Thousands of Israelis took to the streets in the northern city of Haifa on Friday morning to participate in the largest-ever Gay Pride Parade to ever take place in the city. The parade’s theme this year is “generations of pride,” a nod to the elder members of the LGBT community who pioneered the fight for equal […]
Three days after Tel Aviv’s Gay Pride parade, a judge in Haifa has ruled that both partners in a lesbian couple will be recognized as parents to a child born to one of the women. Some of the couples that won the case in the Haifa court. Photo Credit: Smadar Benayoun A new ruling handed […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 2nd, ruled that a lesbian mother must let her former partner forge a relationship with her son, even though he was born after the partners had separated. This is a precedent-setting ruling because it recognizes family relationships that are not blood relationships in families headed by LGBT persons, even […]
The AWB Tour with Adi Sadaka and Arnon Allouche from the Haifa Communities’ House continued in Chicago with a stop at the Center on Halsted. The Legacy Project and the Center on Halsted ( the Center ) kicked off the 2018 season of their joint Legacy LIVE series with “When They Go Low, We Go […]
LGBTQ activists from Haifa will share their reflections on their movement’s progress and talk about their new Communities’ House for Pride and Tolerance this weekend in Boston. The tagline for A Wider Bridge (AWB) conveys its mission concisely: Equality in Israel, Equality for Israel. That goal is being successfully realized through AWB’s Impact Delegations. Each year AWB […]
Through A Wider Bridge Impact Grant, Adi Sadaka and Arnon Allouche from the Haifa Communities’ Home are touring the United States to talk about building a feminist, multicultural LGBTQ Center. They were interviewed by Scott Duff and Ellen Miller of the Out Chicago Podcast. Learn more about the AWB Impact Haifa tour happening now! Click […]
In 2017, AWB awarded an AWB Impact Grant to the Haifa Communities’ House, a brand-new LGBTQ center located in the heart of an integrated Muslim and Jewish neighborhood. These funds will be used to support trans* communities, especially trans women working in the sex trade industry. Amir Kfir, Chen Gilaad, Arnon Alush (center), Adi Sadaka, Yoav Zaritsky at the […]
A Wider Bridge presents a series of talks across the U. S. featuring Arnon Allouche and Adi Sadaka of the Haifa Communities’ House. Come learn how this organization successfully creates a multicultural, pluralistic, feminist space welcome to all. EVENT DETAILS AND RSVP NEW YORK CITY The Center Sunday, March 18 208 W. 13th Street, NYC 6:00 […]
Tel Aviv may grab all of the headlines and plaudits as a gay mecca, but Haifa is quietly creating its own thriving multicultural, feminist, LGBT+ community. Opening night of the Haifa Queer History Festival. Photo credit: Rami Shllush Where to go to enjoy the best of gay life in Israel? Yes, Tel Aviv – the city […]
Haifa is an Israeli city known for its activism, feminism, and plurality. This “Haifa Spirit” has trickled down to the LGBTQ community, and is now being celebrated through the 1st Annual Haifa Queer History Festival. Dotan Bron, Adi Sadaka, and Yoav Zaritsky Two years ago, three friends in Haifa’s LGBTQ community, Dotan Bron, Adi Sadaka, and […]