THE GOOD NEWS
Paulette Attie is now writing a monthly column about people, organizations,
books that make the world a better place. Following is an excerpt from this month’s column:
SEEDS OF PEACE began with a toast made over a glass of champagne.
John and Janet Wallach were attending a small reception in Washington D.C honoring
Israel’s then Foreign Minister, Shimon Peres. The Wallachs had co-authored 3 books
about the Middle East, and were highly respected in Washington circles.
It was at that dinner that John Wallach spontaneously proposed that he would
start a camp in the United States where teenagers from conflicting areas could
work and play together. Most importantly, they could get to know each other as
human beings and not “the enemy.”
It’s one thing to propose a toast under the heady influence of sparkling champagne.
It’s quite another to. . .
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WORDS BY PAULETTE ATTIE