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Tal Bilia’s journey with ISEF

News, Student StoryBy adminFebruary 27, 2023

Tal Bilia is a student at Sapir College studying social work. She is originally from the small town

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Meet Rachel Ben Efraim!

News, Student StoryBy adminFebruary 27, 2023

Rachel Ben Efraim is an M.Sc. Environmental Engineer and Researcher studying

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ISEF Alumnus Alon Futterman named CEO of UIA Keren HaYesod!

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminFebruary 27, 2023

Alon, an alumnus of ISEF, has a background in education and has

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Congratulations to Nina Weiner!!

NewsBy adminFebruary 27, 2023

Nina Weiner and Dr. Erel Margalit received the “Honorary Member” award

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Did you know? Isef is helping 200 children in Learning Centers this year

NewsBy adminFebruary 27, 2023

ISEF’s Learning Centers Project provides one-on-one tutoring and support to

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ISEF’s Doctorate program got off to a great start! 

Events, NewsBy adminFebruary 26, 2023

The 12 new doctorate students joined the Chairwoman Emerita and ISEF

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ISEF’s International Fellowship Program

NewsBy adminFebruary 26, 2023

ISEF’s International Fellowship program gives exceptional Israeli students from the periphery

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Meet ISEF Alum Liat Ariel

News, Student StoryBy adminFebruary 26, 2023

Liat Ariel, a Philosophy of Education Ph.D. candidate who, after studying

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Principal Toni Sasi, Speaks About ISEF & Education

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminFebruary 26, 2023

Toni Sasi, ISEF alum, is the principal of Ashalim Elementary School in Holon. 

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Meet ISEF Alum Racheli Buganim

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminFebruary 26, 2023

Racheli Buganim, an ISEF alum, and currently principal of the prestigious

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Galit Caspi Cohen Interviewed on YNET

NewsBy adminFebruary 26, 2023

In a recent Ynet article, university students were interviewed about the high education costs

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Galit Caspi Cohen Interviewed on Israel Hayom

NewsBy adminFebruary 26, 2023

ISEF’s very own Executive Director, Galit Caspi Cohen, was interviewed on Israel Hayom

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How does an ISEF leader grow?

NewsBy adminFebruary 26, 2023

ISEF believes in supporting its students, not only financially but in empowering them to be able to graduate

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‘Science Builds Society’ Program’s Amazing Growth

NewsBy adminDecember 4, 2022

The Science Builds Society program is ISEF’s innovative collaboration with the Prime Minister’s

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We would like to welcome the Alamo family to Israel from Ethiopia!

NewsBy adminDecember 4, 2022

Surafel Alamo is an ISEF student who studied at the University of Haifa

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Meet Tal Shushan!

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminDecember 4, 2022

Tal, a recent ISEF alum, who graduated from the Sami Shamoon College of Engineering

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Congratulations to ISEF student, Sivan Tery!

News, Student StoryBy adminDecember 4, 2022

Congratulations to ISEF student, Sivan Tery, on receiving a certificate of appreciation from the presidentItzhak Mashiah

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Itzhak Mashiah named the Head of Marketing Communication and Digital Media program

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminDecember 4, 2022

Itzhak Mashiah, ISEF alumni, was recently named the Head of Marketing Communication

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Meet Yana Shaulov … a truly inspiring ISEF alumni! 

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminDecember 4, 2022

Yana, who grew up in Haifa, recently completed her Ph.D. at The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine

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Congratulations to ISEF alumni, Eti Ben Simon

News, Student StoryBy adminDecember 4, 2022

Congratulations to ISEF alumni, Eti Ben Simon, on being featured in the Jerusalem Post

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Meet Rebecca Hes

News, Student StoryBy adminDecember 4, 2022

Rebecca Hes is an ISEF student studying for her Master’s Degree in Public Health specializing in Management

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Meet Professor Haim Suchowski

News, Student StoryBy adminAugust 31, 2022

Professor Haim Suchowski is an ISEF alumnus who received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics at

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So proud of ISEF alumni, Dr. Tali Haviv Reingewertz!

News, Student StoryBy adminAugust 31, 2022

Meet Dr. Tali Haviv Reingewertz who is fighting cancer and is out to make our world a better healthier place!

