We are so glad to welcome back Andrew James Ferris to A New Dawn in the Negev. Andrew is our past program director and played a major role in A New Dawn’s establishment. A photographer and filmmaker, Andrew specializes in digital storytelling. You’ll always have a home with us here in the Negev, Andrew. Learn more about […]
A great time was had by all at this week’s Beer Sheva Language Exchange, with Hebrew, English, Chinese, German, and Spanish all represented. Join our Facebook group to stay updated on all our events. The Beer Sheva Language Exchange is a project of A New Dawn in the Negev. SMLXL SMLXL SMLXL SMLXL
Cody Merrick, one of our Masa Bedouin Coexistence Fellows, volunteered at the Hagar School’s English Week, teaching chess and playing soccer. Hagar is the Arab-Jewish bilingual, multicultural school in Beer Sheva, Israel. We’re glad to collaborate with organizations who share our values of promoting meaningful coexistence. SMLXL
SMLXL Congratulations to our founder and executive director, Jamal Alkirnawi. Jamal was recognized for his activism with Bedouin youth in Rahat by the Recanti-Kop-Chais-Rashi Prize for teachers and social workers doing important work in social innovation in their communities. Mabrouk! Read more about his work in Hebrew here: החינוך בחברה הבדואית בנגב אינו נמצא בראש סדר העדיפויות. […]
SMLXL The Israeli elections are exactly two weeks away. But do you know what? We prioritize people over politics. It’s change in the lives of real people, every day that matter. A New Dawn in the Negev stands for coexistence, connections, and meaningful partnerships between Arabs and Jews in the Negev and in Israel. #VotePeace2015 #ThereIsABetterWay #ShalomSalaam […]
Last week we welcomed a delegation from the Italian art world, introducing them to the Bedouin community in Rahat and Sarab: Strings of Change, our new project that teaches classical music to Bedouin children. Grazie per visitando, amici! SMLXL SMLXL SMLXL SMLXL SMLXL SMLXL SLXLM
In case you didn’t see our post on Friday for #MotherTongue Language Day, here are some greetings in Arabic, Hebrew, and English. Which are your favorites that we didn’t include? SMLXL Greetings – اهلا وسهلا – ברוכים הבאים – Welcome تشرفنا – נעים להכיר – Nice to meet you كيف الحال – מה שלומך -?How are you […]
SMXLL ESL in Israel It’s funny how the thing that brought me to Israel in the first place and constitutes the majority of my time here is the thing that I write littlest about. It’s no easy task… Maybe the best way to talk about teaching English in an Israeli school is to attempt to answer […]
Interested in meeting new friends and having good conversations? Join the Beer Sheva Language Exchange, a project of A New Dawn in the Negev. We meet selected Tuesdays at 8:30 at Benji’s. Join our group of 845 members (and counting!) on Facebook – and bring your friends. This week, Hebrew, English, and Spanish were represented. Come join us and bring […]
German friends, Jamal Alkirnawi, A New Dawn in the Negev’s founder and executive director, is published in the book “Fremder Feind, so nah” by Alexandra Senfft. Jamal’s chapter, “Karma and Camels,” discusses the use of cross-cultural storytelling among Bedouins and Jews as a means of promoting meaningful coexistence in Israeli society. SMLXL SMLXL Jamal is pictured […]
