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Parent's Circle - Families Forum

by Division of Student Affairs

Multicultural/Identity

Mon, Feb 17, 2025

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST (GMT-5)

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The Parents Circle - Families Forum is a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization made up of more than 800 bereaved families. Their common bond is that they have lost a close family member to the conflict. But instead of choosing revenge, they have chosen a path of reconciliation. Through this forum, these bereaved members have joined together to take tens of thousands of Palestinians and Israelis on journeys of reconciliation. It is often raw and always emotional. But out of these interactions, comes change. Not the kind of change that makes headlines, but a more personal and profound shift in perspective.

As a joint Israeli-Palestinian peace organization, the PCFF models constructive dialogue around shared values. Even since October 7th, 2023, its staff, members, and thousands of participants are still committed to peace and a way forward that centers around empathy and humanization. The PCFF focuses on the shared value of the sanctity of human life. This conversation brings our attention to the values that Palestinians and Israelis can agree upon even in the darkest of times.

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Guy Elhanan

Guy Elhanan is an actor and acting teacher. He is a PHD student at Exeter University, UK on the topic of Bilingual Arabic-Hebrew theatre practice and teaching. He teaches acting at the Western Galilee College in Acco, Israel. Guy joined the Parents Circle - Families Forum after his sister, Smadar, was killed by a Palestinian suicide bomber in 1997. Since 2007, he has taught acting in cinema and on stage, participated in plays and directed his own material, both in Arabic and in Hebrew. Elhanan has performed in acclaimed films such as Mars at Sunrise (Netflix) and at important theatres such as the Theatre Du Soleil (Paris). Guy is an active member of the Parents Circle, facilitating programs for the youth summer camp and hosting the Joint Memorial Day Ceremony.

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Arab Aramin

Arab Aramin lives in occupied East Jerusalem. In 2007, when Arab was just 13 years old, his 10 year old sister Abir was shot and killed outside her school by an Israeli border officer. After 7 years of Abir's passing, Arab followed his father's footsteps and joined the Parents Circle - Families Forum in 2014. Today, he speaks in Dialogue Meetings, both with Israelis and Palestinians and with international audiences. He wants to spread a message of peace and reconciliation, in the hopes to build a peaceful world for his 5 year old son, Bassam.

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