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Congratulations to ISEF students Avishag Davda and Hila Gabay

News, Student StoryBy adminAugust 31, 2022

Avishag is a fourth-year student of Industrial Engineering and Management and Hila is a third-year student

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Meet Rina Zuchman

News, Student StoryBy adminAugust 31, 2022

Rina has been a part of the ISEF community for many years, both as a recipient and a mentor, and is thankful for the economic

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Meet Samuel Chole!

News, Student StoryBy adminAugust 31, 2022

At a recent event, Samuel shared how thankful he is for ISEF, not only for the financial support but also for the monthly

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Meet Three of ISEF’s Superstar Alumni!

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2022

Meet three of ISEF’s superstar alumni who were at this year’s Future Of Healthcare Innovation Conference which was

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Meet Dr. Einav Aizikovitsh-Udi!

News, Student StoryBy adminAugust 31, 2022

Dr. Einav Aizikovitsh-Udi is an inspiring ISEF alumnus with a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from Ben Gurion University

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Science Builds Society Program Visits The Oron Engineering Group

Events, NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2022

Students studying civil engineering, from the Science Builds Society program visited the Oron Engineering Group

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ISEF Students Learn About Marketing From EX.CO’s Metin Bilman

NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2022

The Be’er Sheva students had another wonderful meet-up with the EX.CO program. Metin Bilman

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‘Bridge to Academia’ Group in Be’er Sheva meet for a special final activity for this year!

NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2022

The ISEF students and their mentees, the high school students, sat in groups summarizing their year and discussing

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The Central Israel Program’s Touching Meet Up at Beit Dani

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2022

The Central Israel Program held a gathering for the end of the year at the Beit Dani Community Center

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ISEF Israel Celebrates!

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2022

In June, ISEF Israel celebrated 45 years of working to promote excellence among promising youth in

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ISEF CEO in Israel, Galit Kaspi Cohen, Speaks Up About The New Reform in Matriculation Exams

NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2022

Watch our CEO, Galit Kaspi Cohen, being interviewed on Channel 13’s News about her opinion on integrating

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Congratulations to Nir Kedar!

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminAugust 31, 2022

Nir Kedar, ISEF Alumnus and Chairman of the Board, has been appointed to be the President

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Nina Weiner

Congratulations to ISEF’s founder, Nina Weiner

NewsBy adminJune 16, 2022

This year, the Presidential Award was dedicated to those who volunteer and strive to create a better society

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Huge congratulations to ISEF Ph.D. students from the Technion

NewsBy adminJune 16, 2022

As part of a mission collaboration between Axiom Space, NASA Ames Research Center, the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and

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Nina Weiner

ISEF students recently had a surprise visit

NewsBy adminJune 16, 2022

ISEF Founder, Nina Weiner, NY board member, Olivier Sarfati, and CEO Galit Kaspi Cohen met with students

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Congratulations to ISEF graduate, Dr. Shula Mola

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminJune 16, 2022

Dr. Mula holds a Ph.D. in Communication from Ben-Gurion University and is currently

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Dr. Simcha Gathon

Congratulations to ISEF graduate, Dr. Simcha Gathon

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminJune 16, 2022

The committee in charge of deciding who to invite was looking for those who help build

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Special ‘Science Builds Society’ Panel By ISEF

Events, NewsBy adminJune 16, 2022

Special ‘Science Builds Society’ Panel By ISEF and Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office

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EX.CO event in Be'er Sheva

Another successful EX.CO meeting in Be’er Sheva! 

Events, NewsBy adminJune 16, 2022

Shmulik (R&D Group Leader), Igor (QA), and Niv (UX) of EX.CO explained

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ISEF’s amazing tradition of a Student Shabbat Event finally took place

Events, NewsBy adminJune 16, 2022

ISEF’s amazing tradition of a Student Shabbat Event finally took place in April

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ISEF Alumni founded a smart waste management startup

ISEF Stories, NewsBy adminJune 16, 2022

Proud of ISEF Alumni Hila Ehrenreich who founded TMW, a startup in the field of Smart Waste Management

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Meet Dr. Natalie Melamed- an exemplar of academic excellence!

