Last night I went to a jazz benefit for the nonprofit Kids4Peace Boston, which sponsors a summer camp and other events for children of three faiths — Christian, Muslim, and Jewish. The children are from both the United States and Jerusalem and are 11 to 12. Read more about the program here.
The fundraising event was held in the Grand Circle Gallery in Boston, which features magnificent travel posters and travel photography from the 1930s and 1940s. The entertainment was provided by Indian vocalist Annette Philip and her jazz quartet. Very impressive.
Sounds like a really neat organization! Tonight, my son will be performing with his university jazz studies director/bands play at an annual fundraiser close to where I live, one that will benefit two area urban schools’ music departments. Music truly changes lives.
Your son might be interested to know about Artists for a Cause, A4AC.org, where people in the arts volunteer their talents to help causes they believe in. I wrote about it here, https://suzannesmomsblog.com/2011/06/19/countertenor/. The countertenor founded the organization.
It sounds like a wonderful experience for all the kids, and then one hopes that the goodwill it builds spreads outward into the communities.
The website says that some of the first campers at Kids4Peace are now 18 and working for peace back home in Jerusalem.