Day of Respect was celebrated in more than 2000 schools in the Netherlands, 13 November 2008
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- Category: 2008
- Published: 30 December 2008
On 13 November, 2008, the Day of Respect, initiated by Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp and the Day of Respect Foundation, was celebrated for the third time since its launch in 2005. More than 2000 schools in the Netherlands participated at the event that included the invitation of famous personalities of the Dutch public life to come into schools and engage students around the meaning of respect for oneself and others.
To read a one page summary of the background and history of the the Day of Respect, click here...
Visit the official Day of Respect website at http://www.dagvanrespect.nl/ (in Dutch) and
Watch Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp explain the background of the Day of Respect on video (in Dutch):
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Part 2:
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