ISEF Stories, NewsBy adminApril 13, 2022

Her colleagues and mentors describe her as bright, motivated, a quick learner, and a top

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Meet Dr. Maayan Krispil-Alon, an ISEF international fellow

ISEF Stories, NewsBy adminApril 13, 2022

Born and raised in Haifa, Maayan is one of three children of first-generation Moroccan

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Congratulations to Ester Elias, an inspiring ISEF mentor!

ISEF Stories, NewsBy adminApril 13, 2022

Ester flew to Germany in February to promote her research in finding new energy sources

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Meet Dr. Talya Assia, an ISEF graduate

ISEF Stories, NewsBy adminApril 13, 2022

Talya studied Medical Molecular Biology at Bar-Ilan University and after graduating

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Meet ISEF Research Fellow—Andrew Dagay

ISEF Stories, NewsBy adminApril 13, 2022

Andrew specializes in helping patients with Parkinson’s Disease that suffer from sleep disorders

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ISEF’s doctoral program

Events, ISEF AlumniBy adminApril 13, 2022

The recent meeting of this year’s doctoral program began with Haim Hadad, an ISEF

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Meet Dr. Maru Gete

ISEF Stories, NewsBy adminApril 13, 2022

A surgeon by training, Maru will refine his skills in reconstructive head and neck surgery

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ISEF’s Jerusalem Coordinators Work Hard and Play Hard

EventsBy adminApril 13, 2022

Our Jerusalem coordinators enjoyed a fun day out by a park near the Independence

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ISEF students meet in the Bridge to Academy program

Events, ISEF AlumniBy adminApril 13, 2022

ISEF students from Haifa and the Jezreel Valley met for a midterm training seminar

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Update on ISEF’s project with EX-CO.

Events, ISEF AlumniBy adminApril 13, 2022

Last month, a meeting of selected ISEF scholars took place in Be’er Sheva.

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ISEF Graduate Convention February 2022

Events, ISEF AlumniBy adminApril 13, 2022

ISEF’s graduates came from far and wide to meet for our annual ISEF Graduate Convention

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ISEF VP, Rotem Cohen Kahlon named Globes Top 40 under 40

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminApril 13, 2022

Rotem started her journey in ISEF as a student, worked as the director of the doctoral program

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Meet Olivier Sarfati, ISEF’s newest Board Member!

NewsBy adminApril 13, 2022

Mr. Sarfati is Head of Equities at GenTrust providing investment management services to family offices

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A special meeting at the presidential residence

NewsBy Jordan KastrinskyApril 13, 2022

As a special surprise, Ms. Wiener even showed President Herzog pictures from her work meetings

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Amir Khnifess for knesset

Three ISEF Alumni Running for Knesset

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminMarch 9, 2021

Three ISEF Alumni, Dr. Amir Khnifess, Professor Osnat Akirav, Merav Ben-Ari are running for Knesset

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Adir Balali

An ISEF alumnus is managing a billion-euro tunnel in the alps

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminMarch 9, 2021

Adir Balali, an ISEF graduate from Nahariya, is the only Israeli civil engineer working on the world’s largest tunnel project

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covid-19 cure

An ISEF graduate is overseeing development of a promising new coronavirus treatment

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminMarch 9, 2021

EXOCD24, currently in phase I clinical trial at Tel Aviv’s Sourasky Medical Center, has enabled 100%…

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Shana Tova 2020

A New Year Message from ISEF

NewsBy adminSeptember 21, 2020

On behalf of the entire ISEF Board and Family, We wish you and your loved ones a new year, Blessed with health and happiness…

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Meet Asmarech Alemo, ISEF Scholarship Winner

News, Student StoryBy adminJune 24, 2020

Today Asmarech is a leader in ISEF’s Luna and Selim z”l Benardete Bridge to College project, inspiring others by her example to graduate high school and qualify for college.

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LIVE FROM ISRAEL! Awards Ceremony for ISEF’s Outstanding Students

EventsBy adminMay 26, 2020

ISEF’s outstanding fellows usually come together for an award ceremony at the end of the academic year.

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Celebrating ISEF at 43 Years

NewsBy adminMay 22, 2020

Celebrate ISEF’s 43 years of hard work helping Israel’s youth to succeed in their lives.

