Faydra Shapiro | The Center for Jewish–Christian Understanding and Cooperation

17 Sep

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International Campaign Urges Israeli Prime Minister to Save Christian Education

In response to the severe budget cuts suffered by Christian schools in Israel, an international letter campaign has been circulating urging both the Prime Minister Netanyahu and Minister of Education Naftali Bennett to find an amicable solution. Prior to 2008, these Christian schools received 75% of their funding from the Ministry of Education, whereas now […]

01 Jan

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Nurturing Relations with Christians in Israel

BY DR. FAYDRA L. SHAPIRO The Christmas season had newspapers in Israel trotting out the regular seasonal articles about Christians in Bethlehem, about how the Jewish state cares for its Christian minority by distributing free Christmas trees, about how Christians are persecuted around the Middle East, about how NGOs in Europe mobilize the Christmas story […]