Musician and campaigner Peter Yarrow was in Israel recently in an effort to promote peace between Israeli Arab and Jewish schoolchildren.
Author Archives: Barry Davis
Listening to voices from the other side
Filmgoers at the documentary film festival. “We need to learn about each other’s sorrows and joys,” Sharon Ben Aryeh.Sharon Ben Aryeh wants people in the Middle East to be seen getting along together – literally. Ben Aryeh is the brains …
Eilat – home of sun, sea and symphonies
Once little more than a seaside resort, Eilat is rapidly becoming home to some of the country’s most exciting cultural events.The average Israeli or, for that matter, foreign tourist generally thinks of Eilat in terms of a sun-kissed fun-filled resort …
Eilat – home of sun, sea and symphonies
Once little more than a seaside resort, Eilat is rapidly becoming home to some of the country’s most exciting cultural events.The average Israeli or, for that matter, foreign tourist generally thinks of Eilat in terms of a sun-kissed fun-filled resort …
Israel’s David Broza brings Masada to American TV viewers
It isn’t every day that an Israeli musician is featured on American public television. But viewers of over 300 PBS stations across the US will be able to see one of Israel’s best all month with the repeated screening of …
Israelis and Palestinians to speak with ‘one voice’
With the level of regional violence at its lowest point for some time there is a palpable sense of renewed – albeit guarded – optimism in many quarters of the Middle East as the Israelis and Palestinians gear up for …
Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem strive to be neighbors 40 years after reunification
When the fences separating the east and west sides of Jerusalem were removed in 1967 following Israel’s victory in the Six Day War, Israelis ventured into the Arab side of the city, many encountering their Arab neighbors for the first …
Israeli jazz prodigy keeps time at nine
Two minutes of good practice is better than playing badly for two hours – Ariel Lanyi.He may be a slow starter compared to Mozart who began composing at age five – but by releasing his first CD at nine years …
US music lovers join the birthday fun for Israel’s greatest classical ensemble – the IPO
Celebrating its birthday in style – ‘Some have said they had no idea people played classical music in Israel. The IPO certainly gets that message across.’The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) has long been known as one of the world’s great …
Working together – Israelis help Palestinian veterinarians fight avian flu
Israelis and Palestinians have found a ‘common enemy’ to fight – avian flu. Last week, four veterinarians from Gaza spent five days at The Israeli Agriculture Ministry’s Division of Avian Diseases laboratories near Tel Aviv, studying techniques for diagnosing and …