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From Ethiopia to the Technion Institute
17-year-old Fentanesh Gasasa has been defying the odds her entire life. After losing her mother at age 6, she helped raise her younger sister in Ethiopia. Most recently she was accepted into TechnionBy Jewish Agency Staff on 06 Feb 2019 / 1 Adar 5779 0 -
Katy Gordon's path in life was not without struggles. But the lessons she learned through two Jewish Agency programs helped her get through.By Jewish Agency Staff on 06 Feb 2019 / 1 Adar 5779 0
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Building a positive, diverse picture of Israel on campus
Valentina was a Jewish Agency Israel Fellow at UMass Amherst Hillel. It's hard to imagine what could have prepared her for the anti-Israeli atmosphere that emerged at the school. But ValentinaBy Jewish Agency Staff on 22 Jan 2019 / 16 Shevat 5779 0 -
An unexpected family reunion for new immigrants at Ulpan Etzion
What are the chances that two new immigrants out of the more than 57,000 who came to Israel in the past two years, would show up at the same ulpan (intensive Hebrew program) and turn out to be cousinsBy Jewish Agency Staff on 22 Jan 2019 / 16 Shevat 5779 0 -
Not her toy: Get to know Eurovision star, Netta Barzilai’s Boyfriend
Ilan Ben Or grew up in Los Angeles. After having served as a combat soldier, he lives in Tel Aviv, volunteers in a bedouin community and dates Netta BarzilaiBy Jewish Agency Staff on 21 Jan 2019 / 15 Shevat 5779 0 -
Flourishing and Falling in Love in Jerusalem
Growing up in Ukraine, Anna Geminisnovna knew she was Jewish, but she couldn’t point out the State of Israel on a world map. Yet just a few years after she quite literally “discovered” Israel, 23-yearBy Jewish Agency Staff on 06 Jan 2019 / 29 Tevet 5779 0