Archive for 2011

Student Delegates point of view

Orly Tsegahun Orly Tsegahun is a 25 years old , third year student of communication and political science in Bar ilan university. Orly represented Israel at Heart in Boston in March 2011 A letter from Orly I spent the few last days thinking about one special thing that happened to me during the delegation, …

what’s up Radio interview : Israel Through The Eyes of an Ethiopian Jew

A black Ethiopian travels to America to foster a better understanding of Israel Topic: Israel Through The Eyes of an Ethiopian Jew Special guest: Rami Yaakov Israel at Heart (www.IsraelAtHeart.org) Israel at Heart is a non-profit organization established in 2002 with a mission to promote a better understanding of Israel and its people and to [...]

stamford: African-Israelis Fascinate Westhill Students

African-Israelis Fascinate Westhill Students by Felicia Hunter03/10/11 Ruth Metaferya talks to Westhill students about her journey from Ethiopia to Israel.Photo Credit: Felicia Hunter The Westhill visitors are Dina Lakao, Adam Bashar, Shlomit Berhanu and Ruth Metaferya.Photo Credit: Felicia Hunter Westhill student Zac Krowitz, left, joins the Israeli students, each …

Rutgers University -African immigrants share experiences in Israel

African immigrants share thier experiences in Israel University students mingle with four Ethiopian and Darfurian students who share their experiences immigrating to Israel last night on the College Avenue campus. The event was sponsored in part by Rutgers-Hillel and Israel at Heart. Four Ethiopian and Darfurian students spoke to University students about life as …

Howard University: Israel at Heart Connects Ethiopian-Israelis to Students

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Israel at Heart Connects Ethiopian-Israelis to Students By Genet Lakew Managing Editor Published: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 22:03 Three Ethiopian-Israelis traveled over 5,000 miles to the U.S. to share their personal stories of assimilation, religion and identity. Israela Falka, Havtnesh-Liat Sabahat and Naor Baruch were sponsored by Israel at Heart, [...]

Bringing the Middle East to the Midlands

Columbia, SC (WLTX)– Lately, there has been a great deal of discussion locally and internationally about the Middle East. It is a region of the World that at times seems to only be in the media for stories focused on conflict. However, a small delegation of Ethiopian Jews from Israel is traveling the country …

Ethiopian Israeli Students Delegation 2011

Over the past eight years, Israel at Heart has been bringing young, eloquent, bright university students who love their country, for speaking tours across the US and other parts of the world. Among these students, it was extremely important for us to include Ethiopian Israelis as they present the multicultural aspect of the Israeli society [...]

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Ivri Lider: Jewish Week

A Different Kind Of Ambassador by Liel Leibovitz Staff Writer The battle for Israel’s public relations has a new general. He’s skinny, and is usually draped in the latest designers’ fashion. He’s a pop star whose lyrics often tell tales of young, disaffected Tel Avivians sitting in cafes, blissfully oblivious to the political reality raging [...]

Israel at Heart Fellowship program

We started a program that can engage the many bright, energetic and enthusiastic Israelis studying abroad and the countless more leaving Israel in pursuit of their graduate studies abroad every year. We offer these Israelis, an opportunity to join the Israel at heart network.  Our plan is to have Israelis who will be or are [...]