Tuesday | August 4 | 6:30 PM (Time subject to change) | Free

Presented by Jewish Long Beach, Beach Hillel, and Sharaka

Free to attend. Advanced registration required - no walk-ins will be permitted.

Registration coming soon!

Sharaka (’Partnership’ in Arabic) is working to shape a new Middle East, built on dialogue, understanding, cooperation and friendship. Following the historic signing of the Abraham Accords in September of 2020, youth leaders from Israel and the Gulf came together to meet and explore each other’s countries and cultures. Sharaka was born out of this mutual exchange of visits.

The goal was as simple as it was ambitious: to translate the governmental agreements to the popular level. Sharaka is unique in that it includes Israelis and Arabs, Jews, Muslims, and Christians from around the Middle East, working together in partnership.

Learn more about Sharaka: sharakango.com

For one day only, Sharaka is returning to the J for a special moderated conversation.

 

Clear Bag Policy: No backpacks or large bags will be allowed inside. Clear bags that are equal to or smaller than 12 x 6 x 12. Small clutches/wristlets that are 9 x 6 are permitted and do not need to be clear.

 

For more information, contact Elisha Breton, Jewish Community Relations Director

[email protected] • (562) 426-7601 ext. 1017

 

Moderator

ChayaLeah Sufrin

Former Senior Jewish Educator for Beach Hillel

 

Panelists

Fatima Al Harbi (Bahrain)

Fatema Alharbi is a Bahraini author, peace advocate, Sharaka's Gulf Affairs Director, and a One Young World European Commission Peace Ambassador. She is also an alumna of the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Human and Civil Rights in Marginalized Communities.

 

Dalia Ziada (Egypt)

Dalia Ziada is an award-winning writer and political analyst specializing in governance, geopolitics, and regional security in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean. She currently serves as the Washington D.C. Coordinator for the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP).

 

Noam Meirov (Israel)

Sharaka’s Managing Director. Fluent in Hebrew, English, and Arabic, Noam advocates for educational empowerment across Israel’s diverse communities. He founded two ventures to bridge social and linguistic divides: an education initiative that expands digital access within Israel’s Arab community and a digital school that teaches spoken Arabic to Jewish Israelis