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April 15, 2026ArtistArtists in Residency Exhibit: No Space Between Uss in Residency Exhibit: No Space Between Us
Givat Haviva’s Artists in Residency program is unique in the field of Israeli art. Living and working together the young Arab and Jewish artists are influenced by each other, and get to know, often for the first time in their lives, the culture and way of life of people from the other society. For this year’s cohort, nine young artists, Jews and Arabs, were selected to participate for a period of five months that included three months of communal living and creating on the Givat Haviva campus. “No Space Between Us,” their closing exhibition at the Shard Art Center Gallery presents the works they created throughout this period in painting, sculpture, photography, video, and sound.
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April 14, 2026Youssef Jabreen Leads High-Tech Education for Arab High School Students
Youssef Jabreen manages Bara’em High-Tech Seeds, an educational program launched by Givat Haviva in 2014 to help Arab students enter Israel’s high-tech industry – a sector widely seen as the engine of the country’s economy but one in which Arab citizens remain significantly underrepresented. The program allows selected students to begin studying computer science in middle school and continue their studies through high school, enabling them to earn a bachelor’s degree by the age of 19. Participants also receive Hebrew language support and exposure to the tech industry through company visits. For Jabreen the work is both professional and deeply personal. “Every year, it brings me motivation,” he says. “I’m proud of the students. It’s really, really rewarding.”
Recent Events
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Jan
19
Special Briefing: Survey of Israeli Jews, Arabs
On Monday, January 19th, 12 pm (ET) Friends of Givat Haviva held a special briefing on the new Givat Haviva survey of Israeli Jewish and Arab citizens. The annual Givat Haviva Partnership Index provides vital insights into public opinion on critical issues affecting Jewish-Arab relations in Israel and the work of Givat Haviva. Givat Haviva CEO Michal Sella, Director of Strategy Mohammad Darawshe, and Adi Sidi, presented the survey results and discussed their implications for advancing Jewish-Arab relations in Israel. This special briefing was the first time the Givat Haviva 2026 Partnership Index was presented in English, and follows the Givat Haviva Conference for a Shared Society that took place on January 6.
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Jan
6
Givat Haviva CEO Michal Sella Opens Shared Society Conference
The 2026 Givat Haviva conference for a shared society comes at a time when “we are more divided, more hateful, and more fearful of one another then ever. This government continues to incite us against each other,” Givat Haviva CEO Michal Sella declared in her address opening the January 6 event, attended in person by more than 500 people. “This conference is taking place at a critical moment, a volatile moment, a moment in which the ground could slip from beneath our feet,” Sella said. “Therefore, it is also a moment when responsibility passes to us: to civil society, to local leadership, to educators – to demand from our politicians and leaders, to struggle, and to propose an alternative.” “A shared society is not a luxury,” Sella emphasized. “It is a condition for security, for democracy, and for a future in this land. Without equality, without fair law enforcement, and without civic and political partnership – there will be no future here.” Sella thanked the more conference participants “for choosing to come and say: we do not give up. This is the time for repair, recovery, and partnership.” Read Michal Sella’s full speech.
