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at the next Adult Meeting and
Sunday School
Israel as an Inclusive Society:
Reasons for Hope and Causes for Concern
Stephane Acel-Green
New England Regional Director, New Israel Fund
Sunday January 15, 9:15am - noon
765 Concord Ave Cambridge
Israel’s 1.37 million Arab citizens vote, pay taxes and speak Hebrew,
yet suffer pervasive discrimination, unequal allocation of resources
and violation of their legal rights. Housing, education, and income all
substantially lag that of the Jewish majority. Many are concerned
about prospects for integrating Arab-Israelis into mainstream society
after sixty-three years of inequality. And yet, there is much
cause for hope. Arabs joined Jews in this past summer’s tent city
protests. Recent opinion surveys show that 74% of Israeli Jews
acknowledge the fact that Arab citizens suffer discrimination and
almost 40% of these Jews are ready for a program to reduce gaps, even
if this requires paying a personal price. Another survey of
Arab-Israelis indicated pride over their Israeli citizenship.
Stephane will lead a discussion about the data and conflicting trends
with an emphasis on New Israel Fund’s work to promote the values enshrined in
Israel’s Declaration of Independence of “complete equality of social
and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion,
race or sex.”
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Upcoming Pot Luck Dinners
Join us for conversation and
socializing. Meet fellow KB members
in an informal and friendly environment. Dates for 2012 will be announced soon.
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VISITORS
AND
PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS:
- Hillary Pizer is
our prospective member contact. You can email her
or phone her at 617-553-8060.
- We
invite you to attend our services and activities. Please
check our calendar
for information about upcoming events.
- Children
are welcome to visit our Sunday
School. Please contact the principal, Sandra Mayo, to
make arrangements.
- Read
more about
our congregation and what we do.
- Interested
in knowing more about
Humanistic Judaism? Take a look at this frequently
asked questions page maintained by Dennis Geller, who is a Humanist madrikh.
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the KB Middle East Working Group presents
A Conversation with Uri Gopher
Monday January 23, 7-9pm
765 Concord Ave, Cambridge
The KB Middle East Working Group is hosting a presentation and
conversation with Uri Gopher, on the topic "Understanding the relations
between the Israeli state and its
Arab-Palestinian citizens: overview, current status, implications and
role within the Israeli-Palestinian conflict". Relevant background readings are the Haifa Accord and a vision for the future of Palestinians living in Israel.
Uri is a mid-career fellow at the Kennedy School of Government in
Cambridge. He has worked with the Abraham Fund Initiatives (working on
Arab society-police relations), Sikkuy (the Association for the
Advancement of Civic Equality), Zochrot and Neve Shalom – among others.
He is a colleague of our friend Dani Bar-Tal. Information about
Uri and his work can be found on the Wexner Israel home page.
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New and Noteworthy
You can now join KB electronically, via paypal. Go to our membership page for
details.
We have two publications to keep you up to date on KB activities.
- Our committee roundup
describes recent committee activities. The current issue
describes the "Family Farm Day" in October.
- Our bulletin
summarizes upcoming events; the most recent issue is for January.
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