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SHARAKA: 'Next Year In Auschwitz' - Jewish Orgs Funding 'Holocaust Holidays' For Muslims To Death Camps 'For Peace'
There's No Business Like Shoah Business - Muslim Participants Urged To 'Impart Lessons Learned To Their Communities'
August 26, 2025
"I Prefer A Powerful And Proud Jewish State That Is Hated By The Entire World Than An Auschwitz That Is Loved By One And All"
Rabbi Meir Kahane H"YD
Sharaka's delegation of Arab participants at March of the Living in Poland. Credit: Courtesy of Sharaka.
https://www.jns.org/wire/sharaka-brings-expanded-arab-delegation-to-march-of-the-living-as-part-of-landmark-holocaust-education-program/
MIM: In her 2025 puff piece about SHARAKA in the Epoch Times of all places, Karys Rhea appears to have drunk the kumbaya KoolAid and quoted a journalist from Afghanistan who was on a Jewish funded Sharaka (Partnership in Arabic) jaunt to the Auschwitz Death Camp. Ehsanullah was so enthralled by his 'Holocaust Holiday in Poland' that he announced his intention "hopefully" save up enough money to bring 'my wife and kid to Auschwitz "instead of going on vacation":
"Ehsanullah Amiri, an Afghani journalist who fled the Taliban in 2021 and now lives in Canada, told the group, "Instead of going on vacation, I'm going to use my savings to bring my wife and my small kid to Auschwitz to show her the history. That's what I've committed to myself, and hopefully I can afford to do it next year."
MIM: Excerpts from Karys Rhea's article gushing that sending Islamonazis on Jewish funded trips to Nazi death camps 'to explore Jewish history, foster interfaith trust, and plant the seeds of long- lasting peace between peoples".
(Karys Rhea also cowrites articles with self proclaimed devout 'Muslim Reformer' Mohamed Zuhdi Jasser, the Grand Poobah of the moribund Muslim Reform Movement who is funded by Jewish individuals and organizations.)
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"Israel-based Nonprofit Sows Seeds of Peace Between Peoples Divided by Centuries of Conflict Arabs and Israelis travel together through an immersive program of Jewish history and Holocaust education"
By Karys Rhea 7/22/2025
Excerpts:
"Founded in the wake of the historic Abraham Accords—the 2020 peace agreements signifying a new era of cooperation between Israel and several Arab neighbors—Sharaka's aim is to transform the Middle East from the ground up, promoting what it calls "people to people diplomacy."
"In April, Sharaka led an immersive program of Jewish history and Holocaust education, bringing more than 30 participants from diverse backgrounds to Berlin and Krakow, Poland.
They hailed from the United States, Morocco, Bahrain, Syria, Afghanistan, Jordan, Lebanon, and from countries that are so hostile to Israel that the anonymity of the participants was vital to their safety."
"With a small team, the organization sends Arabs and Muslims from around the world to Israel, Germany, and Poland to explore Jewish history, foster interfaith trust, and plant the seeds for long-lasting peace between peoples."
"The emotionally dense itinerary demanded a level of vulnerability and trust rarely expected among strangers, participants said.
"We have come to be friends, to become a community, to look each other in the eyes, to project empathy, compassion, and mutual respect," Adam Waddell, Sharaka's tour guide, told The Epoch Times.
"As the meal and prayers ended, the room transformed into a vibrant celebration of unity, alive with Arabic and Hebrew songs and dances. The uninhibited display of joy and brotherhood was a fitting conclusion to the exhausting, information-packed journey."
"Ehsanullah Amiri, an Afghani journalist who fled the Taliban in 2021 and now lives in Canada, told the group, "Instead of going on vacation, I'm going to use my savings to bring my wife and my small kid to Auschwitz to show her the history. That's what I've committed to myself, and hopefully I can afford to do it next year."
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Sharaka - شراكة is at Auschwitz concentration camp.
December 19, 2024 ·Oswiecim, Poland ·
The project begins by documenting the experiences of several participants on their journey through Auschwitz and Birkenau as part of the March of the Living, a tribute to Yom HaShoah. These participants, representing diverse communities across the Middle East, share their personal reasons for joining the delegation, lessons learned, and their hopes and concerns for the future. Join us in the coming months as we share their photo stories.
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https://www.facebook.com/sharakangoil/posts/the-project-begins-by-documenting-the-experiences-of-several-participants-on-the/995818945918120/
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MIM: Rawan 'Gabrielle' Oswan, a Syrian Lebanese/Syrian/German Muslim media whore, Jewish funded 'star' of the"Tragic Awakening" film and 'Influencer' whose claim to fame is her 'Gestalte' as a 'Recovering Antisemite' waxed lyrical about her first ever Jewish (and partially German government funded) Sharaka excursion to Auschwitz. Not surprisingly, the German Government chose a Death Camp built for Jews run by Germans in Poland instead of a local one.