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ISEF Student Volunteer

ISEF Student Tamar Laytman volunteers with Magen David Adom

NewsBy adminApril 20, 2020

Tamar Laytman, a fifth-year medical student, is a shining example of the many ISEF scholars ‘answering the call’. She shared a video clip while volunteering…

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ISEF Alumnus Professor Ronni Gamzu Appointed to Address COVID-19 Related Deaths

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminApril 14, 2020

Professor Ronni Gamzu is a shining example of how ISEF scholars from immigrant backgrounds become leaders and doers.

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Dr. Yitschak Biton Exclusive Interview

Exclusive interview with ISEF alumnus Dr. Yitzi Biton

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminApril 1, 2020

ISEF recently interviewed Dr. Yitschak Biton , ISEF alumnus and senior cardiologist specializing in interventional electrophysiology at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, Jerusalem.

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ISEF Graduates Making A Difference

ISEF Alumni, ISEF StoriesBy adminJanuary 22, 2020

Dr. Osnat Akirav visited New York in March 2018 to address the UN’s 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women…

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ISEF Graduates Making A Difference

ISEF Alumni, ISEF StoriesBy adminJanuary 22, 2020

Oshrit Birvadker is an Indian foreign policy specialist and an ISEF-sponsored scholar since her undergraduate days…

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ISEF Graduates Making A Difference

ISEF Alumni, ISEF StoriesBy adminJanuary 22, 2020

Prof. Yifat Bitton, a nationally recognized leader in advancing equal rights for women and girls, is a full professor on the Haim Striks Law Faculty at Israel’s School of Management.

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ISEF 2019 Annual Report

NewsBy adminDecember 26, 2019
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Science Builds The Nation Partnership is Growing!

NewsBy adminSeptember 16, 2019

Israel’s global leadership in high-tech rests on a narrow foundation – less than half of Israeli youth get to college.

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Technion Awards Honorary Doctorate to Nina Weiner

NewsBy adminAugust 30, 2019

A Warm Update from Israel:
Nina A. Weiner Receives Honorary Doctorate

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Celebrating Our Students’ Accomplishments

EventsBy adminAugust 18, 2019

ISEF has 53 Ph.D. and M.D. candidates studying everything from bioengineering better seeds to establishing free legal clinics. These future leaders come from immigrant backgrounds, Ethiopia to Ukraine, Morocco to Uzbekistan, most from families where no one ever went to college, let alone got a Ph.D.,

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Thank You for Supporting Israel’s Bright Future at ISEF’s Gala

EventsBy adminJuly 30, 2019

ISEF’s 42nd Anniversary Benefit Dinner on May 9, 2019 was truly a don’t-miss event! The room was filled with youthful energy and genuine passion for educating Israel’s next generation. We hope to see you at our next gala evening!

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The Sami Michael Prize

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminJune 9, 2017

ISEF doctoral student Shula Molla, and ISEF alumnus Yoav Lalom received the first annual Sami Michael Prize awarded to individuals whose work promotes an egalitarian and just society in Israel.

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The Teva Founders Award

ISEF Alumni, ISEF Stories, NewsBy adminSeptember 18, 2016

ISEF Alumnus, Dr. Moshe Elkabets of the Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, was awarded the 2017 Teva Founders Prize and Research Grant.

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ISEF Alumnus Elected To Prestigious Academy

ISEF Alumni, ISEF Stories, NewsBy adminSeptember 18, 2016

Dr. Liav Orgad, an esteemed authority on constitutional identity, citizenship theory, and global migration, was recently elected to the Young Academy of Europe.

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The Judge Edmond Levy Prize

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminSeptember 6, 2016

ISEF scholar Shiran Ayoubi, a graduate student in law and political science at Bar-Ilan University was awarded the Judge Edmond Levy Prize for Academic and Social Excellence from ISEF on June 8, 2017

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The Israel Social Workers’ Union Prize

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminSeptember 4, 2016

Prof. Rivka (Riki) Savaya, of Tel Aviv University’s Bob Shapell School of Social Work, has been named the winner of the Israel Social Workers’ Union Prize.

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The Nira Shenhar Prize

ISEF Alumni, NewsBy adminAugust 28, 2016

ISEF/Hebrew University Ph.D. scholar Shelly Engdaw Vanda, was awarded the 2017 Nira Shenhar Prize

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