“I think being Israeli today means living with duality.” I’m Raz, Amitim 2019. Originally from Kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov near the Sea of Galilee. I recently returned from a long period abroad and moved to live and work on a farm in Otef Aza (the Gaza Envelope, colloquially known as “the Otef” – “the Envelope”). Home Continue Reading »
“The foundation of… education is our belief in humanity, in the future, and in the possibility of renewal and sublime beauty.” My name is Tommer Shani (2005). I live in Jerusalem and teach at a regional high school in Jerusalem’s rural periphery. The Bereaved Teacher On September 1st, we began the new school year. Returning from Continue Reading »
“It has to be a wake-up call because we have no other option.” My name is Moshe Yehuda, Amitei Bronfman 2015. I’m a student at the Hebrew University majoring in Philosophy, Economics and Political Science. I live on Ha-Ari Street, right behind the Netanyahu couple. We’re not particularly good neighbors, but we are right in Continue Reading »
“This is what we do – we do bereavement. We know bereavement.” I’m Eliana Mandell Braner ’07, director of the Koby Mandell Foundation, which offers support to bereaved families. I live in Tekoa, a settlement in the West Bank. Heartbreak The Koby Mandell Foundation was started when my brother Koby and his friend Yosef Ishran Continue Reading »
“I look at universities around the world, and I see how close they are to me in many areas of thought, but then they shout ‘Free Palestine,’ and I feel like all of a sudden we’re on opposite sides.” My name Maayan Or, Amitim 2019. I’m 22 years old, from Kibbutz Kabri in the north of Israel. Continue Reading »
“If I could have, I would have just cast this word processing tool aside and sent you all a mixtape.” My name is Lior Zalmanson from the 2000 Amitim, a senior lecturer (a weird ranking between Assistant and Associate Professor) at the Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University. My research focuses on human engagement with Continue Reading »
“I truly understood the greatness of educators” I am Eliya Gopas Dadush, an Amita from the 2000 cohort. I am married to Gabi, and we have four children. We live in Yeruham, a very special town in the Negev Desert. I am a high school teacher and a pedagogical coordinator; I teach history, civics, and Continue Reading »
“The whole of Israeli society is involved in this.” Challenges Adjusting Returning home after combat is very, very complex. The tension with a partner or with parents increases, children are unsettled, and you need a moment to gather the pieces and get back into a routine. You don’t always encounter the complexity right away. There Continue Reading »
“[N]ever has it been so hard to take a stance, and never has it felt so crucial.” My name is Limor, I’m a 2004 bogeret (alumna) of the Bronfman program, currently writing these lines as an Israeli living in Paris for the past 7 years. I’m writing in these difficult times to share some thoughts Continue Reading »
We are not like our grandparents in the Holocaust. My name is Yair. I’m 37 years old. Married to Shira, father of Chaya, Noah and Roni. Son of Rachel Agmon. I now live in Tel Aviv but I’m still a Yerushalmi (Jerusalemite). My work is mostly in film and literature and I also write for Continue Reading »
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