Hoping for Peace in Song and Poetry with Dr. Rachel Korazim

From the earliest days of Israel’s war of independence popular songs sung by professional artists as well as the fighting troops, have expressed the longing for a peaceful outcome and happy reunions with loved ones. In this session we shall listen to, sing and read four of these songs composed during the wars of 1948, 1967 and 1973 respectively: we shall monitor the changes and variations in tone and imagery to capture the evasive image of peace: Moving from one broken promise to the other as years go by and peace has not yet been reached. About Rachel:
Rachel is a freelance Jewish education consultant in curriculum development for Israel and Holocaust education. She engages audiences worldwide through innovative presentations built around the stories, poems and songs of Israel’s best writers. Her thought-provoking talks open a window onto Israeli society, inviting listeners to engage with the country and its history in new ways.

​Until 2008, Rachel was the Academic Director of Distance learning programs at The Jewish Agency for Israel, Department of Education.

Born in Israel, she served in the I.D.F as an officer in the central training base for women and was later a member of the I.D.F delegation to Niger (West Africa). She is a graduate of Haifa University with a PhD in Jewish education. Rachel has a vast experience in Jewish education both in Israel and worldwide. As one of the founders and directors of a special program for soldiers from disadvantaged backgrounds, she was responsible for creating the educational framework and training teachers for the implementation of the program.

Rachel was the head of the JAFI delegation to Canada. (1985 to 1988) It is when she became involved with Jewish education worldwide; creating and implementing in-service training programs for educators, writing educational materials, counseling and teaching. Rachel is familiar, through many visits, with the Jewish education communities of the US, Canada, Latin America and Europe. Since 1990 she has invested a lot of her time and energy in helping the emerging Jewish schools of Hungary.

Rachel teaches at Israel’s well known learning centers such as Pardes and the Shalom Hartman Institutes as well as in numerous Jewish communities worldwide.

​In her free time, Rachel enjoys scuba diving in the cenotes of Playa del Carmen in Mexico and the amazing coral sites of the Red Sea.

Rachel is also a very active grandmother of eight grandchildren who all live in Israel.