Sha’ar la-Adam Festival ‘A Fire for Peace’
The Sha’ar la-Adam Peace Festival, traditionally held during the Shavuot
(Pentecost) holiday, will take place for the eighth time this year. The Festival is the highlight of the
artistic and social activities going on throughout the year, celebrating
Jewish and Arab culture and understanding. It is entirely organised by
volunteers who see it as their mission to create a place of living
encounter between the different religions of the region, out of the deep
belief that peace is not a faraway dream, but that it can be brought to
life even in the simplest of acts.
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Last year the Sha’ar la-Adam Peace Festival was held in cooperation
with the ‘Healing Words’ initiative from the School of Storytelling at
Emerson College, England. An international group of twelve story tellers
will prepare a tour of stories and workshops that took them to
villages and towns around Israel/Palestine for two weeks prior to the
festival. This tour for peace, which broght together children, young
people and adults from the different religions and backgrounds of the
region, culminated at the Sha’ar la-Adam – Healing Words Festival ‘A
Fire for Peace’.
The Festival program includes activities for the whole family:
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Day Activities
Children's Plays - Hamila Theater
Family activities -
artistic workshops, children's plays, puppet theater from Israel and abroad, children's pupet theater workshop
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Afternoon and Evening Activities
Arabic and Jewish singing evening, celebration of the Bedouin legacy
An open discussion about our common existence at this time
- Tent and camping area (showers and toilets provided)
- A place to meet and relax over coffee and delicious vegetarian food
