Bruno Hussar’s 112’th Birthday

Bruno Hussar (1911 - 1996) would have celebrated his 112th birthday on Friday 5.5.2023.

His dream of creating a place where the people of this land would live together despite national and religious differences led to the founding of Wahat al-Salam - Neve Shalom. Bruno’s passion and will were so inspiring that he still serves as an example to us all; his legacy is and will always be one of keeping to the basic values of peace and dialogue.

In his last will and testament he said:

“Here in Neve Shalom – Wahat al-Salam, we have one aim: peaceful reconciliation between our two peoples. In order to work fruitfully towards this aim, we need to have mutual understanding and consideration of each other. This means love.
I really want that what we do together will be done as an act of love, reconciliation and peace between all the members of Neve Shalom – Wahat al-Salam.”

We invite you to get to know a bit more about Bruno by reading about his life.

From the "Will" of Bruno Hussar - the very emotional and meaningful text that gives a better understanding of Bruno’s core values

“My Bruno” by Abdessalam Najjar - will take you to the very first days of Wahat al-Salam – Neve Shalom, when it was just an open-air reed hut on a hilltop,sheltering a bunch of dreamers who were watching the sunset…

Bruno Hussar section on our website - a list of articles about Bruno Hussar