Brit Tzedek v'Shalom
Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace
Bereaved Families Forum Tour,
October 2002
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| Khaled Al-Kharouf, a Palestinian, and Mashka Litvak, an Israeli, presenting at the Oct. 17th, Portland, Oregon event. |
The tour was a great success. More than 1,200 people attended the 14 events, which were held in Armonk (NY), Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Haven (CT), New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Tucson, Washington, DC, and West Palm Beach (FL). Memberships and donations rose dramatically during and after the tour's two-week run. There was extensive media coverage including an hour-long interview on the Philadelphia National Public Radio affiliate with Forum members and our very own Steve Masters, co-chair of the Advocacy/Public Policy Committee and member of the Executive Committee. To read the print media coverage, click here.
Local chapters of Brit Tzedek successfully collaborated with Jewish community leaders at JCRCs, synagogues, Hillels, and other organizations. We are particularly pleased that we were able to bring the Bereaved Parents to San Francisco State University to model Jewish-Palestinian reconciliation and trust on campus. Hillel co-sponsored the event at this campus where there previously had been strife between Jewish and Arab students.
Link to the bereaved family forum website click here to read Press Highlights from our Fall 2002 Tour Listen to Voices in the Family show on the Bereaved Parents Forum broadcasted on WHYY 91FM Check out the tour schedule