4TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY DAY OF EDUCATION ON ISRAELI ARAB ISSUES

The Greater Washington Forum on Israeli Arab Issues and the Washington DCJCC invite you to join us for a day of in-depth exploration of the daily lives and challenges of Arab citizens of Israel at the:

4TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY DAY OF EDUCATION ON ISRAELI ARAB ISSUES
March 9th, 1:30 - 5:00 PM
Washington DC JCC
1529 16th Street NW
Washington DC 20036

We will be screening two films and holding two panel discussions simultaneously. Choose to attend one film and one discussion; both discussions; or both films.

SESSION 1 PANEL: SHARED SOCIETY THROUGH PUBLIC SPACES,
1:30 pm, DCJCC's Community Hall
Ran Tal, Director, Garden of Eden
Jabir Asaqla, Co-Executive Director, Sikkuy: The Association for Civic Equality in Israel
Naomi Shacter, Associate Director, SHATIL, The New Israel Fund
Moderated by Rabbi Sid Schwarz, Co-Chair, Greater Washington Forum on Israeli Arab Issues

FILM: THE GARDEN OF EDEN, 3:30 pm
Dir. Ran Tal (74min, Israel, 2013) In Hebrew and Arabic with English Subtitles, Documentary
The astounding beauty and serenity of Gan HaShlosha, better known as Sakhne ("hot spring"), serves simultaneously as the backdrop and central character in Ran Tal's uniquely compelling documentary.

SESSION 2 PANEL: SHARED SOCIETY THROUGH TEACHER INTEGRATION, 3:30 pm,
DCJCC's Community Hall
Ganit Ilouz, Director, Dove's Cry
Ali Waked, Deputy Director of Merchavim - The Institute for the Advancement of Shared Citizenship in Israel
Myriam Darmoni Charbit, Director of Civics and Shared Life Education, Center for Educational Technology.
Moderated by Liron Shoham, Communications Manager, Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues

FILM: THE DOVE'S CRY, 1:30 pm Dir. Ganit Ilouz (52min, Israel, 2013) In Hebrew and Arabic with English Subtitles, Documentary Hadeel is a young charismatic teacher from Wadi Ara who teaches Arabic in a Jewish primary school.

LEAD SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE NAOMI AND NEHEMIAH COHEN FOUNDATION AND THE LOIS AND RICHARD ENGLAND FAMILY FOUNDATION. PART OF THE DCJCC'S EMBRACING DEMOCRACY SERIES. Co-presented by: Adas Israel Congregation, Ameinu, American Jewish Committee, Am Kolel Jewish Renewal Community, American University Center for Israel Studies, Anti-Defamation League, Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation, Lois and Richard England Family Foundation, Embassy of Israel, Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues, The Israel Action Center at the JCRC of Greater Washington, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds, New Israel Fund, University of Maryland Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies, Washington Hebrew Congregation