In June 2023 Rawan Osman moronically gushed:
"If Germany and the Jewish community can make peace, I firmly believe that Jews and Arabs can continue to do the same"
"Last year, I had the privilege of visiting Poland for March of the Living — a nearly three-mile march from the Auschwitz concentration camp to the Birkenau extermination camp on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Ironically, it was there, while touring the depths of human depravity, that I saw the beauty of humanity. I didn't find it in the horrific displays of abuse and torture, but instead I witnessed it when Jewish visitors at Auschwitz were moved by the presence of our Arab delegation.At the same time, solidarity between Arabs and Jews must go beyond these touching moments."
"Holocaust Remembrance Counters the Axis of Resistance to Change in the Middle East"
'In my work, I've come to understand that Jews have contributed to Arab culture in a myriad of ways, only to be excluded and marginalized'
Rawan Osman June 6, 2023
MIM:For more on Osman and SHARAKA see:
https://www.militantislammonitor.org/article/id/8146
https://www.militantislammonitor.org/pf.php?id=8147
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"It's an historic achievement to bring this courageous group of influencers from around the Middle East to learn and witness the history of the Holocaust and spread the awareness of it to their countries and societies," says Sharaka co-founder and CEO Amit Deri. "It is through such engagements that we can truly build warm peace and understanding."
https://www.sharakango.com/about-us#our-team
"Dan Feferman, Sharaka's director of global affairs and a fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute, says is lacking in countries such as Egypt and Jordan, which formally have peace agreements with Israel but whose populations are largely hostile or indifferent to the Jewish state.
"For too long because of the conflict, the Arab world has either minimized, downplayed, ignored, or denied the Holocaust, claiming it's a conspiracy, claiming it's something used by the Jews to justify things related to Israel," Feferman says.
This is really meant to be an eye-opening trip. All of these people through their various platforms — traditional media, social media — are going to relay this and use this as a platform to start a wider movement of educating the Arab and Muslim world about the Holocaust," says Feferman .https://www.sharakango.com/about-us#our-team
MIM: The Claims Conference and the Simon Wiesenthal Center are among several 'Jewish' groups who purport to advocate for and help Jews, while funding trips to Auschwitz for Muslims in an effort to promote their 'humanizing each other,build bridges and teach tolerance'.
"The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), a nonprofit organization with offices in New York, Israel and Germany, secures material compensation for Holocaust survivors around the world.
Founded in 1951 by representatives of 23 major international Jewish organizations, the Claims Conference negotiates for and disburses funds to individuals and organizations and seeks the return of Jewish property stolen during the Holocaust.
Learn more.
https://www.claimscon.org/about/
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SHARAKA PARTNERS:
The Muslim American Spokesman For Human Salvation WDW (Warith Deen Mohammed) aka The Muslim American Ministry For Human Salvation (MAMHS)
"The Muslim-American Ministry for Human Salvation is a non-profit charitable organization founded by Imam Earl Abdulmalik Mohammed, the successor of the late Muslim-American leader and reformer, Imam W. Deen Mohammed.
In keeping with Imam W. Deen Mohammed's Tradition, our goal is to represent the true image of the religion of al-Islam and of Muslim-American community development through public engagement, education, and a firm commitment to the promotion of the highest good for all people."
https://www.muslimamericanministry.com/
AI: The term "Muslim American spokesman for human salvation" was a self-appellation used by Imam W. Deen Mohammed, who promoted interfaith cooperation and the integration of Muslim life with American democracy to achieve universal human excellence.
Following his death, his successor, Imam Earl Abdulmalik Mohammed, continues this mission through the Muslim-American Ministry for Human Salvation (MAMHS), which seeks to promote the highest good for all people through public engagement and education.Imam W. Deen Mohammed was the leader of the Muslim American community and the son of Elijah Muhammad, the founder of the Nation of Islam.
MIM:In an undated posting after October 7th 2024 MAMHS Imam Earl Abdulmalik Mohammed issued a "Statement Of Our Enduring Support For Palestinian Determination" (Full statement below).
"What Donald Trump proposes, with his capitalist real estate developer turned imperial aggressor instincts, to commandeer an oversight and ownership of Gaza, expelling millions of innocent human beings from their legitimate homeland for the colonial satisfaction of a water-front riviera enjoyed by the world's elite classes is an unconscionable disrespect to the dignity of human life. It bears the tripled devilish mark of a white world supremacist mind enabled by Israeli war machine ambitions, and Jacobite puppet mastery..."
https://www.eamspeaks.com/our-enduring-support-for-the-palestinian-determination
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OHR TORAH STONE
"Ohr Torah Stone is a Modern Orthodox movement committed to illuminating the relevance of authentic Torah Judaism which is rooted in halakha, yet eternally responsive to the challenges and opportunities of contemporary life."
https://ots.org.il/about/
MIM: In 2024 Ohr Torah Stone participated in a delegation to Morocco which was detailed in an article titled "Standing Together Against The Global Religious War" which also included SHARAKA.
