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Bridges of Hope: Standing Together for a Better Tomorrow

Bridges of Hope brought a Persian Jewish vocalist, a soul composer, a Moroccan-born Muslim author, an Iranian-African American comedian, a hip-hop producer, a Holocaust survivor, and a survivor of Kashmir’s ethnic cleansing to one Dunwoody stage, for a night of music, comedy, and testimony.

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  1. 00:00Welcome from Tehran Von Ghasri
  2. 08:05The national anthem, sung by Ghazal Mizrahi
  3. 11:34Uriel Zehavi on why we called it Bridges of Hope, and a dedication to Olga Meshoe Washington
  4. 18:56Dr. Andrew Zeidman: the Day of Hope, and the Shabbat Noa Argamani came home
  5. 23:37Ghazal Mizrahi on why she sings
  6. 25:36Yerushalayim Shel Zahav
  7. 30:09Hymne à l'amour
  8. 35:58New Day Will Rise, for Nova survivor Yuval Raphael
  9. 40:41K'she'halev Bocheh, for Ori Danino, with JoDavi
  10. 49:31Khoda Hafez, for the people of Iran
  11. 1:04:57George Rishfeld: a hidden child of the Vilna Ghetto
  12. 1:29:05Surinder Dhar: the world is one family
  13. 1:41:29Caleiv Jean
  14. 1:53:03Mustapha Ezzarghani: how hate is built
  15. 2:07:22JoDavi: State of Freedom
  16. 2:16:17JoDavi: The Song of Miriam and David
  17. 2:22:07Everyone on stage
  18. 2:24:00When You Believe

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Speakers

  • Uriel Zehavi

    Uriel Zehavi

    Presenter; Senior Fellow, Atlanta Israel Coalition; Managing Director, Mitzpe Institute

  • Dr. Andrew Zeidman

    Dr. Andrew Zeidman

    Surgeon and hostage advocate; co-producer of the Day of Hope concert in Jerusalem

  • Rabbi Mark Zimmerman

    Rabbi Mark Zimmerman

    Rabbi, Congregation Beth Shalom, Atlanta

  • Ghazal Mizrahi

    Ghazal Mizrahi

    International Persian Jewish vocalist

  • JoDavi (Joshua Washington)

    JoDavi (Joshua Washington)

    Soul composer; Executive Director, Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel

  • Mustapha Ezzarghani

    Mustapha Ezzarghani

    Moroccan-born author; founder, Moroccan-Israeli Friendship Association

  • Tehran Von Ghasri

    Tehran Von Ghasri

    Iranian-African American comedian

  • Caleiv Jean

    Caleiv Jean

    Atlanta hip-hop producer and artist

  • George Rishfeld

    George Rishfeld

    Holocaust survivor and educator

  • Surinder Dhar

    Surinder Dhar

    Human rights activist and survivor of the 1990s ethnic cleansing of Hindus in Kashmir

On Sunday night, March 29, 2026, Bridges of Hope brought Jews, Christians, Hindus, Muslims, and atheists together at Congregation Beth Shalom in Dunwoody.

Tehran Von Ghasri, an Iranian-African American comedian, opened the night and had the room laughing. Uriel Zehavi explained why it was called Bridges of Hope and dedicated it to Olga Meshoe Washington, the South African attorney and Christian Zionist who was JoDavi’s wife. She died in January 2025, and JoDavi was on that stage anyway.

Ghazal Mizrahi, a Persian Jewish vocalist, sang the national anthem, then songs for Nova survivor Yuval Raphael, for Ori Danino, and for the people of Iran. Dr. Andrew Zeidman told about the Shabbat Noa Argamani came home. George Rishfeld, 86, a hidden child of the Vilna Ghetto, talked about why we keep telling the story. Surinder Dhar spoke about surviving the ethnic cleansing of Kashmir’s Hindus. Mustapha Ezzarghani, a Moroccan-born Muslim author, talked about how hate is built. Caleiv Jean got the whole room singing Am Yisrael Chai, and JoDavi sang his own songs before everyone came back out for the finale.

Cheryl Dorchinsky wrote afterward that the room was full and that the community built the evening itself. The whole night is on video, with chapters.

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