Zochrot
Encyclopedia
Zochrot is an Israel
i-Jewish non-profit organization founded in 2002. Based in Tel Aviv
, its aim is to promote awareness of the Palestinian
Nakba ("Catastrophe"), the 1948 Palestinian exodus
. The group's director is Eitan Bronstein. Its slogan is "To commemorate, witness, acknowledge, and repair."
Zochrot organizes tours of Israeli towns, which include taking displaced Palestinians back to the areas they fled or were expelled from in 1948 and afterwards. The group erects street signs giving the Palestinian history of the street or area they are in. Zochrot sees this as causing "disorder in space," raising questions about naming and belonging. A key aim is to "Hebrewise the Nakba" by creating a space for it in the public discourse of Israeli Jews. To that end, Zochrot has created a website in Hebrew, www.nakbainhebrew.org, devoted to the Palestinian villages that were destroyed or resettled.
The word "Zochrot" uses the feminine plural form of the Hebrew verb "to remember," whereas it is customary in Hebrew to use the masculine form when referring to a group of people. The feminine form was chosen to signal Zochrot's approach toward the Nakba, which the group says challenges what it sees as the masculine historical narrative
by focusing on compassion and inclusion.
, Kerkinactie, ICCO, Cimade
, CCFD
, EPER/HEKS, Broederlijk Delen, Oxfam
Solidarity Belgium, Misereor, Medico International, and Zivik as contributors.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i-Jewish non-profit organization founded in 2002. Based in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
, its aim is to promote awareness of the Palestinian
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
Nakba ("Catastrophe"), the 1948 Palestinian exodus
1948 Palestinian exodus
The 1948 Palestinian exodus , also known as the Nakba , occurred when approximately 711,000 to 725,000 Palestinian Arabs left, fled or were expelled from their homes, during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and the Civil War that preceded it. The exact number of refugees is a matter of dispute...
. The group's director is Eitan Bronstein. Its slogan is "To commemorate, witness, acknowledge, and repair."
Zochrot organizes tours of Israeli towns, which include taking displaced Palestinians back to the areas they fled or were expelled from in 1948 and afterwards. The group erects street signs giving the Palestinian history of the street or area they are in. Zochrot sees this as causing "disorder in space," raising questions about naming and belonging. A key aim is to "Hebrewise the Nakba" by creating a space for it in the public discourse of Israeli Jews. To that end, Zochrot has created a website in Hebrew, www.nakbainhebrew.org, devoted to the Palestinian villages that were destroyed or resettled.
The word "Zochrot" uses the feminine plural form of the Hebrew verb "to remember," whereas it is customary in Hebrew to use the masculine form when referring to a group of people. The feminine form was chosen to signal Zochrot's approach toward the Nakba, which the group says challenges what it sees as the masculine historical narrative
Hegemony
Hegemony is an indirect form of imperial dominance in which the hegemon rules sub-ordinate states by the implied means of power rather than direct military force. In Ancient Greece , hegemony denoted the politico–military dominance of a city-state over other city-states...
by focusing on compassion and inclusion.
Sedek Magazine
The Magazine of the group bears the name Sedek (engl. rupture/rift) and was published for the fourth time in spring 2010. This issue contains more than 40 poems by Israeli poets, which were published in the period between 1948 till 1958. The poems reflect theviews of the authors on the displacement of the Palestinians in the years around the foundation of Israel.Funding
In its 2006 annual report, Zochrot declared a total income of 280,000 euros and listed the Mennonite Central CommitteeMennonite Central Committee
The Mennonite Central Committee is a relief, service, and peace agency representing 15 Mennonite, Brethren in Christ and Amish bodies in North America. The U.S. headquarters are in Akron, Pennsylvania, the Canadian in Winnipeg, Manitoba.-History:...
, Kerkinactie, ICCO, Cimade
Cimade
The Cimade is a French NGO founded at the beginning of the WWII by French Protestant student groups, in particular the Christian activist and member of the French Resistance Madeleine Barot, to give assistance and support to people uprooted by war, in the first instance those who were evacuated...
, CCFD
Comité catholique contre la faim et pour le développement
The Comité catholique contre la faim et pour le développement [Catholic committee against hunger and for development) is a Catholic humanitarian-aid non-governmental organisation.-External links:More information*...
, EPER/HEKS, Broederlijk Delen, Oxfam
Oxfam
Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working in 98 countries worldwide to find lasting solutions to poverty and related injustice around the world. In all Oxfam’s actions, the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives...
Solidarity Belgium, Misereor, Medico International, and Zivik as contributors.
See also
- Exodus from Lydda
- List of Arab towns and villages depopulated during the 1948 Palestine War
External links
- Website of Zochrot, in Hebrew, Arabic, and English