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“Courage is a special kind of knowledge: the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear

what ought not to be feared.”

David Ben-Gurion (1886-19!" was born in #lonsk$ #oland in 1886. %e ser&ed as 'ecuti&e %ead of the )orld

*ionist +rgani,ation and president of the ewish genc/ 'ecuti&e. 0n 198$ he for2all/ declared the

establish2ent of the 3tate of 0srael and was the first to sign the 0sraeli 4eclaration of 0ndependence. 5en-urion

was the first #ri2e 7inister of 0srael and the first 7inister of 4efense.

“)e do not reoice in &ictories. )e reoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloo2 in

0srael.”

Golda Meir (1989-198" was an 0sraeli politician born in ie&$ kraine in 1898. %er fa2il/ i22igrated to

7ilwaukee$ )isconsin where she beca2e an acti&e *ionist. 3he worked for the 0sraeli go&ern2ent in 2ultiple

positions including 7inister of labor and ;oreign 7inister. 0n 1969 she beca2e the fourth #ri2e 7inister of 0srael.

s the world<s fourth and 0srael<s first wo2an to hold the office$ she is described as the “0ron =ad/” of 0sraeli politics.

“>ot one of us wants war$ but we all know for certain$ we 2ust win.”Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu (196-196" was an 0sraeli 4efense ;orces (04;" officer who co22anded the unit

3a/eret 7atkal during +peration 'ntebbe$ an operation to rescue hostages held in 'ntebbe irport$ in ganda in

196. ?he 2ission was successful$ but >etan/ahu was killed in action$ the onl/ 04; fatalit/ during the operation.

%e was !@ /ears old. >etan/ahu was born in >ew Aork Cit/ in 196. %e ser&ed in the 04; and then attended

%ar&ard ni&ersit/ before transferring to erusale2<s %ebrew ni&ersit/. 3oon after$ he left school to return to the

04;. %e oined 3a/eret 7atkal in the earl/ 19@s and earned the 7edal of 4istinguished 3er&ice for his leadership

in the Ao2 ippur )ar of 19!. fter his death +peration 'ntebbe was rena2ed “+peration Aonatan” in his honor.



“5eing the first 0sraeli astronaut -- 0 feel 0 a2 representing all ews and all 0sraelis. 0<2 the son of a %olocaust

sur&i&or -- 0 carr/ on the suffering of the %olocaust generation$ and 0<2 kind of proof that despite all the horror the/

went through$ we<re going forward”

Colonel Ilan Ramon (19B-@@!" was an 0sraeli ir ;orce (0;" co2bat pilot and the first 0sraeli astronaut for

>3. Da2on was born in Da2at an$ 0srael in 19B. %is father was fro2 er2an/ and had fled >a,i

persecution$ and his 2other and grand2other were %olocaust sur&i&ors fro2 #oland. Da2on attended ?el &i&

ni&ersit/ where he earned his bachelor of science degree in electronics and co2puter engineering. %e graduated

fro2 the 0; ;light 3chool in 19. 0n 199$ he was pro2oted to the rank of Colonel. %e was selected b/ >3

to ser&e as a #a/load 3pecialist on the 3pace 3huttle Columbia for a 16-da/ 2ission. 7inutes before landing theColumbia eploded and Da2on and the si 2erican astronauts aboard perished. %e was 8 /ears old. Da2on

posthu2ousl/ recei&ed the .3. Congressional 3pace 7edal of %onor.

“0f /ou will it$ it is no drea2.”

Theodor Herzl (186@-19@" was an ustro %ungarian ournalist$ pla/wright and political acti&ist. %e contributed

to the foundation of 2odern political *ionis2$ for2ed the )orld *ionist +rgani,ation and pro2oted ewish

2igration to #alestine in an effort to for2 a ewish 3tate (0srael". %er,l was born in 5udapest$ %ungar/. ;ro2 189

to 188 he was a ournalist for llge2eine *eitung of Eienna. fter$ he beca2e a correspondent for the Eienna

>eue ;reie #resse in #aris and co&ered the 4re/fus ffair$ which had an i2pact on the *ionist 2o&e2ent. %er,l

ser&ed as the president of the )orld *ionist +rgani,ation.



