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Noa Amouyal

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International Women’s Day
Overcoming the pandemic and adapting to a new home, Israeli women find professional success
Noa AmouyalMarch 7, 2022
In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, the following are stories of women immigrants who managed to overcome some of the socio-economic odds stacked against them.
Rebecca Franks and her family, who made aliyah from Boca Raton, Fla. Credit: Courtesy.
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30 Years Later: “Operation Solomon”
Two of the 14,325 stories behind ‘Operation Solomon’
Noa AmouyalMay 24, 2021
Avi Mizrachi and Racheli Tadesa Malkai recall a turbulent, yet inspiring time.
New immigrants from Ethiopia at the Hadera absorption center in 1991. Credit: Israeli Tsvika/GPO.
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International Women’s Day
Two steps forward: Women talk of an age of opportunity
Noa AmouyalMarch 8, 2021
Three Anglo immigrants to Israel share their perspectives on working in medicine, social services and sports—and how all that is changing two decades into the 21st century.
International Women's Day logo. Credit: Courtesy.
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As winter approaches, Israeli nurses hunker down as they continue to tackle COVID-19
Noa AmouyalDecember 4, 2020
While the general public is worn out by the constant flux of coronavirus regulations, health-care workers are feeling the brunt of the public consequences of violating increasingly strict rules.
Jerusalemites wearing a face mask walk in Jerusalem City Center on November 29, 2020, as Israel steps out of coronavirus lockdown and rolls back restrictions. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90
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Despite coronavirus, no wedding-bell blues for these Anglos
Noa AmouyalJune 17, 2020
Like many others whose plans were unexpectedly put on hold due to the spread of COVID-19, these brides and grooms are suddenly forced to reimagine what their big day will look like.
Gal Sade Knigsfild and Nofar Almakias before their wedding in Moshav Yashresh after their original plans were canceled due to new regulations following the spread of the coronavirus, on April 6, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.
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Bruised, but not broken, Israeli kids near the Gaza border make the most of summer
Noa AmouyalAugust 13, 2019
Unlike school, which has a regimented schedule, life at camp is much more lax—something these children need.
A group of 12-year-olds at the Yuvalei Ha-Bsor School summer camp with their senior adult educator (center) Limor Or, July 2019. Photo by Eric Narrow/JNF.
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Where some see unsettling challenges, Amira Aharonovich sees opportunity
Noa AmouyalJune 11, 2019
Meet the newly minted CEO of the Jewish Agency and hear how she embraces the Diaspora, the younger generation and change itself.
New Jewish Agency for Israel CEO Amira Aharonovich. Credit: Jewish Agency for Israel.
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Anti-Semitism on minds at ‘aliyah’ fair as North Americans prepare for move
Noa AmouyalMarch 15, 2019
“The upward spike in anti-Semitism across the world and the United States is concerning and distressing,” said William Daroff, senior vice president for Public Policy and director of the Washington office of the Jewish Federations of North America.
An informational fair in the San Fernando Valley, Calif., organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh, Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL) and the Jewish National Fund-USA. March 2019. Credit: Courtesy.
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SpaceIL Moon Launch
‘Berrie’ exciting! A story based on Israel’s launching a spacecraft to the moon
Noa AmouyalFebruary 20, 2019
As all eyes look up, children’s eyes turn towards the pages of a related book focusing on science and technology.
Israeli children at the book launch for “The Little Spacecraft,” a picture book written by StellarNova co-founder and COO Yael Schuster. Credit: Courtesy.
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In Tel Aviv, British experts warn of anti-Semitism across the UK
Noa AmouyalFebruary 15, 2019
The Community Security Trust, a London-based nonprofit dedicated to protecting Jews in the United Kingdom, announced a record high of 1,652 anti-Semitic incidents in 2018—an increase of 16 percent over the previous year.
U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Credit: Gary Knight/Flickr.
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Israel views global partnerships as key to thwarting cyber-security threats
Noa AmouyalFebruary 6, 2019
“Everything today is vulnerable,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the 2019 CyberTech conference. “Every country can be subject to cyber attacks. And what they all need is a combination of cyber-defense efforts and a robust cyber-security industry.”
A view of Israel's 2019 Cybertech conference. Photo: Noa Amouyal.
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Amid BDS, students are given tools to battle misinformation spread against Israel
Noa AmouyalJanuary 21, 2019
With anti-Israel groups and anti-Semitism gaining prevalence on college campuses, pro-Israel activists with the Hasbara Fellowship visit Israel to learn how to fight back.
Hasbara Fellows visit an indoor playground in Sderot in Israel's south, a city that has long been in the cross-hairs of Hamas rocket fire. Credit: Courtesy.
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Rockets just a (small) part of life in Israel’s southern communities
Noa AmouyalJanuary 8, 2019
JNF’s Housing Development Fund has helped hundreds of families afford a new home in the region, lending strength in numbers in an area marked by growth.
Jewish National Fund-USA CEO Russell Robinson met with community leaders from across the Gaza Envelope on a 2018 visit to southern Israel. Credit: JNF.
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For the past decade, Innovation: Africa has taught developing nations how to improve their lives
Noa AmouyalDecember 25, 2018
Using Israeli technology to show how to create self-sufficient infrastructure and bring access to clean water, education, refrigeration and food security to the continent.
Innovation: Africa founder Sivan Yaari dances on stage with her organization's employees and volunteers at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation. Credit: Courtesy.
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