Building Peace Through Sharing Stories
Thursday,
11 October 2007
"An
enemy is one whose story we have not heard."
Moshe and Munir
Israeli Moshe Shenar
and Palestinian Munir Darwish
have moved beyond resignation -- beyond barriers built to separate people.
After 15 years apart, they finally met again at a
roadside restaurant near
Munir:
"This is the best moment of my life."
Moshe: "It's good to cry sometimes."
VIEW the
stirring, instructive 20-minute video of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
(CBC):
Moshe: "In the end there's
going to be peace. So we can make a big party."
Munir: "Insh'allah." (God willing.)
Moshe: "What's your telephone
number?"
JERUSALEM STORIES PROJECT:
Building Peace Through Sharing Stories
Arab and Jewish Jerusalemites' Personal Stories
Performed as Monologues in West and East Jerusalem
Jerusalem Stories Performance Exhibit Dialogues
(JSPED) is called a tool for conflict transformation.
It is a three-hour program of storytelling
performance, photography exhibit and audience discussion.
The performance is based on true stories of
Jerusalemites.
Featured are an Israeli Egged bus driver, a
The stories focus on lives amidst conflict and the
personal connections to
This program uses personal stories and portrait
photographs of diverse
Events are held in separate forums, in Hebrew with
Israeli audiences in West Jerusalem, and in Arabic with Palestinian audiences
in
The diverse stories and photos create a virtual
dialogue.
Israeli Actors: Chava Ortman and Royi Naveh
Palestinian Actors: Hiba Mufattesh, Mazen Safadi
Co-Playwrights: Carol Grosman, Mohammad Thaher
Co-Directors: Melisse Boskovitch, Mohammad Thaher
SEE much more at http://jerusalemstories.org/ .
and READ
On
stage in
the other
side of the story in their own language
revisit
the common narratives of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
by Ilene R.
Prusher
See what heals.
See what to do in our own lives.