Dr. Vicken Kalbian: a Steadfast Friend to Anera and to Palestinians
by Anera
Sep 7, 2021
Anera is mourning the death of Dr. Vicken Kalbian, who died on Friday, September 2, 2021, at the age of 96. His influence and leadership has been seminal to Anera for over four decades. Long a pillar of Jerusalem’s medical community and one of its most celebrated and accomplished physicians, Vicken maintained his commitment to…
Read MoreFrom Volunteering to Donating, There are Many Ways to Support Opportunity for Palestinians
Aug 26, 2021
In the late 1970s I spent two and a half years volunteering in Palestine, drawing on my professional background in agricultural pest control to help support farm and garden projects. I had worked on a farm growing up and later studied biology and earned a master’s degree in entomology so I was able to make…
Read MoreRemembering Two Special Anera Supporters
by Anera
Jul 12, 2021
We are sad to report that, in May, Anera lost two valued members of our community: Joseph Asfour and Michael Hudson.
Read MoreSeeing Anera in Action
Jun 28, 2021
By Anera Board Member Katherine Wilkens From June 5th to 13th I joined Anera CEO Sean Carroll and Board Chair Joe Saba on a trip to visit Anera staff and programs in Gaza, Jerusalem and the West Bank for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak. Originally planned for May, our trip was delayed first…
Read MoreTogether, We Can Sustain Each Other
Apr 26, 2021
During the month of Ramadan Keffiyeh Masks are generously donating 20% of their revenue to Anera and the communities where we work. We both live in Washington DC. Bshara grew up outside of Bethlehem in Palestine, on his family’s educational farm, called Tent of Nations. He came to the U.S. in 2011 to pursue his…
Read MoreSupporting and Building Anera’s Medical Aid Program
Mar 26, 2021
I’ve been affiliated with Anera for 25 years now, as a donor and a board member. Because I’m a physician, I started working right away on the health committee headed up by the esteemed Dr. Vicken Kalbian, who has supported Anera from its earliest years. At the time that I first got involved, there was…
Read MoreI Feel Proud to be Supporting Anera
by Arthur Baur
Mar 25, 2021
I grew up in the country, outside of New York City. It was the sort of place where there were a lot more cows than people. My older sister even went to a one-room schoolhouse. It was kind of an isolated childhood but I learned a lot about how to live in the woods. I…
Read MoreMy Mother is the First Leader I Met
by Anera
Mar 18, 2021
Celebrating women on the front lines on Mother’s Day in the Arab world Most countries in the Arab world celebrate Mother’s Day on March 21. Acknowledging the vital place of women in society is more important than ever this year. Women are the backbone of society — they are caregivers, educators, peacemakers and front-line workers…
Read MoreOpportunity is the Biggest Difference
Mar 5, 2021
Last week Khalid launched a fundraiser to help vaccinate Palestinian refugees. Here he tells us the story behind the campaign. My dad is a decades-long supporter of Anera and my two sisters and I have supported the organization more recently by following its impact on social media, donating to its campaigns, and attending its annual…
Read MoreA Family Touched by Wartime Internment Supports Refugee Education
Feb 26, 2021
Rachel, Tony, and Adrian Kitzinger recently donated to Anera and shared the following moving story to provide background on the donation. Our father, Ernst Kitzinger, fled Germany in 1933 and ended up in England some years later. As you may know, at the start of WWII, the British rounded up and deported all Germans living…
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