Integrated Jewish-Arab school in Jerusalem wins award for overcoming adversity

All children of this land deserve a better future', says chief executive of Max Rayne Hand in Hand school

A school in Jerusalem where students from Jewish and Arab backgrounds learn alongside one another has been awarded an international education prize for its success in overcoming adversity".

The Max Rayne Hand in Hand school, founded in 1998, is Israel's only bilingual, fully integrated Jewish-Arab school and is seen by many as a beacon of hope in an otherwise deeply divided society.