Category Archives: Hebron

Trivia with a Cause 6pm Friday 9th February 2018

Posted on November 20, 2017 by

Join us for another evening of mind bending questions, great food and a new mid-time challenge! Support us to raise funds to give our teachers at the Tel Rumeida kindergarten a much deserved pay rise. Help us ensure teachers in … Continue reading →

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Fabulous ceramics keep our kids at school

Posted on October 8, 2017 by

The Palestinian city of Hebron has long been famous for its ceramics and glass-blowing industries. Traditional Palestinian ceramics are  handcrafted ceramics and recognised internationally for their distinctive style and the flower and arabesque patterns, with the intricate details all painted by … Continue reading →

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Festival next Saturday – Supporting Education in Dkaika

Posted on May 25, 2014 by

Only one week to go! The Refugee Week Festival starts 12 noon in Leichhardt Town Hall, next Saturday, 21st June. More about the Festival… The 2014 Refugee Week Festival will support a school transport programme to help teenage girls in the remote community … Continue reading →

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Hebron: microcosm of Israeli apartheid? Forum speakers confirmed

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

We’re pleased to announce that the speakers for the forum at this year’s Festival of Friendship have been confirmed.  The forum will explore the issue of apartheid in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and will feature academic Ghassan Hage, writer Randa … Continue reading →

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Hebron Glass & Ceramics Factory products exclusive to Festival of Friendship

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

A selection of ceramics handmade in Hebron will be sold at Leichhardt Friends of Hebron’s Festival of Friendship at Leichhardt Town Hall on 23 June, 2012. All proceeds will go to support kindergarden projects in the South Hebron Hills in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. These ceramics have been produced by the Hebron Glass and Ceramics Factory. Continue reading →

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Festival of Friendship 2012

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

It’s this Saturday…  the Third Annual Hebron Leichhardt Refugee Week Festival of Friendship… only a few sleeps to go! Come and have a coffee with us, or buy a colourful mug, handmade in Palestine at Hebron Ceramics. View the Festival … Continue reading →

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When the ‘daily grind’ doesn’t refer to your favourite coffee joint

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

The bleakness of the situation here {in Hebron} is further exacerbated by the settler violence that occurs under the ‘watchful’ eye of the military that is deployed here to maintain security. In 2011, when settlers tried to burn down the … Continue reading →

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