"Amidst the heightened tensions from the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, leading to fears of deteriorating relations between Jews and Muslims, a delegation of Israeli imams and rabbis met a delegation of American imams in Morocco. The initiative is a collaboration of the Ohr Torah Interfaith Center in Israel, the Islamic Coalition for Peace and Reconciliation (I-CPR), a group of Imams who are students of the late Imam W. Deen Mohammed (Muslim American Spokesman for Human Salvation), the largest African-American Muslim group in the United States, and Sharaka, a joint Israeli-Arab organization working to forge warm ties and collaborations on the foundation of the Abraham Accords. The delegation was accompanied by Faical Marjani, head of the Maroc Co-Existence Association." https://ots.org.il/standing-together-against-global-religious-war/
The Israeli Council For Youth Organizations
"The Israeli Council for Youth Organizations is an umbrella association that was established as a non – profit organization in 2013. The council serves as the official representative body of youth organizations in Israel, working in partnership with government ministries, national institutions, authorities and other strategic partners...The mission of the council is to enable its member organizations to expand, influence and realize their vision together and separately."
https://coyo.org.il/about-en/
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THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF SAN DIEGO
Our Work
"At Jewish Federation of San Diego, we focus our efforts on four mission-aligned priorities: caring for Jews in need, building a vibrant Jewish future, connecting with Israel and global Jewry, and creating a resilient and secure Jewish community."
https://www.jewishinsandiego.org/about-us/
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SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER
"The Simon Wiesenthal Center is a global Jewish human rights activist organization that confronts antisemitism, hate, defends the safety of Israel and Jews worldwide, and teaches the lessons of the Holocaust for future generations through its advocacy and education programs, investigations, research, reporting, media, films, and museums. Headquartered in Los Angeles the SWC has an international footprint with offices in New York, Chicago, Miami, Toronto, Paris, Berlin, Jerusalem, and Buenos Aires, is an accredited Non-Governmental Organization at the United Nations, UNESCO, the Organization of American States, the Latin American Parliament, and the Council of Europe, and maintains relationships with the highest levels of governments throughout the world." https://www.wiesenthal.com/about/about-the-simon-wiesenthal-center/
https://wiesenthal.org/
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The American Muslim & Multifaith Women's Empowerment Council (AMMWEC)
MIM: AMMWEC was founded and lead by 'devout Muslimah' & privledged diplomat brat & grifter, Pakistani native Anila Ali, AMMWEC's promotes stealth jihad under the guise of kumbaya and relies on on the largesse of infidels aka jizya by promoting Muslims into positions of power in the US while claiming that:
"Muslims deserve responsible mainstream leadership to help showcase the true beauty of our community. As mothers and sisters, we have the power to build a bright future together with Americans of all backgrounds."
https://ammwec.org/what-we-stand-for/
MIM: Translation: The Muslims and their community must present a facade of civility by repeating the lie to gullible infidels that Islam is a peaceful relgion which has been 'misrepresented and misinterpreted' by leaders and groups like CAIR (The Council On American Islamic Relations) and terror groups like Hamas (The Islamic Resistance Movement) and PIJ (Palestinian Islamic Jihad) which makes it more difficult for us to convince non Muslims that terrorism has nothing to do with Islam in order to lull the infidels into a false sense of complacency so they will help us and fund their own demise under the pretext of building "a bright future together with Americans of all backgrounds" (after we get them all to convert to Islam under the guise of furthering the cause of 'interfaith understanding' aka Dawah.
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MIM: A STOP ON SHARAKA'S MUSLIM MISERY TOUR IN POLAND
MIM: One Polish born Jew, Holocaust survivor and historical scholar Alexander Danzyg was mentioned by name by a Sharaka guide in Poland (in the first of the short Instagram videos posted below) because he was kidnapped by Muslims on Oct.7 and murdered in Gaza. "Each day he would give lectures to his fellow captives on the history of the Holocaust".
Danzyg's story (and the the 0ct.6 2024 article about how Morocco and other Muslim countries citizens are demonstrating against normalization of relations with Israel, irrefutably proves the folly and farce of the funding and facilitating of 'Holocaust Education'"and by extension, Sharaka's goals of using the Auschwitz and the Holocaust as examples to paradoxically promote'understanding,peace and tolerance' among Muslims.
