Staff and parents at cross-communal primary school Alma in Barnet hastily rearranged half-term plans in order to run a day camp this week for Israeli children.
More than 40 children whose families had come to the UK shortly before the Hamas attack on October 7 and had been unable to return or whom had been brought here since by their parents enjoyed dance, sport and other activities.
The Kaytana (day camp) was set up in partnership with UJIA and the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI).
One of the chidren, Aya, ten, said: “It’s cool that there is English and Hebrew, so every child can speak with someone. It’s really fun to be with children my age.”
