Hamsa Aleinu: Inspirational Stories of Everyday Israelis
Building relationships with people from different backgrounds than one’s own is an essential and enriching part of life. Learning from their stories and experiences, and sharing our own, informs how we relate to the world around us. The Hamsa Aleinu portrait exhibition provides educators an engaging tool to spotlight the partnerships between different groups within Israeli society today.
In partnership with Beit HaNasi (the Israeli President’s Office) and Vibe Israel, The iCenter crafted these resources for participants to connect with the exceptional real-life stories of Israelis from all backgrounds, and the inspiring initiatives to which they have contributed.
- Relationship Building
- Pluralism
- People
- Disability and Belonging
- Israel - Contemporary
- Jewish Peoplehood
- Zionism
- After School and Beyond
- Camp
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Family Engagement
- Teen Engagement
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Explore this selection of powerful stories of everyday Israelis stepping up to support people in their communities across Israel in this time of crisis post-October 7.

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Meet 75 people whose major contributions to the Zionist project came before the State of Israel declared independence in 1948.