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New York committee, and in the
spring of 1960 my dream became a
reality. In Emek Rephaim (the
Valley of the Giants) a large white
walled building, set in garden and
trees, opened its gates to youths,
educators and tourists visiting the
cation and Culture places a high val–
ue on the ICCY's educational
achievements. The exhibits pro–
duced by the ICCY's staff travel in
mobile units to 650 schools in towns
and villages around the country,
serving as a museum on wheels.
Choral presentation by the youtbs of East Jerusalem at the International
Cultural Center for Youth. Moshe Kol and Herbert Armstrong reflect
audience appreciation of the recital.
City of Peace from all over the
world.
Soon, other centers around the
country were established to become
affiliated with the main one in
Jerusalem. Two annexes were
established, in the eastern part of
the city and in the Old City, where
the majority of Moslems and
Christians reside.
On Mount Carmel near the city
of Haifa, we founded a center in
the largest village of the Druze
population.
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fosters our programs
for children and adults in the
Druze villages in the area of the
country known as the Galilee.
We opened a center in the Arab
village of Baka-ei-Garbia in the
central area of Israel known as the
Triangle, and two centers to serve
the Moslem population in the Gali–
lee in Tamra and Magdal Krum.
Today the Israel Ministry of Edu-
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Consistent with its
spirit of brotherhood,
about half of tbe ICCY's
staff are Arabs, who
apply their skills to the
activities in the commu–
nity centers in East Jeru–
salem, as well as in the
branches of the heavily
Arab populated ateas of Israel.
In addition to the after-school
activity programs in the main Jeru–
salem center, folk dancing and folk–
lore programs keep the building
open until close to midnight. Each
year thousands of local and foreign
visitors attend the entertaining and
cultural programs featuring
Yemenite ethnic dances, Arab
drumming, Israelí folk dances and
community singing.
This past summer 30 members
of the ICCY's folk song and folk
dance groups joined 20 other
Israelí performet:s to tour south–
western France and Switzerland.
They performed at folklore festi–
vals, community centers and
bornes for the aged. We are proud
of the Bronze Meda! awarded to
our Yemenite dance ensemble for
their performance in the
community of Dijon,
France.
lnternational Cooperation
To encourage others to
work toward peace and
understanding, the ICCY
grants monetary awards
annually to outstanding
candidates (one award is
in the name of Herbert
W. Armstrong).
Happily the ICCY it–
self was the recipient in
April 1983 of the "New
Outlook Magazine Peace
Prize in Memory of Syl–
via Shine" for its unique
work in ongoing education toward
coexistence between Arabs and
Jews. We point with pride to the
newly granted award, which we
received, togetber with two other
recipients, from the Speaker of the
Israelí parliament (Knesset) in rec–
ognition of our work.
On the international scene, UNI–
CEF and UNESCO maintain close
cooperation with the ICCY and
express their appreciation for our
program in fostering international
understanding among youths.
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