The Team

PATRONS

Our patrons are a group of individuals, all distinguished in their own spheres, who have agreed to lend their support and endorsement to FBFF.

Karen Armstrong

Imam Dr Usama Hasan

Dr Amineh Hoti

Huw Irranca-Davies

Marcus Mumford

Juliet Stevenson

Dr Rowan Williams

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg

TRUSTEES

The Trustees are a group of FBFF supporters who oversee the management of the charity and guarantee its adherence to the highest legal and ethical standards.

Brian Humphreys

Debbie Nissenbaum

Rabbi Daniel Smith

STEERING COMMITTEE

The Steering Committee are enthusiastic volunteers who undertake the planning and execution of our promotional and fundraising activities.

Elizabeth Arif-Fear

Maysa Baransi

Daniel Elkan

Lawrence Joffe

Isabel Kelly

Debbie Nissenbaum

Sonia Sheta

Peter Singer

Latest

Webinar on anti-PCFF protests at schools

The Parents Circle-Bereaved Families Forum is one of the few joint Israeli-Palestinian organisations that the Israeli Ministry of Education allows to speak to Israeli high school students under its flagship Dialogue Meetings project. Right-wing activists have been organising demonstrations, protests and attacks on PCFF bereaved members outside the schools where they are scheduled to speak.
Judith Elkan, peacemaker

Chani Smith, former FBFF Secretary, pays tribute to Judith Elkan who died aged 92 on Thursday 24th February
Breaking down walls of fear

An Israeli and a Palestinian, who each lost a sister, spoke online to hundreds of FBFF supporters about advancing reconciliation between their communities.
Our tears are the same

Layla is Palestinian. Robi is Israeli. They are both mothers. Both have lost a child to the conflict in Israel and Palestine, but both have chosen to seek peace and reconciliation. Join them on Monday 1st June for a Dialogue Meeting where they will share their stories of bereavement and hope, followed by a question and answer session.

History of the Forum

The origins of the Bereaved Families Forum.
Make a donation

How your donation will be used.
The Team

Our patrons are a group of individuals, all distinguished in their own spheres, who have agreed to lend their support and endorsement to FBFF. The Trustees are a group of FBFF supporters who oversee the management of the charity and guarantee its adherence to the highest legal and ethical standards. The Steering Committee are enthusiastic volunteers who undertake the planning and execution of our promotional and fundraising activities.
Judith Elkan, peacemaker

Chani Smith, former FBFF Secretary, pays tribute to Judith Elkan who died aged 92 on Thursday 24th February
Talking peace in person

‘I didn’t think about revenge. If you consider violence you are a victim again. I decided not to be a victim.’ – Bassam Aramin.
What FBFF does

FBFF is a UK charity that supports the work of the Bereaved Families Forum – sometimes known as the Parents Circle-Families Forum (PCFF). We raise funds to support bridge-building activities between the communities in Israel/Palestine. We also work to promote their activities and spread information about them more widely in the UK.
The Bereaved Families’ Forum

The FBFF was set up to support the Bereaved Families Forum (PCFF), a joint Israeli/Palestinian organisation of families who have lost a close family member to the conflict. Instead of seeking revenge, they have chosen the path of reconciliation.
Breaking down walls of fear

An Israeli and a Palestinian, who each lost a sister, spoke online to hundreds of FBFF supporters about advancing reconciliation between their communities.
Become a supporter

Some of the ways you can use your enthusiasm, skills and contacts to generate more support for FBFF and the Bereaved Families Forum.
2010: Cartoonists make the case for peace

Cartoon exhibition prompts world-wide focus on Israel-Palestine relations. This drawing was by Russian cartoonist Sergei Tunin.