“וְהִיא שֶׁעָמְדָה לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְלָנוּ, שֶלֹא אֶחָד בִּלבָד עָמַד עָלֵינוּ לְכַלוֹתֵינוּ, אלא שבכל דור ודור, עומדים עלינו לכלותנו” “That which stood for our ancestors​ applies to us as well. For it was not only one individua​l who stood up against us to destroy us. Rathe​r, in every generatio​n they stand up against us to destroy us.” Several weeks ago the Passover holiday came to an end. Jews around the world quoted and sang this verse on Seder night, in which we recal

For the past 10 years, the Akko Educators’ Kibbutz has been leading Holocaust Remembrance activities in the city by offering a wide array of programs to Akko’s diverse communities of all ages. Under the banner “Rebellion of Hope,” this annual program reaches out to a wide range of Akko locals to discuss Holocaust memory in new and interesting ways with the vision of bringing the community together to do more than remember for the sake of the past, but also for the sake of the

On Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) this year we marked the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. For the past six years, Dror Israel’s “Rebellion of Hope” initiative has been teaching that we remember the past for the sake of the future. We “rebel” against injustice in the world and within the Jewish people. And we insist on the “hope” of building a better society. We create living memory for the here and now. This year, “Rebellion of Hope” reached over 1,00

In May, Tal Valentine, a member of the Akko Educators' kibbutz, gathered together a team of seven members to plan and coordinate an experiential exhibition about the story of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising for the Akko residents. Later on, this team trained all 60 of the Akko Educators' Kibbutz teachers and educators' to lead this exhibition. Over three days, some 700 Jewish and Arab local residents and students visited the exhibition, which emphasizes on the story of the Warsaw