The video shows Jewish students offering a song in sign language to their fellow deaf Arab teammates.
A group of deaf and hearing Jewish and Arab teenagers from two schools worked together on preparing part of the Jerusalem forest for urban agriculture.
In the past, funded by Yad Elie and the Zippori Center, a mixed group of Jewish and Arab high school students have been involved in urban agriculture in the Jerusalem Forest. The students are trained in the field of ecological agriculture, with a focus on learning about terrace agriculture, fruit trees and water management.
The project aims to instill a sense of self confidence and pride that comes from working on a successful project. Through the project Yad Elie hopes to create respect and friendship between teenagers from different cultures and to make the Orchard into a meeting place where Jews and Arabs can work on the common goal of creating a healthy environment for all the Jerusalemites.