Rachel HaMechoreret$ pseudon/2 of Dachel 5luwstein (189@-19!1"$ was a %ebrew-language poet$ who is

considered the founding 2other of 2odern %ebrew poetr/ b/ wo2en. 5luwstein was born in 3arato&$ Dussia. fter

tra&eling to #alestine with her sister$ she was i22ediatel/ capti&ated b/ the =and of 0srael and decided to re2ain

there. 3he is known b/ her first na2e$ and her poetr/ often captured the spirit of the 3econd li/ah (19@-191".

ri! "in#tein (19!9-@1!" was an 0sraeli singer$ songwriter$ actor and screenwriter. 'instein was born in 19!9 in

?el &i&. s a pioneer of 0sraeli rock 2usic$ 'instein is regarded as the greatest$ 2ost popular and 2ost influential

0sraeli artist of all ti2e. Consistentl/$ his 2usic 2irrored the Fuickl/ changing nature of the ewish state. self-

proclai2ed nostalgist$ he often 2ourned the end of 2orals and innocence in 2odern-da/ 0srael.

“?he #artition of #alestine is illegal. 0t will ne&er be recogni,edG erusale2 was and will for e&er be our capital.

'ret, 0srael will be restored to the people of 0srael. ll of it. nd for '&er.”

Menachem Be$in (191!-199" was the sith #ri2e 7inister of the 3tate of 0srael and the leader of the *ionist

2ilitant group 0rgun. 5egin was born in 5rest-=ito&sk$ #oland (now Dussia". %e was pri2e 2inister fro2 19 to

198! and the co-recipient$ with 'g/ptian #resident nwar el-3adat$ of the 198 >obel #ri,e for #eace. 5egin led an

in&asion of =ebanon in 198 to epel the #alestine =iberation +rgani,ation. Ci&ilian deaths a2id this conflict

turned world opinion against 0srael. 5egin resigned office in 198!.



#her ud was born in 198 in *dunska )ola$ #oland as nshel 3ierad,ki. 0n the spring of 19@$ sher<s fa2il/

was forced to 2o&e into a ghetto$ where his fa2il/ and 2an/ others were star&ed and beaten. %is 2other and

/ounger brother were killed$ and sher was deported to uschwit, where he found his older brother. 0n anuar/

19B$ sher was sent on a death 2arch and sur&i&ed. %e reached 0tal/ with the help of the ewish 5rigade. 0n

>o&e2ber he i22igrated to 0srael and studied at an agricultural school and took part in the )ar of 0ndependence.

fter being discharged$ he 2o&ed to erusale2 and worked for 0srael 7ilitar/ 0ndustries. sher is now retired$ but

continues &olunteering to assist other %olocaust sur&i&ors. %e shares his eperiences with educational groups$

students and soldiers. %e and his wife ha&e three children and 1! grandchildren.

Yo##i %ardi is an 0sraeli entrepreneur and chair2an of 0nternational ?echnologies. ;or 2ore than /ears Eardi has

helped build so2e @ high-tech co2panies in &arious fields including software$ energ/$ 0nternet$ en&iron2ent and

electro-optics. Eardi was born in ?el &i& in 19. %e studied at the ?echnion in %aifa and graduated with a 5.3. in

industrial 2anage2ent engineering and a 7.3. in operations research.

“0 waste 2/ ti2e 2aking cool websites$ plugins and tools. 0 also organi,e 2eetups and e&ents in erusale2$ for

teenagers.”

Reuven &ara#i! is not /our a&erage teenager. %e is using his co2puter know-how to re&olutioni,e the )eb with

app de&elop2ent that is taking the tech world b/ stor2.



“7/ colleagues and 0 will preser&e the chain of the generations. )e will protect the nature of 0srael as a ewish and

de2ocratic state that upholds the principle of eFualit/.”

'u(reme Court )u#tice Miriam Naor was born +ctober 6$ 19. ;ollowing ser&ice in the 0srael 4efense ;orces

(196B-196" >aor co2pleted her law studies at the %ebrew ni&ersit/ of erusale2 in 191 (cu2 laude" and was

awarded a law degree fro2 its ;acult/ of =aw in 19. >aor is 2arried and the 2other of two.

“3o2e see in 2/ books the influences of authors whose na2es$ in 2/ ignorance$ 0 ha&e not e&en heard$ while others

see the influences of poets whose na2es 0 ha&e heard but whose writings 0 ha&e not read.H

'hai $non (5orn 1888 kraine$ 4ied 19@ erusale2" was an 0sraeli author$ 1966 >obel #ri,e winner. gnon

wrote about the enduring struggle to balance between the traditional ewish life and language and the 2odern world.