Re Jewish Polish Historian Danzyg :
"1957, he and his family immigrated to Israel,[4] where he joined the Labor Zionistyouth organisation Hashomer Hatzair, served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), including during several wars, and obtained a degree in history. He started a family on Kibbutz Nir-Oz, raising three children. In 1986, Dancyg returned to Poland for the first time in three decades and visited the Auschwitz death camp, which fuelled his interest in Holocaust education and the complicated Polish–Jewish relations[1][2] of the post-Communist period.
In 1990, he started working with Yad Vashem, preparing tour guides chosen to accompany Israeli groups on their visits to Poland. His work at Yad Vashem also included lecturing and meeting educators and students from Poland and Israel.[1][8]Dancyg led a program for 120 Israeli and Polish schools to meet together during Israeli school trips to Poland.[9] He was a long-standing associate of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Institute. Since 1990 he ran courses for guides taking care of groups of Israelis visiting Poland. He was also an associate of the Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre.[5]"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Dancyg
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"One Year After October 7, Normalization Has Fallen Popularly And Must Fall Officially"
Excerpt:
"…Recent surveys paint a stark picture of shifting public opinion. The Arab Barometer poll found that support for normalization between Arab states and Israel, including Morocco, plummeted from 31% in 2022 to just 13% in 2024. This dramatic decline is largely attributed to the ongoing war on Gaza and how it is perceived across the Arab world.
The conflict has exposed a growing divide between Morocco's official policy and popular sentiment. While the government maintains diplomatic ties with Israel, weekly protests continue in support of Palestinians, with calls to end normalization growing louder. This has led to growing tension between the kingdom's official policy of maintaining ties with Israel and the increasing public and political opposition.
The war has challenged Morocco's delicate balancing act. On one hand, the kingdom has historical ties to its Jewish community and sees potential economic and strategic benefits in relations with Israel. Morocco's Jewish community, once the largest in the Arab world, has strong historical ties to Israel, with an estimated one million Moroccan Jews residing in Israel. On the other hand, Morocco has long been a supporter of the Palestinian cause and chairs the Al-Quds Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation…"
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SHARAKA ABOUT
"...Following the historic signing of the Abraham Accords in September of 2020, youth
leaders from Israel and the Gulf came together to meet and explore each other's
countries and cultures. Sharaka was born out of this mutual exchange of visits.
The goal was as simple as it was ambitious: to translate the governmental
agreements to the popular level.
Sharaka is unique in that it includes Israelis and Arabs, Jews, Muslims, Christians
and Druze from around the Middle East, working together in partnership..."
Our Mission
Sharaka seeks to position itself as a main actor promoting warm peace and
normalization on the people-to-people level between Israel and the broader
MENA region; and act as as a hub for non-governmental collaborations and
expertise, especially among the younger generation.
Click for pics and staff bios.
https://www.sharakango.com/about-us
Board members
https://www.sharakango.com/our-team
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Our Work in
United States
https://www.sharakango.com/regions/united-states
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MIM: NYPost piece on Sharaka 3/28/2024
Israel-Arab group members work to 'humanize each other' as it bridges differences in wake of Gaza war
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Published March 28, 2024, 7:38 p.m. ET
As the Israel-Hamas war threatens to throw the entire Middle East into chaos, one group of Israelis and Arabs is seeking to help end the decades of conflict between the two groups.
Sharaka, a group born out of the historic Abraham Accords in 2020, has been traveling the world and taking to social media to combat decades of misinformation and stigma between Israelis and Arabs, which has only gotten worse since Hamas' Oct. 7 terrorist attack.
"It's clear that Oct. 7 was meant to torpedo the peace talks that were happening in the region," Sharaka Executive Director Dan Feferman told The Post Thursday.
"People need to understand that Hamas has no positive vision for our society."
Following the terror attack, Feferman said his group has faced opposition from anti-Israel protesters who have united under "a mythos" that Hamas are liberators rather than an Iran-backed terror group seeking war rather than coexistence with Israel.
Sharaka posits that Hamas and Iran-backed militias are outliers in the Arab world, with members from Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Bahrain and Morocco saying that the greater Muslim community is changing and open to peace.
Loay Sharif, a Saudi-born social media influencer, said he once held tight to the antisemitic views he grew up around, to the point where he was offended to be living with a Jewish family when he was studying abroad in France in 2010.
The experience, however, changed him, with Sharif now fluent in Hebrew and well-versed in the history and culture of his Israeli friends.
Pic :Sharaka Executive Director Dan Feferman (right) and Fatema Al Harbi.
"I'm ashamed now of who I was, but I know now that people can change," Sharif said. "Now it's our responsibility to save our fellow Muslims from thinking like that."
