Jewish and Palestinian Bereaved Parents Forum for Peace- Sat. 1...
Please spread the word about this speaking tour featuring a courageous
group working for a just resolution to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.
Brit Tzedek v'Shalom/Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace
 and
 Society for the Advancement of Judaism
 present
 an evening with
 Palestinian and Jewish members
 of
 The Parents Circle
 Bereaved Families on Both Sides of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

 Moving Forward :
 Hope and Peace/ Tikvah  v'Shalom


 Panelists will tell their personal stories of loss and convey their
desire to end the conflict by building a strong partnership for peace.
They will show that it is possible to end the cycle of hatred and
revenge and, Instead, seek, International support for a just peace.

 Panelists
 Dr. Rahib Essawi, a Palestinian, is a professor at Al Queds University
(Jerusalem) who has lost her mother, a brother, and her 17-year-old
nephew in the Middle East conflict.

 Yitzak Frankenthal, an Orthodox Jew whose 19-year old son, an IDF
soldier, was killed by Hamas militants in 1995.  Together with
Palestinian and Jewish parents, Frankenthal co-founded the Parents
Circle, which promotes reconciliation and peace with the Palestinians.

 Amiram Goldin, an engineer, and Tilda Goldin lost their youngest
20-year-old son in a suicide bombing In August 2002.  Amiram is
currently the project manager for a joint Arab-Israeli industrial park
in Sachnin in the Galilee.  Tilda Is currently an economist at the
Treasury Ministry.  They have two other sons.

 Tamara Rabinowitz is a retired Israeli school and university teacher,
who after her son's death in 1987 by 'friendly fire' in Lebanon created
a non-profit shop to honor the memory of her son which helps support
the needy.


 For more Information contact:  Brit Tzedek v'Shalom/Jewish Alliance for
Justice and Peace and visit the national website <www.btvshalom.org >

 Saturday, October 19
 Society for the Advancement of Judaism
 15 W. 86th Street
 7 p.m.


 Co-sponsors (list in formation):  Congregation Kolot Chayeinu/Voices
of Our Lives.