?he/ also atte2pt to recapture the fading traditions of the 'uropean shtetl (&illage".

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“02agine /oursel&es a beautiful world$ a little less sad than it actuall/ is$ and there we are$ walking$ with sunshine in

our pockets.” fro2 TeTa’aru Lakhem

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'hlomo rtzi is an 0sraeli folk-rock singer and songwriter. ?hroughout the course of his career$ he has sold o&er 1.B

2illion albu2s$ 2aking hi2 one of the 2ost successful 0sraeli singers. 5oth of rt,i<s parents were %olocaust

sur&i&ors and their eperiences greatl/ influenced hi2 and his work.

Hannah 'ene#h (191-19" was a paratrooper trained to rescue ews during the %olocaust. 3he was captured and

killed b/ >a,i soldiers$ but re2ains a national heroine in 0srael. 3enesh was born in 5udapest$ %ungar/ and

de2onstrated literar/ talent fro2 an earl/ age. 3he kept a diar/ fro2 age 1! until shortl/ before her death. %er

poe2s were 2ade fa2ous in part because of her unfortunate death$ but also because she was a wo2an i2bued with

hope despite ad&erse circu2stances.

“)e 2ust think differentl/$ look at things in a different wa/. #eace reFuires a world of new concepts$ new

definitions.”Yitzcha! Ra*in (19-199B"$ the fifth #ri2e 7inister of 0srael$ ser&ed two ter2s in office (19-19$ 199-199B"

until his assassination in 199B. Dabin was a decorated war &eteran and also ser&ed as 0srael<s a2bassador to the

nited 3tates for fi&e /ears (1968-19!". Dabin was the first nati&e-born #ri2e 7inister of 0srael (erusale2$ 19"

and the onl/ pri2e 2inister to be assassinated. Dabin also won the >obel #eace #ri,e in 199.

Mohammad +oa*i is an 0sraeli-rab teenager who was forced to go into hiding in @1 for publicl/ epressing

support for *ionis2 and the 3tate of 0srael. *oabi recei&ed death threats and was forced to flee 0srael as a result of

his stance against anti-se2itis2 and 0sla2ic and rab etre2is2. *oabi currentl/ resides in the nited 3tates.



&ay ,il#on$ a 5ritish-born 0sraeli citi,en and professional 0sraeli tour guide. 3he and ristine =uken$ an 2erican

citi,en and 2e2ber of the Church<s 7inistr/ a2ong ewish people were attacked and stabbed b/ two 2en while

hiking west of erusale2. =uken was killed and )ilson 2anaged to sur&i&e b/ pla/ing dead. ?he #alestinian terror

cell responsible for the attack was arrested. )ilson was declared a heroine b/ the 0sraeli 3hin 5et and the 0sraeli

press.

“;or three thousand /ears$ erusale2 has been the center of ewish hope and longing. >o other cit/ has pla/ed such

a do2inant role in the histor/$ culture$ religion and consciousness of a people as has erusale2 in the life of ewr/and udais2. ?hroughout centuries of eile$ erusale2 re2ained ali&e in the hearts of ews e&er/where as the focal

point of ewish histor/$ the s/2bol of ancient glor/$ spiritual fulfill2ent and 2odern renewal. ?his heart and soul of

the ewish people engenders the thought that if /ou want one si2ple word to s/2boli,e all of ewish histor/$ that

word would be Ierusale2.”

Teddy &olle! (1911-@@"$ once called “the greatest builder of erusale2 since %erod”$ was an 0sraeli politician

who ser&ed as the 2a/or of erusale2 fro2 196B to 199!. ollek was born in %ungar/ in 1911 and was na2ed after

?heodor %er,l. ollek was also the founder of the erusale2 ;oundation.



ior 'chleien is an 0sraeli tele&ision producer and host. 3chleien was born in 198 in ?el &i& to ewish parents of

=ithuanian descent. %e earned his degree fro2 ?el &i& ni&ersit/. 3chleien started his tele&ision career in @@

b/ writing and hosting a satire seg2ent on Yair Lapid’s Talk Show. %is tele&ision repertoire now includes It’s a

Wonderful Country (Eretz ehederet!$ which is co2parable to Saturday i"ht Li#e$ Toni"ht ( $aLayla"$ an 0sraeli

&ersion of The Toni"ht Show$ State of the ation ( %atza# $a’&ma". 0n @1!$ he was chosen b/ $a’aretz

>ewspaper as the fourth 2ost influential person on 0sraeli ?ele&ision. %is show Toni"ht ( $aLayla" won the Israeli

'ademy 'ward for )est Talk Show.

