Al-Sana School for Academic Excellence organizes an open day in Rahat

In a scientific atmosphere, the administration of the Sana School for Academic Excellence, Tamar Brancovis, organized an open day

A Bedouin Muslim and Religious Jew Advancing the Bedouin society in the Negev together

Ibrahim Nsasra (35) and Eitan Felsenstein (30) belong to two opposite ends of Israeli society. The former is a Bedouin from Lakiya and the latter is a religious Jew from Retamim.

My experience interning at the Tamar Center through the Onward Israel program

Yesterday, one group of 9th-grade students and I had our final lesson. As the course drew to a close and the students and I exchange goodbyes a sense of nostalgia and gratitude overcame me.

High dropout rates and low achievement leave many children at a dead end

Like Abu Ammar, Ibrahim Nsasra was born to a polygamous family in Laqiya. One of 32 siblings, he described his life course as “against all odds.” Nsasra was trained as a physical education teacher at his parents’ request, who were both illiterate. 

At Tamar, we are working to break the cycle of poverty and bridge the socioeconomic gaps

It was a typical day in the life of a working parent. My 5 year old daughter, Sela, had an eye infection and I had work to do. She couldn’t go to school but had already started treatment in the days prior

Bridging the gaps between the Beduin and Jewish societies

The pioneering spirit that imbued Israel’s founders, has energized creative Israeli minds in many fields and netted the country’s “start-up nation” moniker is budding among the country’s Beduin population