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Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel (Hebrew: יד ביד: המרכז לחינוך יהודי ערבי בישראל, Arabic: يدا بيد: مركز التربية اليهودي العربي في إسرائيل) is a network of integrated, bilingual schools for Jewish and Arab children in Israel. Hand in Hand was co-founded by Israeli Arab educator Amin Khalaf and Israeli American educator Lee Gordon in 1997 with 50 students at two campuses.〔( "IIE AWARDS PRIZE TO FOUNDERS OF BILINGUAL AND MULTICULTURAL SCHOOLS" ), International Institute of Education, Press Release, June 14, 2007.]〕 Hand in Hand's mission is to create a strong and inclusive shared society in Israel through a network of integrated, bilingual schools and active communities. The organization's philosophy is that the actual living experience of its students, teachers, parents and others who participate in its schools and communities can inspire broad support for social inclusion and civic equality in Israel. Hand in Hand now operates four schools with more than 900 Jewish and Arab students; next year there will be 5 schools with 1100+ students. More than 3,000 parents and other adults, Jews and Arabs alike, currently participate in integrated community activities organized by Hand in Hand. Over the next 10 years, Hand in Hand aims to create a network of 10 to 15 integrated bilingual schools, supported and enhanced by active communities, altogether involving more than 20,000 Israeli citizens. . ==History== Hand in Hand was founded in 1997 by two Israeli educators, one Arab and one Jewish. They started the first two schools in 1998, one in the Galilee region near Misgav and one in Jerusalem. These first two schools grew, and in the summer of 2003, a group of interested parents from the Wadi Ara region in the Arab Triangle met to express interest in establishing a third Hand in Hand School in their region. After delays, which included difficulty winning recognition from the Israeli Ministry of Education, the Bridge over the Wadi (Gesher al HaWadi, Hebrew: גשר על הואדי) school opened on September 1, 2004, with 106 students.〔(Daniel Ben Tal, "Israeli bilingual school bridges the gap between 'Shalom' and 'Salaam'", Israel 21c, September 5, 2004. )〕 The teachers come from Jewish and Arab towns in the area. Hand in Hand's fourth school opened in September 2007 in the city of Beer Sheva. This school is now fully independent of Hand in Hand. On October 21, 2007, Hand in Hand's Max Rayne school opened in Jerusalem's Pat neighborhood near the Arab village of Beit Safafa. The new campus was built with $11 million from donors including the Jerusalem Foundation, the Rayne Foundation, and other European donors. In 2012, a preschool was opened in the urban area of Haifa, with plans to expand to a kindergarten in 2013. Hand in Hand has also partnered with Project Harmony Israel 〔http://www.projectharmonyisrael.com〕 since 2010 to provide an English immersion summer camp for Hand in Hand students as well as students from around Jerusalem. In November 2014 the Hand in Hand Max Rayne School was subject to arson, suspected of being a hate crime that is racially motivated. The school was also marred with anti-Arab slogans such as "Death to Arabs" and "Kahane was right!" Shortly thereafter, Tag Meir held a support rally to counter those who are threatening Arab-Jewish cooperation and promoting racism in Israel.〔"Dvir, Noam'Day after arson at school: 'Students forced to understand meaning of hate crime'' (Nov 30, 2014) YNET"http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4597791,00.html〕Mohamad Marzouk, head of communications for the Hand in Hand school in Kfar Qara, noted that the attack brought out a show of community support for the school. In the minds of many people the arson, he said, "crossed a red line."〔"Steinberg, Jessica 'Hundreds march for coexistence after Jewish-Arab school arson: Following attack on Hand in Hand bilingual school in Jerusalem, rally-goers say hatred has crossed red lines' (Dec 5, 2014) The Times of Israel" http://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-march-for-coexistence-after-jewish-arab-school-arson/〕 The Israeli police arrested a number of suspects in connection with this arson attack.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Police: Arrests made in arson of bilingual Hebrew-Arabic school in Jerusalem )〕 Following the arrest, the mother of one of the suspects said she would have burned the school as well, if it were not illegal to do so, and she expressed disgust and revulsion that Jews and Arabs studied together at the school.〔"Dvir, Noam 'Mother of suspect in arson at bilingual school: I would have done the same; Woman expresses disgust that school teaches both Jews and Arabs, calls suspects 'good kids' with haredi education.' (Dec 8, 2014) YNET"http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4600969,00.html〕Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, along with his wife Nechama, invited the Hand in Hand first graders to his official residence along with their teachers. He told them: "“I am excited to welcome you to the President’s Residence. You are proof that we can live side by side in peace, and we must not let difficult experiences - such as the one you have been through - harm our belief in our ability to coexist.”〔"Hasson, Nir 'President Rivlin hosts students of attacked Jewish-Arab school:President welcomes first-graders and teachers from Hand in Hand, tells them, 'You are proof that we can live side by side in peace.' (Dec 4, 2014) Haaretz"http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/1.629996〕 In December 2014 the White House commissioned a menorah made by students at the Max Rayne schools and invited two of its students to join U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as they welcomed over 500 guests to the White House Hanukkah celebration. Each of the branches on the multi-colored wooden menorah represents one of the schools' values: Community, Education, Freedom, Human Dignity, Peace, Equality, Solidarity, and Friendship.〔"'Jerusalem school hit by arson creates menorah used at White House Hanukka event' (19 Dec 2014) jerusalem Post" http://www.jpost.com/International/Jerusalem-school-hit-by-arson-attack-creates-menorah-for-White-House-Hanukka-event〕 President Obama said these "students teach us an important lesson for this time in our history. The light of hope must outlast the fires of hate. That’s what the Hanukkah story teaches us. It’s what our young people can teach us— that one act of faith can make a miracle, that love is stronger than hate, that peace can triumph over conflict.”〔"Arab-Jewish school's menorah lights up White House Hanukkah party | The Times of Israel" http://www.timesofisrael.com/hand-in-hand-schools-menorah-lights-up-white-house-hanukkah-party/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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