At the Barenboim-Said Academy in the German capital, young Israeli and Arab musicians study together. The Hamas attacks on Israel happened just before the start of a new semester. How did they react?
"The first thing I thought was: How will our students react? How will they deal with this? How will this develop?" on October 7. The following day, he returned to the music school, knowing that the unfolding events would directly affect his students — many of whom are Israeli and Palestinian.
Around two weeks later, on October 23, the academy's young orchestra would already give its first concert of the semester, at the Barenboim-Said Academy The students quickly organized meetings so they could regularly exchange their views. The school also set up special psychological support, finding therapists offering sessions in Hebrew and Arabic., where they "have the feeling that they cannot express themselves, that they cannot gather together," he added, referring to in support of Palestinians trapped in Gaza. Authorities in the German capital fear any rallies would include antisemitic slogans and anti-Israel agitation.
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