Fatema Al Harbi, a Bahraini author and influencer, said encounters like the one Sharif had is the key to bridging differences as opposed to accepting all the negative views popularized in the media. We have to choose a way to humanize each other, whether that's meeting with the other or visiting Israel," she said.
The group agreed that for peace to take root in the Middle East, Hamas needed to be dismantled and the Abraham Accords expanded to include more nations, with Saudi Arabia seen as the top country to reel in to help normalize Arab-Israeli relations.
The Abraham Accords, signed under the Trump administration, currently include the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.
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Special Programs
Through our special programs, designed by our multi-national team and in collaboration with partner organizations, we facilitate deep and meaningful people-to-people engagement between the Abraham Accords countries. These transformative initiatives encompass a range of focus areas, including tech diplomacy, Holocaust and tolerance education, and dedicated initiatives for educators.
About the Program
Our flagship Holocaust and Tolerance education program, conducted with the Claims Conference, aims to promote understanding, empathy, and respect through educational workshops, meeting with leading lecturers, and site-visits to Israel and Poland, to gain a profound understanding of the Holocaust's historical significance and its lessons for contemporary society.We can assist with everything from crafting full and captivating Abraham Accords itineraries with full logistics, travel and accommodations support, to accompanying or enriching an existing delegation complete with access to top experts, societal leaders, government officials, peace activists, leading business and technology firms, cultural and religious leaders.
Our Educators for Peace initiative brings together teachers from the Abraham Accords countries, together with those from Israel and the United States, to connect virtually and in-person, to foster relationships, engage in cultural exchanges and jointly develop curriculum and programs to promote coexistence and a more inclusive region. Together with leading American Jewish Federations, we will soon expand this program to other professions.
In our Tech Diplomacy program, we harness the power of Israel's tech-sector, connecting talented young professionals from around the region to cutting-edge tech training and access to the world's top high tech firms. Through our special programs, Sharaka continues to pave the way for impactful exchanges, fostering deep connections, understanding, cooperation and friendships. Together, we strive to create a more inclusive, peaceful, and prosperous region for all.
https://www.sharakango.com/our-work/special-programs
Sharaka was established in 2020 by people from Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates, with funding from Israeli and American donors. The idea of establishing the organization took shape after the signing of the Abraham Accords between the countries.[5][6] The organization's primary goal is to "lead social initiatives that bring Israel's voice to strengthen familiarity with the State of Israel in the Arab world and create cooperation between young people in Israel and Arab states."
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MIM:Instagram video from a Sharaka Auschwitz trip with Muslims
As we reflect the year 2024 that has passed, let us rejoice in the positive strides we have taken together. May the year 2025 be one with new cooperation opportunities and endeavours.
Here is a recent new report from @i24news_hedetailing our most recent Holocaust education delegation to Poland. Wishing all our community a happy 2025!
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https://www.instagram.com/p/DERipfiondA/?hl=en
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MIIM: Unintended irony as Sharaka 'Holocaust educator' mentions Alex Dancyg to her Muslim group who was kidnapped to Gaza & murdered by Hamas in the October 7th Islamonazi Holocaust by their coreligionists against Israel.
"He spent every day telling fellow captives about the Holocaust' she informs them.
"Alexander Dancyg (Hebrew: אלכס דנציג; 21 July 1948 – 2024) was a Polish-born Israeli historian, Yad Vashem Institute contributor, farmer and an active advocate of Polish-Jewish dialogue.[1] Dancyg was a member of Kibbutz Nir-Oz and was kidnapped by Hamas militants to Gazaduring the 2023 Nir-Oz massacre and later killed in captivity.[2]
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Sharaka is honored to host Moroccan Arab and Muslim young leaders on a transformative Holocaust education journey in collaboration with @claims_conference From Berlin to Krakow, the delegation will explore Jewish life before the Holocaust, visit historic sites like the Holocaust Memorial and Auschwitz-Birkenau, and engage in meaningful discussions about remembrance and the commitment to Never Again. Together, we're building bridges of understanding and unity.
#HolocaustEducation #BridgeBuilding#NeverAgain #Sharaka #morocco
https://www.instagram.com/p/DDXHYSKMpY6/?hl=en
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Muslim and Christian Arab leaders join March of the Living
By OHAD MERLIN APRIL 29, 2025
Sharaka delegation during March of the Living (photo credit: Sharaka)
The delegation, led by Sharaka, featured participants from Morocco, Bahrain, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other countries.
Muslim and Christian Arab leaders and professionals from across the Middle East participated in this year's March of the Living in Poland. The delegation, organized by Sharaka, an NGO dedicated to realizing the people-to-people peace envisioned by the Abraham Accords, included participants from Morocco, Bahrain, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Jordan, Syria, and other regional countries.