“0f /ou donJt ha&e wo2en around the table$ then decisions are 2ade according to whatJs con&enient for 2en$ not

whatJs con&enient for wo2en$ e&er/ nesset$ one after another$ the nu2ber of wo2en ha&e been growing.”

Rachel zaria is an 0sraeli politician that is currentl/ ser&ing as a 2e2ber of the nesset for ulanu$ a centrist

political part/. fter ser&ing in the 04;$ ,aria attended %ebrew ni&ersit/ of erusale2 where she earned a 5 in

#s/cholog/ and %u2anities$ with honor$ and a 2asterJs degree in conflict resolution and peace studies.,aria was a

founding 2e2ber of the Aerushal2i2 political part/ in @@8 and has ser&ed as its Chair since then. ,aria strongl/

pro2otes wo2en<s rights in 0srael.

Noa Ti#h*y is an 0sraeli actress$ producer$ 2odel and singer. ?ishb/ was born in ?el &i&. 3he recei&ed a full dra2a

scholarship to the ?el &i& >ational 7useu2 of rts and went on to pla/ the lead in the 0sraelJs pri2e tele&ision

ti2e soap opera *amat '#i# +immel . ?ishb/ also starred in the criticall/ acclai2ed ,i#e %inutes Walkin" and

7ichael 5a/<s The Island in the .3.

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“'&er/ single pleasure 0 can i2agine or ha&e eperienced is 2ore delightful$ 2ore of a pleasure$ if /ou take it in

s2all sips$ if /ou take /our ti2e. Deading is not an eception.”

mo# .z is an 0sraeli writer$ no&elist and ournalist who was born in erusale2 in 19!9. %e studied philosoph/ and

literature at the %ebrew ni&ersit/ in erusale2. n author of prose for both children and adults$ +, has been

widel/ translated and is internationall/ acclai2ed. %is nonfiction and fiction writings are rooted in the histor/ of his

ho2eland and portra/ the people of 0srael in both political and biblical settings. %e has been honored with the

;rench #ri ;e2ina and the 199 ;rankfurt #eace #ri,e. %e is currentl/ a professor of literature at 5en-urion

ni&ersit/.

“0f we wish that the na2e 0srael be not etinguished$ then we are in dut/ bound

to create so2ething which 2a/ ser&e as a center for our entire people$ like the

heart in an organis2$ fro2 which the blood will strea2 into all the arteries of

the national bod/ and fill it with life.”

"liezer Ben-Yehuda (18B8-19" is 2ost well-known for his re&i&al of the %ebrew language in the 2odern era. %e

de&eloped 2odern da/ %ebrew in order to replace Aiddish and other regional dialects as a 2eans of e&er/da/

co22unication between ews who 2ade ali/ah fro2 &arious regions of the world. 5en-Aehuda was a leicographer

of %ebrew and a newspaper editor. %e died in 19 of tuberculosis and is buried on the 7ount of +li&es in

erusale2.



“0 ha&e adopted Dobert Capa<s sa/ing: I0f /our photographs aren<t good enough$ /ou weren<t close enough.< 5ut in

retrospect 0 add a corollar/: 0f /ou<re too close$ /ou lose perspecti&e. 0t is not eas/ to be fair with the facts and keep

/our own con&ictions out of the picture. 0t is al2ost i2possible to be both a participant in e&ents and their obser&er$

witness$ interpreter. ?he effort brings great frustration and eFuall/ great reward.”

