Crouch End Chavurah is raising money to support the UK Friends of the Parents Circle – Families Forum*

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*Previously called Friends of the Bereaved Families Forum, which we also supported last High Holy Days.

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The Friends of the Parents Circle – Families Forum is committed to supporting Parents Circle - Families Forum, a joint Israeli and Palestinian organisation made up of more than 1,000 bereaved families, all of whom have lost a close family member to the conflict. Instead of seeking revenge, these brave members have chosen the path of reconciliation.

The Parents Circle - Families Forum believes that reconciliation is an essential first step towards a lasting peace.

The Parents Circle - Families Forum was started by Yitzhak Frankenthal in 1995, a year after his 19-year-old son Arik was killed by Hamas. He declared that as a religious Jew he could not justify seeking revenge for his son’s murder. Despite his pain, he said, the only ethical response to the loss of his son was to try to prevent further deaths and suffering.

So he set about contacting other bereaved families, both Israeli and Palestinian, and persuading them that reconciliation was a better objective than revenge.

The Forum has now grown to over 1000 members, who have found a common purpose in sharing their stories and working to break down the barriers between their two communities.

Members of the Forum conduct educational, public and media activities to promote reconciliation between the Palestinian and Israeli communities.

For more information, please visit: https://www.familiesforum.co.uk/

Crouch End Chavurah is also raising money this High Holy Days for the chavurah itself to cover the costs of our activities and social justice work: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/crouchendchavurah