Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal will recognize the work Parents Circle Families Forum (PCFF) on Friday, October 28, at 9:00 a.m. in the Treaty Room of the U.S. Department of State. Robi Damelin and Seham Abu Awwad, members of The Parents Circle--Families Forum, will deliver remarks and show a short film about their efforts to fight hate.

The Parents Circle is a unique grassroots organization made up of more than six hundred families, half Israeli and half Palestinian, who have all lost immediate family members to the Palestinian - Israeli conflict. These families have embarked on a joint reconciliation mission, transforming their loss and pain of bereavement into a catalyst for reconciliation.

This on-camera ceremony will take place at 9:00 a.m. on October 28 in the Department of State’s Treaty Room. Set up time for cameras will be 8:30 a.m.

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