Micha Bar-m is an 0sraeli ournalist and photographer who was born in 5erlin in 19!@. %e e2igrated to 0srael

with his parents at si /ears old. %is first photographs were of archeological digs in the udean desert$ and his work

was soon published in the 0sraeli ar2/ 2aga,ine )ama $ana$ for which he was offered a full ti2e ob as a staff

photographer. 0n 1968$ 5ar-2 began his career as a >ew Aork ?i2es correspondent$ docu2enting the 0sraeli#alestinian conflict. %e helped to found the 0nternational Center of #hotograph/ in 19 and beca2e the Curator of

#hotograph/ for the ?el &i& rt 7useu2 in 19. 0n 199$ he left to work on his own photograph/. %is work

continues to be published and ehibited around the world.

“?oda/$ when people ask 2e I)hat are /ouK< 0 sa/ that 0<2 an 0sraeli. 0<2 not asha2ed of 2/ 0sraeliness. ?hen 0<2

a wo2an$ and then 0<2 an rab 7usli2. ?hat<s the order: 0sraeli$ wo2an$ rab 7usli2.” - in her con&ersation with

The Times of Israel

ucy hari#h is an 0sraeli-rab news reporter and tele&ision host. 3he is known for being the first rab news

presenter on 2ainstrea2 %ebrew-language 0sraeli tele&ision. harish was born in 1981 in 4i2ona$ 0srael. 0n 198$

a 7oloto& cocktail was thrown into her fa2il/<s car b/ #alestinian 2ilitants and the/ escaped unscathed. t a

/oung age she drea2t of beco2ing an actress$ but instead pursued ournalis2 to bring about a discourse of

tolerance. %owe&er$ she did reali,e her acting drea2$ pla/ing a role in the @1! blockbuster World War - starring

5rad #itt. 0n pril @1B$ harish was one of twel&e 0sraeli personalities chosen to light torches in the officialcere2on/ to kick off 0srael<s 6th 0ndependence 4a/ celebrations.



“?here is a large percentage of people with degrees in the co22unit/ who struggle to find work in their own

professionL there are still schools who don<t ad2it children because of their raceL and the Dabbinate still 2akes

things hard for the 'thiopian co22unit/. )e need to a2end eisting legislation and at the sa2e ti2e work to

legislate new laws to help societ/ be 2ore egalitarian.”

/nina Tamano-'hata is an 0sraeli law/er$ ournalist and politician. 3he was born in 1981 in )u,aba$ 'thiopia and

i22igrated to 0srael at the age of three. ?a2ano-3hata studied law at +no cade2ic College and beca2e 4eput/

Chair2an of the national 'thiopian 3tudent ssociation. 3he ser&ed as a 2e2ber of the nesset for Aesh tid

between @1! and @1B. 3he was the first 'thiopian-born wo2an to hold a seat.

'ivan Ya0ari is the ;ounder M C'+ of 0nno&ation: frica. 5orn in 0srael and raised in ;rance$ 3i&an has beenworking in frica for close to @ /ears. 0nno&ation: frica<s 2ission is to bring 0sraeli solutions and know-how to

those in need li&ing in rural frican &illages. 3i&an graduated su22a cu2 laude with a degree in finance fro2 #ace

ni&ersit/ and holds a 7asterJs degree in 0nternational 'nerg/ 7anage2ent and #olic/ fro2 Colu2bia ni&ersit/<s

3chool of 0nternational and #ublic ffairs. 0n @16$ she was recogni,ed b/ lobes$ 0sraelJs leading business

2aga,ine as one of the H@ nder @ 7ost #ro2ising 0sraelisH. 3i&an li&es in ?el &i& with her husband and three

children.



“0 donJt speak because 0 ha&e the power to speakL 0 speak because 0 donJt ha&e the power to re2ain silent.”

*raham I#aac &oo! (186BN19!B"$ or Da& ook$ was the first shkena,i chief rabbi of the 5ritish 7andator/

#alestine. ook was a renowned ?orah scholar and the founder of ?he Central ni&ersal Aeshi&a (Aeshi&a 7erca,

%aDa& ook". Da& ook was one of the 2ost celebrated rabbis of the @th centur/.

Ra**i haron ei*o1itz is an +rthodo rabbi and social acti&ist in erusale2<s >ahlaot neighborhood. %e also

chairs the =e& %a<ir Co22unit/ Council and is a pro2inent 2e2ber of the cit/<s Aerushal2i2 part/. %e is leading

a popular re&olt against the Chief Dabbinate$ 2ainl/ with regard to restaurants clai2ing to be kosher despite ha&ing

no rabbinate certification. =eibowit, is a California nati&e and has been an inno&ati&e ewish educator in 0srael for

o&er two decades. %e ser&ed for three /ears as an 'ducational +fficer in the 04;.

