Wahat al-Salam - Neve Shalom
From the "Will" of Bruno Hussar *
To my companions in Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam:
I ask that everything concerning my burial in N.S. will take place under the direction of Anne and Yohanon Elihai, with the active participation of all the companions. I turn towards the companions to say the following.
I am glad to live permanently among you. I believe that death is not the end of life, but a kind of metamorphosis, as it were, a complete change of the same life, passing from a known to an (...)
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Wahat al-Salam – Neve Shalom (pronounced “waaḥat’ as-salaam/nevei shalom”) is a village of Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel dedicated to building justice, peace and equality in the country and the region.
Situated equidistant from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Wahat al-Salam / Neve Shalom (WAS-NS) was established in 1970 by Fr. Bruno Hussar on land of the Latrun Monastery. It is a model of equality, mutual respect and partnership that challenges existing patterns of racism and discrimination as well as the continued conflict. The community has established educational institutions based on its ideals and conducts activities focused on social and political change. Many of the village members work in peace, justice and reconciliation projects. As of, 2023, it has a population of 70+ families and will grow to 150 families.
Articles
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Responses to the tuition support program
1998 -
Rayek Rizek, new secretary
October 1997 -
Visit by Shimon Peres
1 September 1997 -
"No alternative to optimism": interview with Ahmad Hijazi, NSWAS Secretary
September 1997 -
Visit by US Ambassador Indyk
7 July 1997 -
Peace Process Meet in NSWAS
1 July 1997 -
Open Day for the Diplomatic Corps
27 April 1997 -
From the "Will" of Bruno Hussar
28 February 1996 -
Poem
21 February 1996, by Dafna Karta SchwartzThe time of parting has come, The cocoon has turned into a butterfly Flying to look for other regions. But just a minute, Bruno, I want to tell you just a few more words. Words of love For a man that for whom love was the call of life, Love was the gate Through which many people passed - Jews, Christians and Muslims. You had a place for them all, Because you were seeking, and finding, the beautiful in each person. You had the power to hold and accept, You had the endless patience To dream (...)
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The opening of the NSWAS primary school
1996
