Anne Cohen-Köhler
Short vita
Anne is the project coordinator at the Israel Desk in the FNF Jerusalem office. She was born in Germany but moved to Israel in 1999 after her mid-exams in Germany. At the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, she continued her studies for B.A. and M.A. in German Literature, Contemporary Jewry and Yiddish Language and Literature. At the Hebrew University, she was engaged in several dialogue and peacebuilding initiatives. She joined the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in 1999, first as an intern, assistant and since 2011 she is responsible for the coordination of the projects at the Israel Desk.
Contributions
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IFLRY Leadership Meets Israeli and Palestinian Liberal Activists
Last week we had the pleasure to host the leadership of IFLRY (International Federation of Liberal Youth) for a week of discussions and liberal dialogue, together with our local Israeli and Palestinian partners.
We met with Lihi Shmueli from our partner Israel Hofsheet and with Arik Segal who manages our ME 2.0 network. We met the Yesh Atid Youth and had a lively discussion on liberal traditional thought, and how it can be adapted for the 21st century. -
Re-examining Govenment Policies Toward Minorities in Israel
Together with our partners the Forum for Liberal Thinking and the Liberal Druze Association, we organized this Friday a discussion on government policies towards minorities in Israel. The event took place in Daliyat Al Carmel, the biggest Druze town in Israel close to Haifa, and included a mixed audience of Jews, Druze and of other communities. Eran Zinger, well-known journalist (Kan 11) and expert in Arab affairs, moderated the session in his usual...
