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The #jerusalemcoexistence conference is part of the Jerusalem Foundation's 50th anniversary celebrations.

Thank you to everyone who made the #jerusalemcoexistence conference a great success!

Uzma Shakir brings lessons on #coexistence from @cityoftoronto to the city of #jerusalem

Uzma Shakir: in Toronto there's a duty to accommodate unless there's undue hardship -i.e. - bankruptcy or health&safety concerns

Uzma Shakir: in Canada were working on non-government mediation and conflict resolution

Uzma Shakir:in Jlem tremendous desire for inclusion but not all on same page - this debate on what inclusion looks like is a healthy sign.

In Israel Jerusalem is a lab for tolerance.- q&a at the #jerusalemcoexistence conference.

Q&a: it is vital that Jerusalemites know of all the positive initiatives taking place in #Jerusalem

Excited for the final session of the Jerusalem Foundation conference on #jerusalemcoexistence

Prof Friedlander: most of our students want to learn together, want #dialogue #jerusalemcoexistence

Prof Friedlander: we work hard to implement campus culture of mutual respect. We use dialogue as a tool.

Dr. Friedlander: our students have common goal - provides opp to foster multiculturalism- how do we make it happen &ensure highquality edu?

Prof. Berthold Friedlander Pres of Hadassah Academic College: role of academic inst. in downtown Jlem

Col Turgeman: cultural competency =professionalism important to sit w ppl build bridges listen, learn &have dialogue #jerusalemcoexistence

Col Turgeman: all police units are required to undergo cultural competency training.

Col Turgeman: We are sensitive to the holidays of all groups in the old city.

Col Turgeman: my precinct encompasses a wide mosaic of cultures; were dedicated to service based on cultural competency

Col Doron Turgeman: commander of David Precinct, Israeli Police- an area that encompasses the Old City to speak on #jerusalemcoexistence

Dr. Lubin: Importance of translation & understanding the culture of different patients & of education towards cultural tolerance

Dr. Gadi Lubin director of Jerusalem mental health center on the +s &-s of community-based mental healthcare

Bony Goldberg: cultural competency is an ongoing process. #jerusalemcoexistence

Bony Goldberg on how to build culturally sensitive employment centers for ultra Orthodox and East Jlem communities #jerusalemcoexistence

Bony Goldberg: difference between numerous cultures &multiculturalism - how do you balance preserving culture with forming a united society?

Bony Goldberg director of community services admin in Jlem municipality: Jlem has absorbed 22000 immigrants in past 10 years.

Prof. Berthold Friedlander Ms. Bony Goldberg Dr. Gadi Lubin &Col Doron Turgeman speaking on #jerusalemcoexistence

Jews Muslims And Christians mingling & eating lunch at Jerusalem Foundations conference on #jerusalemcoexistence

Q&a at panel: effective cultural competency requires a wide range of knowledge. #jerusalemcoexistence

Dr. Maya HaLevy on #womeninscience in #Jerusalem

Dr. Maurit Beery on multicultural education at ALYN hospital &mticultural Holocaust remembrance ceremony

Panel q&a: How can different organizations work together to foster #jerusalemcoexistence

Etti Raanan: coexistence starts here. #jerusalemcoexistence

Etti Raanan director of e Jlem branch of national insurance inst on challenges of providing culturally sensitive social services.

Gil Rivosh: 13 stages on Yom Haatzmaut in downtown Jerusalem each geared towards a different audience.

Gil Rivush: We want to increase educational options & improve science and art education, geared to meet the needs of different communities.

Gil Rivush: We aim for all groups to feel at home in Jlem. Jlem must belong to everyone; all must have their space. #jerusalemcoexistence

Gil Rivush head of strategic planning department Jerusalem municipality speaking.

Maya HaLevy: we invited an expert to help us appeal to families from east Jlem. #jerusalemcoexistence

Maya haLevy: we have pamphlets culturally translated for ultra-orthodox.

Maya HaLevy director of the Bloomfield Sci Museum: Not enough to have bilingual signs. #jerusalemcoexistence

Maya haLevy of Bloomfield Science Museum: From when we were founded in partnership w the Jerusalem Foundation we decide to be bilingual.

Shneiderman: we thank the Jerusalem Foundation for including a women's shelter org in the cultural competency conf. #jerusalemcoexistence

Shneiderman: our shelters help women of all backgrounds Jewish and Arab #jerusalemcoexistence

Naomi Shneiderman executive director of woman to woman shelters for battered woman: by definition shelters are multicultural

Neumann cont': Having staff who speak different languages isn't enough

Uri Neumann: We have special coordinators for Ethiopian Ultra-Orthodox and East Jlem communities to appeal to each communitys needs

Uri Neumann ceo of Jlem anti drugs &alcohol association speaking now.

Dr. Maurit Beery: The challenge of having a pluralistic hospital is unique to us; we disconnect news channels during war and conflict

Dr. Maurit Beery from ALYN hospital on cultural competency practices for staff and patients in #Jerusalem

Setting and implementing cultural competency in an originization panel at the Jerusalem Cinematheque #jerusalemcoexistence