Identity and Community
The Identity and Community Division focuses on strengthening relationships among Israel’s diverse identity groups. Through constructive dialogue, we support processes of identity exploration, rooted in cohesion and mutual respect.
Our work is tailored to the character of each community and provides professional support to local stakeholders across the country. We develop relevant content, lead trainings and facilitation processes, and build connections within communities as well as with partners in Israel and abroad, such as JCC Global.
This work promotes social resilience, cohesion across Israeli society, dialogue between different identities, mutual responsibility, belonging, collaboration, and an ongoing connection between tradition and renewal.
Leading programs include:
- Mandela - promoting inclusion of people with disabilities through leisure and cultural enrichment activities)
- Masa’i – Amcha Ami (Jewish Peoplehood) - connection with Jewish communities abroad
- Story of a Journey - immigration experiences of the Ethiopian community
- Hiburim (Connections) - community leadership for new immigrants from France)
- Magshimim - youth volunteers through the global Honeycomb Foundation)
- Growing Again - rebuilding communities in the south following the October 7 war
- PELE Program - educational enrichment for immigrant youth
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Local Beat Israel – Making Music, Building Community
Local Beat is a nationwide musical initiative of the IACC that combines experiential study of sources from Jewish-Israeli musical culture with the creation of original music. The program is open to musicians age 21 and up – singers, solo instrumentalists, and ensembles, who work in diverse formats. They take part in a structured creative process that deepens their connection to Jewish identity and to one another.
Tu B'Shvat is a wonderful opportunity for the community to gather and sit together around a table and celebrate the species in which the Land of Israel was blessed and together celebrate the community's abundance and diversity.
The Connected program for immigrant youth from France provides a supportive informal framework to help support and help immigrant children integrate into Israeli society.
A project of the Community Center Society that was established to support community preparations to mark the anniversary of the massacre and the outbreak of war.
Tish B'Av events are held at the community centers of the Society for Community Centers on the eve of Tish B'Av, by the Sderot Conference for Society and Education.
A dialogue program to increase cohesion and strengthen social resilience, in partnership with President Herzog's Office.
Unique professional materials in the field
Identity and Community News
Givat Shmuel – No Exclusion, Only Belonging
Raising Awareness About Social Exclusion Among Teens It all began with a dance performance set to the song “Umbrella Child”, created by Chen Salem-Blu, Director of the Community Center’s Professional Dance School, for the school’s end-of-year showcase. The song, performed by singer Atara Oria, addresses the painful reality of social exclusion and is based on her personal life story. “As the dancers rehearsed, we could all feel the emotional power of the song and the choreography,” Salem-Blu...
A Special Intergenerational Phototherapy Project in Givat Shmuel
This week, the community of Givat Shmuel marked the conclusion of the “Koach Guy – Intergenerational Connections” program, a meaningful social-educational initiative held at the local community center. The program is named in memory of Major Guy Yaakov Nazri, a company commander in Battalion 52, who fell in combat in Gaza in October 2024. Throughout the year, local teenagers and senior citizens participated in a unique phototherapy workshop, using photography as a tool to build dialogue,...
A Meaningful Visit to the Yaldudes Early Childhood Center in Acre
On June 9, a moving visit took place at the Yaldudes Early Childhood Center in Acre, where a shelter was transformed into a welcoming learning space thanks to the generous support of Keren Hayesod.