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MERCHAVIM, the Institute for the Advancement of Shared Citizenship in Israel, works to equip young Israelis of all backgrounds to build a shared future by learning about their fellow citizens, appreciating the diversity of Israeli society and working together to make their classrooms, schools and communities, fairer – for the benefit of all.

Uniquely, our approach has been developed by and for Israelis of all backgrounds, in full cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Education and prestigious funding partners. A growing range of programs provides creative, age-appropriate activities from kindergarten to 12th grade, based on Merchavim's Shared Citizenship Model and built around five core concepts: identity, access, fairness, limits of agreement and active shared citizenship.

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1. Shared Citizenship Teachers' Training
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3. Shared Citizenship Programs

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November 2011

Kulanana Mini Campaign - "Voices of Kulanana"

We have launched a mini campaign- "The Voices of Kulanana" in which diverse groups of youth across the country are re-recording the Kulanana song "A Million Heartbeats", which debuted live in the finale of "Kochav Nolad" (Israel's version of American Idol).

Watch recording days performed by youth from various backgrounds on our You Tube channel.

Learn about Kulanana on our website, www.kulanana.org.il - and add the site to your favorites.

Identify with the goals of Kulanana by signing our pledge www.kulanana.org.il
Become a friend and join the Kulanana conversation on facebook- www.facebook.com/kulanana and twitter - www.twitter.com/kulanana
Mail and post this e-mail to everyone you think will want to learn more and be part of Kulanana.

November 2011

"British friends of Merchavim" (BFM)

As part of expanding Merchavim's outreach capacity we have established "British friends of Merchavim" (BFM). BFM has recently launched a new website, which includes English content on the activities of BFM and the activities of Merchavim in Israel: www.bfmisrael.org.uk

October 2011

"The Integration of Arab Teachers in Jewish Education"

A new study on "The Integration of Arab Teachers in Jewish Education" was published recently. The study was conducted by the Institute of Feedback (Machon Hizon) LTD. The purpose of the study was to map the integration of Arab teachers in Jewish education and to identify both barriers and opportunities for their integration into the system. The findings indicate that in places where Arab teachers were integrated, there was great success and satisfaction. However, there is no clear policy regarding the inclusion of teachers in the system. The study also found that the number of Integrated Arab teachers has doubled in recent years, but these are still very small numbers.