Tamar Rechnitz, Tag Meir – Part Two

Four years ago, Tag Meir decided it wanted to influence children and youth through the education system, something new for them.  “Tag Meir is a kind of rapid response organization,” says Tamar Rechnitz, the organization’s education director. “Our solidarity...

Aviv Tatarsky, Ir Amim – Part Two

As a researcher and analyst in the advocacy department of Ir Amim,  Aviv Tatarsky keeps the organization updated on Israeli actions in East Jerusalem – both settler initiatives and actions by the authorities such as home demolitions and evictions – so the staff...

Tamar Rechnitz, Tag Meir – Part One

If all of Am Yisrael (the Jewish people) could display the same tolerance and ahavat chinam (causeless love) as Tamar Rechnitz’s family, we’d be a step closer to the Messianic age.  Tamar, 37, is education director of Tag Meir (Light Tag), a coalition of 48...

Dr. Mushira Aboo Dia, PHRI – Part One

Dr. Mushira Aboo Dia, 40, is an Israeli Palestinian whose Hebrew is better than her Arabic. Five of her of 14 siblings converted to Judaism and six of them served in the IDF. That may sound unusual to you and me, but to Mushira it’s the natural outcome of growing up...