Jerusalem Hearts Preschool is located very close to the Jerusalem’s Damascus Gate near to where East and West Jerusalem meet. Of all the coexistence projects and exercises in diversity within Israel, the Hearts Preschool has to be one of the most unusual. The kindergarten has a broad array of Jewish, Arab and expatriate children, and a staff of teachers reflecting the same mix.
Yet what makes it most unique is that the daycare center was founded by a former PLO commando who is today an evangelical Christian Arab at peace with his Jewish neighbors. The preschool is sponsored by a non-profit organization.
The children at Hearts Preschool are learning reconciliation and cultural understanding at tender young ages. Many have just started walking and talking. They have a lot of fun together even though they cannot all speak the same language. With all the creative and educational activities at Hearts Preschool, there is no time to learn prejudices against other children who are different.The Hearts Preschool has an extra room that has been waiting for cribs for a long time without funding to make it happen. These cribs will enable the preschool to expand with much needed baby care in a quality, organized way for babies of parents living under the poverty line in Jerusalem.
This will enable the parents to bring in an income and pick up their children after work. Thank you to our friends in Europe who sent the cribs and to all our friends around the world who are praying for the peace of Jerusalem.
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