The five-day program began in Berlin, representing a significant step in Holocaust education within the Arab and Muslim world. Participants first explored Germany's commitment to "never again" and its approaches to Holocaust education and anti-racism efforts, 80 years after the liberation of Auschwitz.
The delegation then traveled to Poland to learn about Jewish life before the Holocaust and the historical progression toward the infamous Final Solution. A highlight of their journey was to join thousands of others from around the world in the March of the Living, followed by a visit to Auschwitz to witness firsthand the site of systematic mass murder of the Jewish people.
"Sharaka's initiative to bring an Arab delegation to the March of the Living, as part of our yearlong tolerance program, reflects our unwavering belief that the most effective way to prevent hatred and atrocities is by confronting the lessons of the past," said Amit Deri, Founder and Chairman of Sharaka."
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"A delegation of Arab influencers from Sharaka gather at March of the Living in Poland in April 2023." (credit: Sharaka)
MIM: The upbeat and cheerful Muslims in the group photo op at Oswecim includes Rawan Osman a Syrian/Lebanese/German grifter whose claim to fame is being "A Recovering Antisemite" turned Muslim Zioni$t. She has parlayed into a lucrative career of traveling worldwide with film producer Raphael Shore showing her film about why people hate Jews and proclaiming her new found philosemiti$m to Jewish audiences and declares her intention to 'con'vert to Judaism which inevitably gets her a round of applause.
"This initiative builds upon Sharaka's previous successful delegations to Poland and Germany from the Arab world. The organization's involvement with the March of the Living began in 2022, inspiring them to develop a broader Holocaust education program for the Middle East and Muslim world, created in partnership with the Claims Conference.
What makes this program particularly noteworthy is that it represents the first comprehensive Holocaust education initiative specifically designed for participants from the Middle East and broader Muslim world. Through direct engagement with historical sites and educational programs, participants gain insights that can help promote tolerance and coexistence in their home communities.
The program receives substantial institutional support, operating with assistance from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, sponsorship from the Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future," and support from the German Federal Ministry of Finance.
'First ever encounter with the Holocaust'
For many participants, this journey marked their first direct encounter with Holocaust history beyond textbooks or media. By walking the grounds where these atrocities occurred and hearing survivor testimonies, they developed a personal connection to this history that transcends political narratives or religious differences.
Saad Chroqi- a Muslim participant from Morocco, said: "As a Moroccan doctor raised in a Muslim country deeply connected to Jewish heritage, I was stunned to realize how little I had been taught about the Holocaust, a silence common to many countries. No medical training, no experience with death could have prepared me for the overwhelming tragedy I finally discovered. Today I am grateful to stand as a humbled educated witness."
A participant from a country with which Israel doesn't have diplomatic relations, and who preferred to stay anonymous for personal security reasons, added: "This delegation was an eye-opener for a person like me who lives in South Asia and has so little knowledge about what holocaust actually meant. I am really grateful to the organizers who introduced history from a close lens, giving us a view which was not in our sight. It will help us spreading the message of love and peace backed by the eyewitness accounts."
A participant from a country with which Israel doesn't have diplomatic relations, and who preferred to stay anonymous for personal security reasons, added: "This delegation was an eye-opener for a person like me who lives in South Asia and has so little knowledge about what holocaust actually meant. I am really grateful to the organizers who introduced history from a close lens, giving us a view which was not in our sight. It will help us spreading the message of love and peace backed by the eyewitness accounts."
Sharaka, which means "partnership" in Arabic, was founded in the wake of the Abraham Accords to build meaningful connections between people across previously divided societies. This Holocaust education initiative exemplifies their approach of addressing difficult historical and contemporary issues directly, believing that genuine understanding and reconciliation require honest engagement with even the most painful chapters of human history.
As the delegation continued its journey, they joined a global community of witnesses committed to ensuring that the Holocaust's lessons remain relevant for future generations across all cultural and religious boundaries.
https://m.jpost.com/middle-east/article-851964?dicbo=v2-pQLnOGZ
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At Auschwitz, I Marched with Muslims and Jews
May 2, 2025
By Ofir Ohayon
I marched on Auschwitz with Muslims and Jews side by side. In a time of rising global antisemitism, this simple act felt extraordinary and deeply moving. Even after Sharaka has organized multiple delegations to the March of the Living, seeing Arab and Muslim participants walking alongside their Jewish counterparts remains profoundly historic. It stands as a powerful reminder of what becomes possible when empathy transcends longstanding divisions.
Sharaka, an organization born out of the Abraham Accords, has made it its mission to foster dialogue, challenge antisemitism, and build bridges between Israel and the Arab world. Through cultural exchange, education, and shared experiences, Sharaka brings together voices often seen as opposing. This delegation was part of that effort-a clear, proud step toward confronting the lies, denial, and distortions that still circulate in parts of the Muslim world.
