We were very blessed in November to host many friends and partners who came to visit Akko to see the Educators’ Kibbutz first hand. We met Julie Diamond from the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation together with Lee Gordon, the cofounder of Hand-in-Hand, at the Jam. We talked with Julie and Lee about the challenges Akko faces as a city in Israel’s periphery, the special role the Jam plays as a nightlife venue for locals, and the importance of encouraging local arts and culture

In November we commemorated the 22nd anniversary of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination. We marked the occasion with the Rabin Remembrance Tent in which we invited all Akko locals – children, youth and adults, Jews and Arabs, secular and religious – to learn about Rabin’s life as well as the incitement that led to his death and the ongoing challenges faced by Israeli democracy today. This year we expanded the activities in the Remembrance Tent from three days