Amer Abu Arqub

Amer Abu Arqub is a Palestinian graduate of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus whom you may recognize as the rapper in many of our music videos. But in addition to his musical talents and ten years of JYC experience as a chorus participant, alumni coordinator, workshop facilitator, trilingual translator, songwriting leader, and video producer, Amer is a lawyer with an MBA focused on international organizational management. He is a facilitator at David Yellin College and a member of the Jerusalem Model, a network of young social entrepreneurs from East and West Jerusalem working together to address the city’s diverse challenges. He is deeply passionate about bringing his chorus and professional experiences together to lead the Jerusalem Youth Chorus into its second decade—one in which he aims to embed the chorus further in the fabric of life in Jerusalem and equip our singers to be even bolder voices to bring about a more just reality for all who live in our city and our world.

Lifting up unheard voices.

Palestinians and Israelis share the same future.

Beatboxing