat al Salam - Neve Shalom.

• How to support binational schooling in NSWAS
  14 September 2013

  By helping the binational Primary School, you effect a change on a new generation—on the future. At Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, where Jewish and Palestinian children are educated together, you invest in the future of peaceful coexistence in the Middle East. This model will gain strength as the School’s children excel and extend their experiences to their peers and friends. Your donation can give children an opportunity for a bilingual, bicultural education that is unlike any other experience (...)

• Another exciting day for the nursery – children
  11 September 2013, by Christina Valentin

  Today the nursery-class only had to cross the street to experience a new adventure.

• First day out in the village for the nursery children
  10 September 2013, by Christina Valentin

  The children of the nursery had an exciting and educational day out with their teachers.

• Happy New Year!
  28 August 2013, by C&D Office

  Wishing you a happy new year, from Wahat al Salam - Neve Shalom

• Back to School
  27 August 2013, by C&D Office, Christina Valentin, Glenn Chon

  NSWAS welcomes the children of the Primary School back on their first day with a ceremony recognizing the new first graders.

• Youth Spreading the Word in the UK
  26 August 2013, by C&D Office, Glenn Chon

  Chosen to give talks in the UK, Tali and Nadine spend a week in London.

• Sharing Peace Internationally
  22 August 2013, by C&D Office, Glenn Chon

  An Italian group comes to visit, bringing with them a present from the kids of the Pernici Primary School in Riva del Garda, Trento, Italy

• Noa and Mira Awad come for "There Must be Another Way"
  19 August 2013, by Glenn Chon

  The Pluralistic Spiritual Community Center hosted the “There Must be Another Way”

• Special Thanks to Rotary
  1 August 2013, by Public Relations

  On Monday, July 22 Eyas Shbeta (Gen. Manager of the municipality) and Nava Sonnenschein (Director of the School for Peace) had the honor to attend the annual changeover ceremony of the nearby Modiin Rotary Club. The club welcomed its new incoming president Alberto Hodara, and thanked outgoing president Rochelle Fisher: two wonderful and altruistic souls we have had the pleasure to get to know in recent years.

• An Interns Perspective
  31 July 2013, by Glenn Chon

  Half way through the internship, Glenn Chon shares his perspective on his experiences here.

• Palestinian Summer Camp at Wahat al-Salam / Neve Shalom
  25 July 2013, by Ranin Boulos

  Wahat al-Salam / Neve Shalom hosts its annual summer camp

• Voices of the Village
  18 July 2013, by Glenn Chon

  Tali & Nadine create community based lectures.

• 6th Grade Graduation Party [photos]
  27 June 2013

  Eighteen 6th graders graduated from the Primary School tonight. To celebrate the event they put on a play, to which everyone was invited, including alumni from previous years.

• Photos: 1st grade end-of-the-year party
  26 June 2013

  Thirty-one children graduated this year from 1st grade. On June 25 they celebrated their end of the year party with parents and teachers.

• Photos: Book launch with Yair Auron
  23 June 2013

  Yair Auron, who has been teaching genocide studies at Israel’s Open University, launched a new book "HaShoah, HaTkuma ve HaNakba (the Holocaust, the Establishment of the State of Israel and the Palestinian Catastrophe)"

• Primary School Presents Language Days
  20 June 2013, by Glenn Chon

  As the year begins to wrap up at Neve Shalom Wahat al Salam Primary School, the children participate in a three day language appreciation program. The first day focused on Hebrew, the second on English, and the third on Arabic.

• Video interview with Nadine Nashef and Tali Sonnenschein
  23 May 2013

  Video interview with Nadine Nashef and Tali Sonnenschein made during recent tour in Britain