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Zochrot

Zochrot
Founded2002
FounderEitan Bronstein
Location
Revenue
280,000 euros in 2006
Websitewww.zochrot.org/welcome/index/en Edit this at Wikidata

Zochrot (Hebrew: זוכרות; "Remembering"; Arabic: ذاكرات; "Memories") is an Israeli nonprofit organization founded in 2002. Based in Tel Aviv, its aim is to promote awareness of the Palestinian Nakba [1]("Catastrophe"), including the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight.[2] The group was co-founded by Eitan Bronstein and Norma Musih,[3] and its current director is Rachel Beitarie.[4] Its current slogan is "From Nakba to Return".[5]

Zochrot organizes tours of Israeli towns, which include taking displaced Palestinians back to the areas they fled or were expelled from in 1948 and afterwards.[6] The group erects street signs giving the Palestinian history of the street or area they are in. Zochrot sees this as causing "disorder in space", raising questions about naming and belonging. A key aim is to "Hebrewise the Nakba" by creating a space for it in the public discourse of Israeli Jews.[2]

The word "Zochrot" uses the feminine plural present tense form of the Hebrew verb "to remember", whereas it is customary in Hebrew to use the masculine plural form when referring to a group of people. The feminine form was chosen to signal Zochrot's approach toward the Nakba, which the group says challenges what it sees as the masculine historical narrative by focusing on compassion and inclusion.[2]

  1. ^ "Zochrot". Foundation for Middle East Peace. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Bronstein, Eitan (2005). "Chapter 9: The Nakba in Hebrew: Israeli-Jewish Awareness of the Palestinian Catastrophe and Internal Refugees". In Masalha, Nur (ed.). Catastrophe Remembered: Palestine, Israel and the Internal Refugees. Zed Books. pp. 214–244. ISBN 1842776223. OCLC 313703952.
  3. ^ "Staff". Zochrot. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Staff and Board". Zochrot. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Home". Zochrot. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  6. ^ Rinat, Zafrir (13 June 2007). "Out of sight maybe, but not out of mind". Haaretz. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

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