“=et us not go like la2bs to the slaughterO” - fro2 o&ner<s 19 2anifesto in which he affir2ed that %itler had

decided to kill all the ews of 'urope$ and it was best to die fighting.**a &ovner (1918-" was a ewish %ebrew poet$ writer and partisan leader. 0n 191$ >a,i er2an/ attacked the

cit/ of Eilnius where o&ner li&ed. %e escaped$ but soon returned to the ghetto because he belie&ed a resistance

force needed to be organi,ed. 0n 19$ he released a 2anifesto in which he acknowledged local killings as %itler<s

plan to kill all ews. ?his notion was 2et with skepticis2$ but it was a pi&otal 2o2ent in understanding the

situation and assessing appropriate response.



.ded Ravivi is an attorne/ and lieutenant colonel in the ar2/ and 2e2ber of the =ikud Central Co22ittee. %e is

the head of 'frat<s$ an 0sraeli settle2ent in the udean 7ountains of the )est 5ank$ regional council.

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aron aron#ohn was a ewish agrono2ist and acti&ist$ who was born in Do2ania and li&ed 2ost of his life in the

=and of 0srael (which was then part of the +tto2an '2pire".. aronsohn was the disco&erer of wild e22er$

belie&ed to be Hthe 2other of wheat.” 'arah aron#ohn$ the sister of &raha2$ was a 2e2ber of >ili an acron/2

for >et,ach 0srael =o 0shaker - ?he 'ternal +ne of 0srael does not decei&e$ a ring of ewish spies working for the

5ritish in )orld )ar 0. 3he is often referred to as the Hheroine of >ili.H



Hili! Bar is a 2e2ber of nesset for the 0srael =abor #art/$ 3ecretar/ eneral of the =abor #art/ and the 4eput/

3peaker of the nesset. 5ar also ser&ed as a 2e2ber of the erusale2 Cit/ Council. 5ar was born in 3afed$ 0srael

and studied at be,ek College in erusale2. %e was an 04; officer in dutant Corps and reached the rank of captain

in the reser&es. 3ince @@$ 5ar has been a delegate at the )orld *ionist Congress and the )orld *ionist Council.

%e is in&ol&ed with pro-0srael ad&ocac/ and has taken part in coeistence 2issions around the world.

Ben2amin Netanyahu is the current #ri2e 7inister of 0srael. %e also ser&es as a 2e2ber of the nesset and

Chair2an of the =ikud part/. >etan/ahu was born in ?el &i& and oined the 04; shortl/ after the 3i 4a/ )ar.

fter graduating fro2 70? he returned to 0srael and founded the Aonatan >etan/ahu nti-?error 0nstitute.

>etan/ahu ser&ed as the 0sraeli a2bassador to the nited >ations fro2 198-1988. 0n 1996 he beca2e 0srael<s

/oungest #ri2e 7inister and has been elected into the office four ti2es. pon co2pletion of his ter2 he will be the

second-longest ser&ing #ri2e 7inister in 0srael<s histor/.

“7/ true passion is ar2ing hu2anit/ with scientific capabilities to auto2aticall/ anticipate$ and ulti2atel/ affect$

future outco2es based on lessons fro2 the past.”

&ira Radin#!y is an 0sraeli co2puter scientist who works on technolog/ inno&ations that can change the wa/ the

world approaches and sol&es hu2anitarian proble2s. Dadinsk/ was born in kraine in the late 198@s$ and

i22igrated to 0srael with her fa2il/ at a &er/ /oung age. 3he graduated fro2 the ?echnion<s especiall/ gifted

student progra2$ ha&ing started stud/ing at the renowned %aifa institution of higher learning at age 1BL she went on

to earn her #h4 at 6. 0n addition to her acade2ic credentials and research background$ Dadinsk/ founded and runsa start-up business called 3ales#redict.

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“5elie&e 2e$ the drug of freedo2 is uni&ersall/ potent.”

Natan 'haran#!y (198- present" is a 3o&iet-born 0sraeli politician. 3haransk/ also is a strong hu2an rights

acti&ist$ and spent spent nine /ears in 3o&iet prisons for allegedl/ sp/ing for the 2erican 4efense 0ntelligence

genc/. 3haransk/ has ser&ed as Chair2an of the 'ecuti&e of the ewish genc/ since une @@9.

