I have never forgotten this humane and creative organization
by Anera
Nov 1, 2018
By Dagny Bilkadi I was born in Rochester, Minnesota, where my father was a staff doctor at the Mayo Clinic. My mother was from a Navy family. As a young woman she joined the Red Cross at the start of WWII. She was sent to a Naval hospital in Algeria, where she met my father.…
Read MoreHonoring my parents by giving back
by Anera
Oct 4, 2018
By Awad Da’Mes I have lived with my family in the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia for the last four decades ever since we moved there from New York in 1978. We were the first Muslim family in the region. I have lived in the U.S. for the better part of 60 years – but…
Read MoreBlessed in My Activism
by Anera
Sep 6, 2018
By Elaine Marie Kinch I’ve been concerned about justice and human rights since I was young. I became an activist after I began raising my children. For me, if people’s rights are violated, if they are systematically impoverished, then there can be no sustainable peace. One of my professors at the University of Wisconsin saw…
Read MoreThree Generations of Support: Our Family & Anera
by Anera
Aug 9, 2018
By Betty Sams In August of 1967, 50 people from all over the U.S. came to our home in Bethesda, Maryland for dinner. It was two months after the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, and they represented the many different committees that had mobilized to raise and send aid to the Palestinians, both those who were…
Read MoreThe Plight of Palestinian Refugees Was Imprinted on My Mind
by Anera
Jul 5, 2018
Throughout 2018, our blog, will publish the words of Anera supporters, who have amazing and inspirational stories of why they are passionate about helping in Palestine and Lebanon and how they came to be part of our wonderful community. By Ann Kerr Seeing the world has been my lifelong passion. I started travelling when…
Read MoreGaza Block Parties Bring Minnesotans Together to Help Palestinians
by Anera
Jun 7, 2018
Throughout 2018, our blog, will publish the words of Anera supporters, who have amazing and inspirational stories of why they are passionate about helping in Palestine and Lebanon and how they came to be part of our wonderful community. by Karmel Sabri I am a Minnesota native but my family comes from Qalqiliya in…
Read MoreTo Whom Much is Given, Much is Asked
by Anera
Apr 5, 2018
Throughout 2018, our blog, will publish the words of Anera supporters, who have amazing and inspirational stories of why they are passionate about helping in Palestine and Lebanon and how they came to be part of our wonderful community. by Murad Siam A little over 15 years ago, my parents’ home in California burned…
Read MoreI’ve never left that hospital room in Burj El Barajneh
by Anera
Mar 1, 2018
Throughout 2018, our blog, will publish the words of Anera supporters, who have amazing and inspirational stories of why they are passionate about helping in Palestine and Lebanon and how they came to be part of our wonderful community. by Ellen Siegel I was born toward the end of the Holocaust. I went to…
Read MorePalestine is always close to my heart even if I’m far away
by Anera
Jan 31, 2018
Throughout 2018, our blog, will publish the words of Anera supporters, who have amazing and inspirational stories of why they are passionate about helping in Palestine and Lebanon and how they came to be part of our wonderful community. by Zeina Azzam When I was a teenager, my father planted a fig tree in…
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