For many participants, standing on the grounds of Auschwitz meant challenging narratives they were raised with, and doing so publicly, despite the risks. That kind of courage isn't common, and it deserves recognition.
The group included participants from Morocco, Bahrain, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Jordan, Syria, and more. They came not just to witness history but to actively confront it, seeking to deepen their understanding of the Holocaust and challenge the widespread denial that persists in many Arab and Muslim communities.
The Holocaust, while primarily a Jewish tragedy, is fundamentally a Nazi story-a stark warning of where unchecked hatred, bigotry, and radical ideologies can lead humanity. Its lessons extend beyond ethnicity and religion, making it crucial for all people to understand this history. Holocaust denial, alarmingly common in parts of the Middle East, is fueled by misinformation, propaganda, and political agendas that dehumanize Jewish people and undermine historical truth. Educating against such denial is vital, both to honor the victims and to prevent history from repeating itself.
Walking through Auschwitz, where history's worst evil took visible form, each participant carried their own personal connection. When my dear friend Luai Ahmad, a Yemenite-born journalist who has dedicated his recent years to fighting antisemitism, stood silently inside one of the gas chambers, tears in his eyes, overwhelmed by the reality before him. There was no need for speeches-his grief said everything. In a region where acknowledging the Holocaust is still controversial, his decision to be there, to face the truth head-on, was an act of bravery.
That moment is when it clicked for me: I was part of something rare. It's easy to get used to Sharaka's work and forget how unusual it is. Even after several delegations to the March of the Living, the sight of Muslims and Jews walking together in Auschwitz remains deeply powerful. It's still historic.
One of the Jewish participants who accompanied the delegation was Talia Raab, granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor. It was her first time in Poland-her first time standing on the ground where her family's story nearly ended. Her presence gave the delegation something few ever experience: a living link to the memory, not just the history, of the Holocaust.
For many on the trip, especially those raised in places where the Holocaust is silenced or denied-Talia made it real. Talia's presence wasn't just symbolic-it changed the atmosphere. Hearing her speak about her family, seeing her walk through those grounds for the first time, reminded everyone this wasn't abstract history. It was personal, it was real. For many in the group, her story cut through years of distance, denial, and indifference. It brought the truth home.
One moment said it all: Talia slowly turned the pages of the Book of Names, name after name, searching for the relatives her family lost. Beside her stood Luai, silent. A Jew and a Muslim, standing together in Auschwitz-something that would have once seemed unthinkable. That moment, two people from worlds apart standing together in Auschwitz-was the product of courage. It's the kind of quiet breakthrough Sharaka was built to create.
Outside one of the gas chambers, I turned to Talia and said quietly, "I hate this place." Talia paused for a moment and said back, "I don't want to hate this place. It's my family's cemetery." Her words made me pause. It's easy to forget what Auschwitz really is. With the structure of tours and the flow of visitors, it can start to feel like just another museum. But that moment with Talia brought it back into focus. This isn't just a place to learn history-it's a cemetery. The largest one we have. A place where Jewish lives were destroyed. Whole families, generations, wiped out. This place isn't about statistics or dates-it's about people. Real people-men, women, children-who lived full lives before they were taken. Visiting Auschwitz isn't about checking off a historical site. It's about standing in that place with the weight it deserves, remembering who they were, what was taken from them, and carrying the responsibility to honor that memory with the respect it demands.
For Jews, remembering the Holocaust is part of who we are. It's not optional-it's something we carry. But for the Muslim and Arab participants, their decision to take part came from choice, not obligation. That matters. They stood there out of conviction, not because they had to, but because they believed it was right. In many of their countries, acknowledging the Holocaust is unpopular-and often even dangerous. And still, they showed up. They listened. They stood with us. That kind of courage deserves respect. That kind of choice says something about the people who made it.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, in his book Morality, wrote: "Memory is my story, the past that made me who I am, of whose legacy I am the guardian for the sake of generations yet to come. Without memory, there is no identity, and without identity, we are mere dust on the surface of infinity." His words stayed with me in Auschwitz. Memory isn't just about the past-it's about who we are now, and what we choose to carry forward. Teaching the Holocaust isn't about guilt or slogans. It's about truth. About protecting identity, history, and the values we pass on. Forgetting invites denial. And denial opens the door to it all happening again.
In our increasingly polarized world, such acts of solidarity and collective memory offer genuine hope. They're proof that when people choose truth over silence, and courage over comfort, even the deepest divides can begin to close.
