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In this profound and moving conversation, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin z”l, joins Merav Ben-Nun, Director of the Institute’s Min HaBe’erot program, for a conversation before a group of Jewish and Arab school principals at the Shalom Hartman Institute. Min HaBe’erot trains Israeli Jewish and Arab educators and civic leaders to become committed partners in developing interreligious and intercultural educational opportunities for their schools and communities.

Recorded during a seminar on “Teaching Hope in a World on Fire,” Rachel shares deeply personal stories about her son, his legacy as a “professional listener,” and her unwavering insistence on the shared humanity of all victims of violence. As educators and leaders face a fractured reality, Rachel offers a vision of resilience: that we are defined not by what we think or believe, but by what we *do*. From the “quicksand of despair” to the collective effort required to “move the boulder” of peace, this conversation is an essential resource for anyone striving to educate for hope in times of devastation.

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