March 29, 2018, Updated April 18, 2018

“As a kid, I would refuse to draw in coloring books because I hated the idea of having to draw inside the lines,” Zaki Djemal tells 21see in this video about his childhood in the 1980s. Today the Harvard-educated entrepreneur and social tech-fund manager heads an organization bringing thousands of Jews and Arabs together in Jerusalem through cultural activities such as backgammon.Click on the video to find out more.
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Executive Producer – Jonathan Baruch
Producer / Director – Haim Silberstein
DP – Eyal Sela
Editing – Shahar Beeri
Color Grading – Ari Amit
Sound – Oren Sharon

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