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Yi4a 'e$al is the 4irector of ?he 0nternational =egal ;oru2$ a legal organi,ation founded in order to defend and

ad&ance hu2an rights in the international arena. ?he 0=; is focusing on fighting bo/cotts$ pre&enting terroris2$

pro2oting legislation$ 2onitoringPstopping har2ful initiati&es and pro2oting the interests of groups who lack

representation.

"hud Netzer (19!-@1@" was an 0sraeli architect$ educator and archaeologist$ known for his etensi&e eca&ations

at %erodiu2. 0n @@$ he found the to2b of %erod the reat and the )adi Qelt 3/nagogue$ the oldest known

s/nagogue e&er found. >et,er was a professor at the 0nstitute of rchaeolog/ at the %ebrew ni&ersit/ in

erusale2.

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Bar*ara Gold#tein is the 4eput/ 'ecuti&e 4irector and for2er >ational Eice #resident of %adassah$ the )o2en<s

*ionist +rgani,ation of 2erica. ?he organi,ation was established with the intention of creating 2erican ewish

wo2en who are literate in udais2.

Naomi 'hemer (19!@-@@" was an 0sraeli 2usician and songwriter$ known as the “first lad/ of 0sraeli song and

poetr/.” %er song Yerushlayim Shel -a#ah ( .erusalem of +old "$ written in 196$ beca2e an unofficial second

anthe2 after 0srael won the 3i 4a/ )ar. 0n the 19B@s 3he2er ser&ed in the 04;<s >ahal entertain2ent troupe and

studied 2usic at the Dubin cade2/ in erusale2.

Yi$ael Yadin (191-198" was an 0sraeli archaeologist$ politician and the second Chief of 3taff of the 0srael 4efense

;orces. %e pla/ed a ke/ role in %aganah leadership and de&ised 2an/ strategies that were used in the )ar of

0ndependence. 4uring his ti2e as Chief of 3taff he reorgani,ed the standing ar2/$ the s/ste2 of co2pulsor/

2ilitar/ ser&ice and the reser&es. %e studied archaeolog/ at the %ebrew ni&ersit/ of erusale2 and earned his

#h.4. for research on one of the 4ead 3ea 3crolls in 19BB. ;or his research he was awarded the 0srael #ri,e in

ewish 3tudies in 19B6.



Ra**i I#rael *uha#eira (1889-198"$ known as 5aba 3ali$ was a leading 7oroccan 3ephardic rabbi who is

renowned for his alleged abilit/ to work 2iracles through his pra/ers. %e was born in ?afilalt$ 7orocco.

Yehuda michai (19-@@@" was an 0sraeli poet. %e is considered$ both in 0srael and internationall/$ 0srael<s

greatest 2odern poet. 2ichai was born in )ur,burg$ er2an/ to an +rthodo ewish fa2il/ and he was raised

speaking both %ebrew and er2an. %e &olunteered and fought in ))00$ and then studied at 4a&id Aellin ?eachers

College in erusale2. %e published 2an/ no&els and recei&ed national and international awards. 2ichai<s poetr/

deals with issues of da/-to-da/ life and with philosophical issues of life and death. %is work is also popular in

'nglish translation.

“%-0 supporters 2ust know that 0srael has beco2e a 2oral force that gi&es back to the world . . . . 0n a wa/$

those who supported 2e through 2/ studies are here toda/ through 2e$ for the &icti2s of this disaster and for

0srael.H

Dr5 vi Yitzha! is 0srael<s first 'thiopian doctor. 4r. Ait,hak 2ade ali/ah in 1991 with +peration 3hlo2o$ and li&ed

in absorption centers$ first in far 3aba and then in erusale2. %e attended 5en urion ni&ersit/ 2edical school

on an i22igrant scholarship$ graduating in 1999 and currentl/ ser&es as a surgeon at 3oroka %ospital in 5eJer

3he&a as well as a 2edical officer in the 04;. %is ali/ah$ absorption and uni&ersit/ studies were 2ade possible b/

eren %a/esod N 0 donors.



di lth#chuler is an 0sraeli social entrepreneur and 2anager of oogle for 'ducation. 3he founded re2bo

)ings /outh 2o&e2ent for children with special needs. 3he ser&es as a role 2odel and inspiration for other social

entrepreneurs.

