by Shiri OurianExecutive DirectorAmerican Friends of the Parents Circle March 10, 2025 I spent a week in South Africa with the Parents Circle’s partner organization, TELOS, listening and learning, processing and grappling, uncovering and bearing witness. My intent was clear—to return with insights from South Africa to inform my leadership of American Friends of the … Continue reading Reflections from South Africa: Lessons on Reconciliation and the Questions That Remain
Our hands are shaking
Nadine Quomsieh and Ayelet HarelPalestinian and Israeli co-DirectorsParents Circle – Families Forum January 15, 2025 Our hands shake as we write this—barely believing this moment has come. A flood of emotions—excitement, nervousness, anxiety, and deep sorrow—overwhelms us. This war has cost us too much. Our hearts have been torn apart every single day over the … Continue reading Our hands are shaking
“An abomination to be stopped at any price?” by Robi Damelin
by Robi DamelinBereaved Israeli motherParents Circle – Families Forum February 12, 2024 The people of the book have spoken. The anvil poised to come down on a novel of two men and their daughters divided by history, united in grief. The name of this novel by the world renowned Irish author Colum McCann is Apeirogon: … Continue reading “An abomination to be stopped at any price?” by Robi Damelin
Our hearts are broken
Nadine Quomsieh and Yuval RahamimCo-Directors, Parent Circle: Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians for Peace October 11, 2023 We express our deepest and heartfelt condemnation of the violence in the region. The relentless cycle of conflict has inflicted immeasurable pain and suffering on innocent lives. It is a time of great sorrow, knowing that countless families now … Continue reading Our hearts are broken
Unimaginable amidst such tragedy
by Shiri OurianExecutive DirectorAmerican Friends of the Parents Circle – Families Forum October 10, 2023 In the wake of the devastating attacks on Israel that left hundreds dead and thousands injured, it might seem unimaginable that amidst such tragedy, the Parents Circle staff organized a joint meeting between Palestinians and Israelis. I had the privilege … Continue reading Unimaginable amidst such tragedy
Why banning programs from Israeli schools hurts Palestinians, too
by Nadine QuomsiehPalestinian co-DirectorParents Circle – Families Forum August 9, 2023 As the Palestinian Co-Executive Director of the Parents Circle – Families Forum (PCFF), I am deeply concerned about Israel’s Ministry of Education recent decision to ban our Dialogue Meeting program, from the Israeli school system. These programs are not only essential to fostering understanding … Continue reading Why banning programs from Israeli schools hurts Palestinians, too
My first day as Palestinian co-Director
During my first days as Palestinian Director of the Parents Circle, I am deeply saddened and outraged by the escalating violence in recent weeks. I was born and raised in Bethlehem where I currently live with my husband and three children. I am particularly disturbed by the Israeli settler violence in the West Bank and … Continue reading My first day as Palestinian co-Director
“My friends did not lose family members to the conflict so that MKs would bully them” | Haaretz op-ed
Israeli and Palestinian youth attending the Parents Circle’s annual Youth Summer Camp This blog article is a translation of Yonatan Rabinowitz’s opinion editorial חבריי לא איבדו בני משפחה לסכסוך כדי שח”כים יתבריינו עליהם, published on Haaretz on June 19, 2023 My name is Yonatan Rabinowitz. I am an alumni of the Parents Circle – Families Forum’s … Continue reading “My friends did not lose family members to the conflict so that MKs would bully them” | Haaretz op-ed
Confronting the extreme right at the Knesset
by Yuval Rahamim Israeli co-Director Parents Circle – Families Forum May 16, 2023 https://pcf.saosdev2.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Yuval_speech_Knesset_Jan2023.mp4 When I addressed the Knesset’s Education Committee, I urged them that we must protect our children. “The State is against us. It is trying to keep us out of schools. And if it prevails, the courts will no longer be able … Continue reading Confronting the extreme right at the Knesset
Bereaved Israeli daughter responds to Education Ministry’s attack on Parents Circle
by Efrat GeriBereaved Israeli daughter and memberParents Circle – Families Forum February 2, 2023 (written in response to “A new restriction by the Ministry of Education is intended for one organization: the Parents Circle Family Forum“, by Shira Kadri-Ovadia) Dear Mr. Minister of Education, My name is Efrat Geri, I am a teacher and educator … Continue reading Bereaved Israeli daughter responds to Education Ministry’s attack on Parents Circle
