Produced and hosted jointly by:  Recording now available The 15th Annual Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony https://youtu.be/4W7BXILC1S0 Monday, April 27th On this day, Israelis and Palestinians grieve together for the losses that all families have suffered. By acknowledging the pain of those living on the other side, we resolve to choose a new path of peace, … Continue reading The 2020 Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony

Friday, April 17th at 12:30 PM EST A discussion with Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin, bereaved Israeli and Palestinian fathers, Parents Circle Co-Directors, and the heroes of Colum McCann’s latest novel, Apeirogon. Colum joined us for Q&A. This is part two of our 2-part webinar series on Apeirogon. View the recording for the first part, … Continue reading Apeirogon Webinar Part 2: Discussion with Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin

by Robi Damelin Bereaved Israeli mother Parents Circle – Families Forum  Dear friends, Sitting here after three weeks of lockdown,  I have had a chance to ruminate and feel so grateful for your support and friendship.  Without you, the struggle we have at the Parents Circle – Families Forum towards reconciliation and non-violence would not have been possible. … Continue reading Thoughts on COVID-19 and peacebuilding

Monday, April 6 at 12:30 PM EST A discussion with award-winning author, Colum McCann, about his latest, best-selling novel: Apeirogon. The novel shares the story of our very own heroes, bereaved fathers and Parents Circle Co-Directors, Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin who joined us for questions and answers. This is a two-part series.  The next … Continue reading Webinar: Apeirogon Book Discussion with Colum McCann

Dear friends, I hope you and your family are safe and healthy. Yesterday, we met with our Israeli and Palestinian staff via Zoom. All of our staff members and their families are safe and healthy. Both the Israeli and Palestinian offices have been closed, and remain closed until further notice. We were so glad to … Continue reading Israeli and Palestinian team “meet” amidst COVID-19

Have you ever heard the word Apeirogon? It means an “infinite” and “boundless” shape.  And it is the title of a new novel by National Book Award winner and bestselling author, Colum McCann.  But this is more than an acclaimed novel. It is the story of our very own heroes, bereaved members and PCFF co-Directors, Rami Elhanan and … Continue reading Apeirogon Book Tour

by Robi Damelin Bereaved Israeli mother Parents Circle – Families Forum It’s simple to make a personal New Year’s resolution, which you inevitably break by January 2nd. But it’s another matter entirely to make resolutions on behalf of an organization, especially an organization made up of Palestinian and Israeli bereaved families. Imagine the trust involved and the goodwill from both sides when … Continue reading My 2020 Resolutions

We have been blessed this year with many new enterprises, events, and accolades, but the Parents Circle’s Breaking Bread Benefit Dinner remains one of the highlights of our year. So we are happy to be penning this letter in which we share a brand new recipe, created especially for the occasion.  Although the United States … Continue reading A gift from Michael Solomonov and Reem Kassis

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“We had an amazingly moving meeting. This is one of the moving moments we had in which one of the Palestinian women asked all the women to stand in a moment of silence to commemorate victims of violence on both sides.” We hit our first goal in our campaign to save the Parallel Narrative Experience … Continue reading You can keep hope alive in 2020