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Robert Weil, 2025. Photo: Mathias Johansson
Robert Weil speaks out in Dagens Nyheter
It is time for all of us – capitalists, wage earners, and politicians of the world – to unite and create a society where economic growth is more evenly distributed. This is the core message of an op-ed by our chairman and founder, Robert Weil, published in the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter on February 1.
Deborah Dwork and Fanny Söderberg. Photo: Fredrik Björkman.
Learning about and from Shoah
Can we acknowledge the historical singularity of the Holocaust while also considering its wider moral and political implications?
Claude Lanzmann filming the documentary Shoah
Screening of Shoah on 27th of January
In 1986, Claude Lanzmann's documentary Shoah had its Swedish premiere and now, on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Holocaust, the film is once again premiering in cinemas. This time in collaboration between Folkets Bio, the Robert Weil Family Foundation and Sweden's Holocaust Museum. On January 27th, together with ABF Stockholm, we present a full day of talks and screenings of the film.
Jonatan Macznik, Etgar Keret, and Sandra Weil
The new season of Shalompodden is here!
The fourth season of Shalompodden has just been released. It features a range of exciting guests, including internationally renowned writer Etgar Keret, and Michal Sella, a political expert and the Executive Director of Givat Haviva - a center promoting a shared society for Jews and Palestinians.
Gaga for peace and justice!
On October 25, Ohad Naharin taught an online Gaga class in support of Standing Together, a grassroots movement bringing together Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel working for peace, justice and equality, which the Robert Weil Family Foundation proudly champions. All proceeds from the event will go directly to Standing Together.
David Neuman. Photo: Mathias Johansson
Thank you, David Neuman!
David Neuman, the founder of Magasin III Museum for Contemporary Art, is leaving our museum in conjunction with his retirement from the institution. Thank you, David, for your remarkable work – it has been a privilege to grow up alongside you and Magasin III. Sandra Weil
The challenges of Europe!
On the 2nd of October we are co-organizing a conference in Stockholm about democracy today and the challenges of Europe. No entrance but you need to register.
Maoz Inon, Israeli whose parents were killed October 7, 2023 by Hamas militants, and Aziz Sarah, a Palestinian whose brother was killed by Israeli soldiers, got a standing ovation by 12,500 Catholics and the pope Francis himself, at the 'Peace Arena' in Verona 18 of May 2024.
Now is the time for change!
That is the core message of It’s Time - an unprecedented coalition of 60 Israeli peacebuilding and shared society organizations. On May 8-9, the coalition will host the People’s Peace Summit in Jerusalem, bringing together thousands of people to envision and advance a peaceful future in the region.