Etty Hillesum Cards
Etty Hillesum Cards
Who We Are
Dina is a Palestinian lecturer, writer, dancer and peace activist, and co-creator of the Etty Hillesum Cards. She has M.A in International Relations from Corvinus University, Hungary. Dina is an experienced group facilitator and a certified Council Holder and biodanza teacher. She studied community building tools at the Tamera Peace Community, Portugal. Dina teaches from her lived experience, focusing on empowering women, fostering inner freedom, and seeing the human in every adversary. After attending the Zen Peacemakers Bearing Witness Retreat at Auschwitz, she was inspired to look beyond "black & white" narratives. She specializes in guiding trauma acknowledgement and deep self-reflection, integrating knowledge from Biodanza into her facilitation.
Emma is an Israeli peace activist, Rabbi, artist, and poet, and co-creator of the Etty Hillesum Cards. She brings extensive experience as a certified Council and Forum facilitator, trained in the Ojai Foundation method of Council and Spiritual Companioning Course Facilitation. Her group holding expertise includes nearly two decades of Spiritual Guidance and Group Facilitation at the Tamera Community, Portugal (2000-2019). Emma has developed and led unique workshops, including "Death as a Teacher of Life" courses and land-based peace pilgrimages for activists engaging in healing personal and collective trauma. Her deep 20-year engagement with Etty Hillesum's wisdom helped her find inner peace and reject a victim narrative. Emma specializes in guiding participants to transform trauma, utilizing her three published Oracle Card Sets to develop inner resources and cultivate genuine human connection across cultural and national divides.