Interviewed in 2005
Israeli Jewish Born in 1974 Lives in Jerusalem Profession: Education, Law Works at Middle East Children's Association (MECA) Interviewed by: Nahanni Rous
Adina Shapiro grew up in a Jewish national religious community in Jerusalem. After national service, she taught Hebrew at Hope Flowers school in Bethlehem and went on to found MECA, Middle East Children's Association. At MECA Israeli and Palestinian educators meet in order to empower and learn and share skills and lesson learned, finding ways to educate, empower and reveal the narrative of the other and to better prepare children for the reality.