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  1. December 14, 2020

    Op-ed

    Ending the circle of grief | Robi Damelin

    by Robi Damelin  Bereaved Israeli mother  Parents Circle – Families Forum  The people of Israel were recently made aware of the fact that since April 2016, the country…

  2. December 10, 2020

    Apeirogon

    Colum McCann: The ruin of the heart is when we do nothing. Do something today.

    Five years ago I climbed a staircase in Beit Jala in the West Bank. I walked into a room where I met two men who, in the course of…

  3. November 30, 2020

    Webinar

    WEBINAR — We Lost Our Children. We Hold Onto Our Hope: Dialogue Meeting with Roni Hirshenson and George Sa’adeh

    Recording available: We Lost Our Children, We Hold Onto Our Hope Dialogue Meeting with Roni Hirshenson and George Sa’adeh Roni Hirshenson is Israeli. In 1995, his son, Amir,…

  4. November 25, 2020

    Op-ed

    You are our source of hope

    Osama Abuayyash (left) and Yuval Rahamim (Photographer: Vardi Kahana) When we embarked on this journey as Co-Directors of the Parents Circle this past June, we knew it would…

  5. November 10, 2020

    Op-ed

    To President-Elect Biden: Help Us Restore Hope

    Dear President-Elect Biden, The 600 bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families of the Parents Circle-Families Forum want to congratulate you on becoming the next president of the United States.…

  6. September 21, 2020

    Webinar

    Webinar recording: Our Tears Are the Same

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  7. August 21, 2020

    Webinar

    WEBINAR: What role does hope play in peace? Psychology, conflict, and the next generation of peace

    https://youtu.be/7V1K64uNfFs Thursday, September 3rd12:00 PM EDT (7:00 PM Jerusalem, 5:00 PM London) A webinar with Oded Leshem, a research fellow at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, for a discussion…

  8. August 5, 2020

    Webinar

    Apeirogon Book Discussion with Rami Elhanan, Bassam Aramin, and Hadassah New Orleans

    August 5, 2020 Our mission is to foster a process of reconciliation for bereaved Israelis and Palestinians. They have paid the highest price to the conflict. The work…

  9. July 20, 2020

    Webinar

    Bold Women Leaders: Visions for Change in a Conflicted World

    Recording available https://youtu.be/gIwcWp_Hd6o The Women’s Group of the Parents Circle – Families Forum held a webinar with four extraordinary women leaders from global organizations, to learn how these…

  10. June 25, 2020

    News

    Welcome to our new Israeli and Palestinian Co-Directors!

    The Parents Circle – Families Forum bids a warm farewell to Co-Directors, Rami Elhanan and Bassam Aramin. Rami has served as the Israeli Co-Director of the organization since…

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