First Trilingual Street Library to Open in Jerusalem Tara Kavaler 04/04/2021
The only Jerusalem library in a ‘mixed’ neighborhood may provide another venue for Jewish, Arab co-existence
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion is set to inaugurate the first street library in the mixed Arab-Jewish neighborhood of Abu Tor, also designed to be the first trilingual street library in the capital city, with sections for books written in English, Hebrew and Arabic.
As one of the few mixed areas left in Jerusalem, organizers hope the library, which will be inaugurated on April 12, will spur more coexistence efforts.
The concept for the library started at the time of the first lockdown due to the coronavirus in late winter 2020, when Lauri Donahue, who is part of the campaign to send books to Gaza, was left with extra books after the operation was halted due to the pandemic. She did not want the books to go to waste, so she went on her Abu Tor neighborhood WhatsApp group and asked if anyone wa
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Israel opens vaccination site for Palestinians in east Jerusalem
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A paramedic administers the Pfizer-Biotech coronavirus vaccine to a Palestinian man at the Qalandiya station in east Jerusalem, Israel, on Tuesday. Israel s health ministry approved the vaccinations for Palestinians who work in Israel or have an Israel-issued identification. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo
Palestinians wait to receive the Pfizer-Biotech coronavirus vaccine at the Qalandiya station in east Jerusalem, Israel, on Tuesday. Israel s health ministry approved the vaccinations for Palestinians who work in Israel or have an Israel-issued identification. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo
Needles and vials of the Pfizer-Biotech coronavirus vaccine sit on a table at the Qalandiya station in east Jerusalem, Israel, on Tuesday. Israel s health ministry approved the vaccinations for Palestinians who work in Israel or have an Israel-issued identification. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | Lice
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