Hope will be joining us - we hope you will too

In September 1997, 14-year-old Smadar Elhanan was on her way to buy books for the upcoming school year when she was killed in an attack by a Hamas suicide bomber, and in 2007, 10-year-old Abir Aramin was on her way home from school when she was killed by shots fired by the Israeli border police.

Losing a child would bring anyone to their knees in hopelessness and despair, wondering how to continue, and in this case how to live without hate in your heart. But for fathers, Bassam Aramin and Ramin Elhanan, their grief - and the realization that they were, sadly, not alone in their experience - gave way to co-founding 'Parents Circle - Families Forum (PCFF)', a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization of over 600 families, all of whom have lost an immediate family member to the ongoing conflict.

Promoting reconciliation over conflict is not difficult in the comfort of a peaceful country thousands of kilometers away, and with no stake in the matter, but to do so in the midst of war and having lost a loved one takes real courage, and we are, therefore, extremely honored to be able to host a talk with Ramin Elhanan and Bassam Aramin at Books & Company on
 

Tuesday, January 16 at 19:00
 

We hope you will join us for an evening with these two remarkable peacemakers.

To sign up and read more on the speakers, please click below or visit our events page.

Kind regards,
Isabella and your friendly team at Books & Company

Ramin Elhanan and Bassam Aramin are in Denmark to accept, on behalf of PCFF, the 'PL Foundation' prize awarded to extraordinary defenders of human rights. The award was founded by Poul Lauritzen, a Danish businessman and member of the Danish Resistance during World War II.

We are grateful to members of the foundation's board, Anders Jerichow and Eva Maria Lassen, for making an evening at Books & Company possible.