Sharaka's work, often behind the scenes-has made the unthinkable possible. In a world where division is the default, Sharaka brought Muslims and Jews to Auschwitz, not as opponents, but as witnesses. That image-walking together through the heart of Jewish pain-wasn't just powerful. It was right. It reminded all of us that truth matters, memory matters, and standing for both is something worth doing. Especially when it isn't easy.
About the Author
Ofir Ohayon leads DiploAct, a public diplomacy organization reshaping how Israel is represented globally. DiploAct trains young activists, counters antisemitism, and runs international missions to challenge misinformation and spark honest, values-driven conversations about Israel.
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MIM: Sharaka partners with the virulently anti white and anti Jewish Nation of Islam (NOI) offshoot The Muslim American Ministry For Human Salvation (MAMHS) whose fuhrer Imam Earl Abdulmalik Mohammed declared his groups' "support for Palestinian determination" and had this to say about President Trump's plan to rebuild Gaza:
"It bears the tripled devilish mark of a white world supremacist mind enabled by Israeli war machine ambitions, and Jacobite puppet mastery.'
STATEMENT OF OUR ENDURING SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN DETERMINATION
BY
IMAM EARL ABDULMALIK MOHAMMED
Muslim-American Leader & Successor of Imam W. Deen Mohammed
We are a people focused by Faith in G-d and the disciplines of Islamic knowledge and practice. This is our enduring orientation and we have cultivated it in America - within the history of nearly 100 years of what that America has been, is presently, and will be.
It is a heavy burden to have witnessed the times of leadership determination and progress of our late, special leaders Elijah Mohammed and Wallace D. Mohammed in the context of American democratic promises, struggles, failures and triumphs and our own maturation as an indigenous and proud Muslim-American people - to now see what high offices in American government have become. I would not have thought looking through the lens of Imam W Deen Mohammed's vision for what America could be that significant numbers of its people would succumb to the acceptance of a Tarzan-like, unintelligible and immoral wild man as its Commander in Chief.
I am obliged by a purity of Islamic faith and its ethical trainings in a sacred and guided tradition belonging specifically to the American history and nativity of a New Covenanted People to not go against my own government unless there is no other moral or reasonable choice. In other words, we have been trained by great moral teachers to obey decency and demand uprightness from and for ourselves which includes full acceptance of citizenship duty. Yet, within this sacred commitment we cannot and will not abide blatant, brazen affronts to human dignity at home or abroad - indignities meted upon innocents and made in the name of the law of the land of our citizenship and national identity. Such a condition is beneath even the most humble.
In less than one month of a new administration Donald J Trump has proven by words and deeds beyond any reasonable doubt that American leadership is misguided and corrupted, aided and abetted by an intransigent supremacist mentality and arrogance that threatens not only the world but the American people's image in the world.
Native Americans know, as do the descendants of a diabolical American slave system, the language and behavior of a misguided manifest destiny-expansionist brutality in the making. Muslim African American sensitivity will not permit that we delay a second - not one second, even within the clear Islamic obligations we honor to be responsible and patient through all periods of difficulty, in calling out attention to and compliance with our scriptural theme that "denial of human respect and potential is worse than human slaughter."
What Donald Trump proposes, with his capitalist real estate developer turned imperial aggressor instincts, to commandeer an oversight and ownership of Gaza, expelling millions of innocent human beings from their legitimate homeland for the colonial satisfaction of a water-front riviera enjoyed by the world's elite classes is an unconscionable disrespect to the dignity of human life. It bears the tripled devilish mark of a white world supremacist mind enabled by Israeli war machine ambitions, and Jacobite puppet mastery.
Before the G-d of Justice, our Guardian Lord, Creator of all that Exists including mankind and the natural worlds, the Sender of Messengers and Prophets, we witness and shall witness that these actions are not accepted.
Much of the world, if not all of it, sat silently as African souls and intellects were displaced and trafficked as chattel in the then new world. In this New World of power brokers and breakers, We, Muslim-African-Americans (Bilalians) will not be silent according to the dictates of our new covenant relationship with the G-d of Adam, Noah, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, Jonah, John, Jesus the Christ, Joseph, Aaron, Moses, Abraham and Muhammed the universal man. We have been taught well. We are the people of Elijah and Wallace D Mohammed and an honorable detachment upholding the meanings of the sanctuaries at Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Al-Quds, and Madinah Al-Munawwarah and the dignity of human life.
The Muslim world and its troubled leadership need know too that the descendants of Bilal have been given authorization to call out to humanity a new sound of leadership from atop the houses of worship and we do thereby break open the seals. As G-d spared society on the call of one innocent man of conscience, so we proclaim and establish our moral birthright to the legacies of Abraham as an indigenous Muslim people in America categorically condemning these American leadership and Muslim world leadership abuses to the Innocence and Determination of the Palestinian People.
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