Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center was founded in 1973 by David Nadel, a social activist and folk dancer.

The wall tiles were painted at the First Dance-A-Thon January 17, 1998, and at Peoples Park Fair, Mother's Day, May 10, 1998. The Ashkenaz segment of the World Wall for Peace was dedicated to Ashkenaz founder David Nadel on, Dec 20, 1998, by Berkeley City Council Member Linda Maio and WWFP founder Carolyna Marks.  The Ashkenaz WWFP contains 108 individual tiles.

From the “Thank You” tiles on the Ashkenaz Wall: Thanks to: Betsy Morris, Carolyna Marks, Stacy deCarion, Board of Directors of Ashkenaz, Berkeley Arts Commission, Lisa J. Sherman, Alan Leon, Wes Nickelson, West Berkeley Neighborhood Development Corporation, Eddie Monroe, the Harris Family and Friends, the Nadel Family, Lisa...

Visit Ashkenaz and the World Wall for Peace at 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA.