Through far-reaching community and education programming for all ages, a gallery giving a stage to local young artists and a quality theater featuring classics translated to Arabic and original plays, the center offers a fresh breath of culture, positive outlets and inspiration.

Support translates into meaningful action that shapes reality for underserved communities, bridging gaps and instilling hope for a better future.

הפוסט The Goldie Paley Arts Center הופיע לראשונה ב-.

The Jerusalem Foundation, in partnership with the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, has established a pioneering Resilience Center in Jerusalem that offers ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) for individuals with severe PTSD who have not responded to traditional psychological or psychiatric treatments. This innovative approach integrates ketamine as a therapeutic aid within a comprehensive psychotherapeutic framework—not as a standalone medication. The entire treatment process is overseen by professional experts, and accompanied by research and regulation advancement.

Support enables treatment, research and policymaking regarding substance-assisted therapy, and will help people regain functionality, reintegrate into the workforce, rebuild meaningful relationships and reclaim a sense of purpose and dignity, despite their harrowing experiences.

הפוסט The Jerusalem Resilience Center – Shaare Nefesh הופיע לראשונה ב-.

The Yeshiva hosts public learning programs, Kabbalat Shabbat gatherings, retreats, and cultural events that engage thousands of participants across Jerusalem each year, strengthening connections to the city and to Jewish cultural life.

Support enables the expansion of these educational programs, public holiday events, and immersive retreats. Funding also helps strengthen outreach and accessibility through the development of the Yeshiva’s new cultural center and community programming.

הפוסט The Jerusalem Secular Yeshiva הופיע לראשונה ב-.

Through workshops, employment counseling, and personalized support, participants gain practical tools for managing budgets, accessing labor rights, and improving long term stability.

Support enables direct impact, from guiding families in financial crisis to providing education for newlywed couples and employment counseling for job seekers. It also provides programs for families of children with special needs and expands workshops reaching hundreds across the city each year.

הפוסט Tvuna הופיע לראשונה ב-.

More than just a rooftop, Muslala is a model of cultural innovation and sustainability. Through public art, green infrastructure and inclusive programming, it fosters engagement across Jerusalem’s diverse communities.

Support enables the transformation of underutilized urban spaces into welcoming hubs that inspire personal growth, foster collaboration and promote environmental stewardship across the city.

הפוסט Muslala הופיע לראשונה ב-.

Support for Juda’s Yard sustains therapeutic and psychological services, life skills workshops and group activities, scholarships for higher education, community and family programming, holiday and cultural events, and shared weeknight dinners that create stability and belonging. Investment in these core elements ensures the center is a welcoming and supportive home, where healing, empowerment and long-term transformation can take place.

הפוסט Juda’s Yard הופיע לראשונה ב-.

הפוסט Shanti House הופיע לראשונה ב-.

JICC is an independent non-profit organization with a vision for an inclusive, tolerant, and vibrant Jerusalem for all. It advances communal strength and future leadership by empowering city residents (Christian and Muslim Arabs, ultra-Orthodox, modern Orthodox and secular Jews) to be active and effective in shaping their shared future. Programs include the Mini-Active Organization – a grassroots empowerment network for Arab women; the Aa’ata Center & hotline for understanding and accessing legal rights related to national insurance and employment; and cultural competency workshops aimed at promoting tolerant discourse and relations between Jews and Arabs in shared workspaces, services, and education centers.

We caught up with Daniel to learn about his on-the-ground experience since his return to Jerusalem.

What was your impression of North American supporters following your April visit?

It was heartening being with so many concerned friends and supporters and knowing that North American communities are deeply invested in helping bring about the “day after.” It was and remains evident that so many people around the world are seeking what I work towards every day, a vibrant, more resilient Jerusalem.

How has the work of JICC been affected since October 7?

Someone living near the Gaza envelope recently said to me, “Despair doesn’t lead us to action,” and it struck a chord. These words have been guiding JICC since October 7th as we both continue our everyday work of building urban resilience in Jerusalem and reduce friction related to the war’s aftermath.

Our work has focused in three spheres – supporting women volunteers, providing cultural competency training and communicating a real-time understanding of the war’s impact in East Jerusalem.

In the first weeks of the war JICC identified Palestinian women and ultra-Orthodox women, who were volunteering in myriad ways, as key agents of change. JICC found ways to support their emotional wellbeing and morale through mental health workshops.

Cultural competency has always been a core part of JICC’s mission – can you tell us more about what that is exactly?

The State of Israel prides itself on the diversity of its workforce but when a stressor comes along there is a great need to reduce tension in the workplace. JICC held workshops and trainings in hospitals, hi-tech companies and municipal offices addressing the diversity in the workplace. The trainings were all designed to acknowledge tensions while at the same time find ways to reduce discord.

The JICC has a track record of reducing social tensions in previous heightened times like during the COVID-19 pandemic, the violence in May 2021, and the Judicial Overhaul. How is the JICC’s model of non-political approach to impart practical skills helping the Jerusalem community today?

JICC believes if people can carry out their lives as independently and as uninterrupted as possible then the chances for friction can be reduced.

JICC increased its cooperation with the municipality and the IDF Home Command in order to share in real time the needs of residents who were struggling. By ensuring East Jerusalemite residents were able to conduct their lives as independently and peacefully as possible, and that key municipal services will continue, this communication is essential.

Mini-Active, JICC’s women’s empowerment network, tracked the need for food, medication, shelter and communicated it to the necessary army and government officials. They also consulted with the army about the position of roadblocks ensuring that women and children were able to pass safely to school and home.

To learn more about the Jerusalem Foundation supported JICC, go here: https://jicc.org.il/

Read more about Director Daniel Hasson and the team at JICC: https://jicc.org.il/jicc-staff/

הפוסט JICC Works To Ease Tensions In Tense Times הופיע לראשונה ב-.

הפוסט Heinz Nittel Road Safety Training Center הופיע לראשונה ב-.

Each neighborhood offers its own menu of services including:

• A meeting place where survivors can enjoy a social and cultural experience.
• A resource center where trained professionals assist survivors in accessing and maximizing the rights and services to which the elderly sector, and the survivor population in particular, are entitled.
• Special activities for veterans, intergeneration activities, lectures, concerts, trips, Yom HaShoah memorials, etc.
• A mobile service of home visits by a social worker, therapist, or trained multi-lingual volunteer for homebound survivors to enhance emotional, social, physical and cognitive well-being.

Over 650 men and women participate in Café Europa activities each year in the program’s branches across the city.

• The South branch serves the southern part of the city (Rehavia, Katamon, Baka, Gonenim) and includes French, English and Hebrew-speaking groups.
• The North branch, also known as “Café Moscow,” caters mostly to Russian-immigrant populations (Pisgat Ze’ev and Neve Ya’akov).
• The Western branch café services Beit Hakerem, Kiryat HaYovel and the surrounding areas.
• The branches in the Geulah and Sanhedriya host separate groups for men and women in the Haredi survivor community.

הפוסט Café Europa הופיע לראשונה ב-.