'ara Braverman was a founder of the 04; )o2en<s r2/ Corps. 3he was one of the first wo2en to oin the

#al2ah$ the elite striking ar2 of the %agana 2ilitia$ the forerunner of the 0sraeli ar2/. 3he was also one of onl/

three wo2en who were parachuted into >a,icontrolled territor/ during the ))00.

"dmond ,ilhelm Brillant (1916-@@" was a #olish-born 0sraeli na&al architect$ %agana 2e2ber and founding

father of the 0sraeli na&/. %e assisted the 0sraeli 7erchant 7arine in se&eral 2aor proects and dedicated his efforts

to building up the state<s 2ariti2e capabilit/. 5rillant was born in aroslaw alicia$ #oland and he studied building

gliders$ aircraft$ gliding and flight.



"li Cohen (19-196B" was an 0sraeli sp/. %e is best known for his espionage work in 1961 in 3/ria$ where he

de&eloped close relationships with the political and 2ilitar/ hierarch/ there$ and ser&ed as Chief d&iser to the

7inister of 4efense. 3/rian counterintelligence authorities e&entuall/ unco&ered the sp/ conspirac/$ captured and

con&icted Cohen$ and sentenced hi2 to death. ?he intelligence he gathered is said to ha&e pla/ed a ke/ role in

0srael<s success in the 3i 4a/ )ar.

7unich thletes:

thletes: 7oshe )einberg$ Aossef Do2ano$ *e<e& ;ried2an$ 4a&id 5erger$ Aako& 3pringer$ 'lie,er %alfin$ Aossef

utfreund$ ehat 3horr$ 7ark 3la&in$ ndre 3pit,er$ 2it,ur 3hapira

?he 7unich 7assacre was an attack during the 19 3u22er +l/2pics in 7unich$ )est er2an/. 11 0sraeli

+l/2pic tea2 2e2bers were taken hostage and e&entuall/ killed$ along with a er2an police officer$ b/ the

#alestinian terrorist group 5lack 3epte2ber.

6ather Ga*riel Nadda4 is an 0sraeli reek +rthodo priest. %e ser&es as a udge in 0srael<s religious court s/ste2

and as a spokes2an for the reek +rthodo #atriarchate of erusale2. %e is one of the founders of the ;oru2 for

recruiting Christians in the 0srael 4efense ;orces. >addaf supports the integration of Christian rabs in all state

institutions$ including 2ilitar/ and national ser&ice. 0n @16$ >addaf was selected to light a torch at the 0srael

0ndependence 4a/ cere2on/ on 7ount %er,l.



nnett Ha#!ia is a 7usli2 0sraeli rab hairdresser$ but also the 2other of three children who ha&e all ser&ed in the04;. 3he works through her ?he ?rue Eoice organi,ation to help rab 0sraeli /outh better integrate into 0sraeli

societ/ b/ guiding the2 toward 2ilitar/ or national ser&ice.

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Yo#!e Bala$an 'ch1artz is a paratrooper who fought to free the +ld Cit/ of erusale2 in 196 in the 3i 4a/ )ar.

?he 3i 4a/ )ar was fought b/ 0sraeli forces against 3/ria$ ordan and 'g/pt.

Mo#he andau (191-@11" was an 0sraeli urist and the fifth #resident of the 3upre2e Court of 0srael. =andau was

born in 4an,ig$ er2an/. 0n 19!!$ he graduated fro2 the ni&ersit/ of =ondon =aw 3chool and then i22igrated

to the 5ritish 7andate of #alestine. 0n 19@ he was 2ade udge in the 7agistrate<s Court of %aifa and was

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gi&en to 0srael. )hat is the reason$ then$ that it co22ences with the account of the creationK 5ecause of the thought

epressed in the tet (#sal2 111:6" H%e declared to his people the strength of his works (i.e. %e ga&e an account of

the work of creation" in order that he 2ight gi&e the2 the heritage of the nations.H ;or should the peoples of the

world sa/ to 0srael$ HAou are robbers$ because /ou took b/ force the lands of the se&en nations of Canaan$H 0srael

2a/ repl/ to the2$ Hll the earth belongs to the %ol/ +ne$ blessed be %eL %e created it and ga&e it to who2 he

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