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Meet Aaron Leff: Birthright Israel Alumnus, Staffer & Los Angeles Lay Leader
Alums Leadership & Supporters

July 14, 2022

Meet Aaron Leff: Birthright Israel Alumnus, Staffer & Los Angeles Lay Leader

by Birthright Israel Foundation

For many of our more than 800,000 alumni, Birthright Israel is often the first independent Jewish decision they make. Some of our participants come to the experience with little connection to Judaism or Israel and some come to the experience with a hunger to learn more about their history, their homelands, and themselves. For 2008 alumnus, Aaron Leff, Birthright Israel...

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Alums Trip Highlights

July 7, 2022

Texas A&M Student Noah Friedman Talks Birthright Israel

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Noah Friedman is a 2022 Birthright Israel alumnus from San Antonio, TX. He is currently a sophomore chemistry major at Texas A&M University. At campus, Noah is a leader at the Hillel and is also involved with MOVE Texas, a progressive grassroots student organization focused on increasing voter registration. Noah is outspoken on issues that face the Jewish community, and...

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Q&A with University of Kansas Student Jake Niefeld
Alums Trip Highlights

June 16, 2022

Q&A with University of Kansas Student Jake Niefeld

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Birthright Israel alumnus Jake Niefeld is currently a student at the University Kansas studying Spanish Education. He's originally from Minneapolis, MN, and absolutely loves to be outdoors. Jake also enjoys playing his guitar and any kind of sport, most specifically, Ultimate Frisbee. In our interview below, we caught up with Jake and wanted to know why he thought Birthright Israel...

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Meet Photographer and LA Birthright Israel Alum Levi Meir Clancy
Alums Trip Highlights

June 16, 2022

Meet Photographer and LA Birthright Israel Alum Levi Meir Clancy

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Levi Meir Clancy was born in Los Angeles, CA, and is of Ashkenazi and Okinawan descent. Levi's work, passions, and hobbies are all one and the same. He explained that growing up with a minority’s perspective on survival from both sides of his family — an estimated one-third to one-half of Okinawans perished in atrocities during World War II —...

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Alums

May 9, 2022

Jacob Babbin on Doing Birthright Israel with Non-Verbal Learning Disability

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Jacob Babbin is a 2022 Birthright Israel alumnus with Non-Verbal Learning Disability (NVLD). Non-Verbal Learning Disability is when people struggle with various conditions that include social and spatial disabilities. Jacob knew about the Birthright Israel program but thought he would not be a good fit because of his disability. Nonetheless, Jacob pushed himself to sign up and was elated with...

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5 Things Moms Love About Birthright Israel
Alums Leadership & Supporters

May 5, 2022

5 Things Moms Love About Birthright Israel

by Birthright Israel Foundation

You'd guess right if you guessed that Jewish mothers are some of Birthright Israel's biggest fans and Birthright Israel Foundation's most devoted supporters. For over two decades, Jewish moms and grandmothers have encouraged their offspring to sign up for Birthright Israel. They know that a peer-led experience in Israel encourages their children to find their own connections to the land...

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Video: How Birthright Israel Ignited My Never Ending Love Affair with Israel
Alums Trip Highlights

May 2, 2022

Video: How Birthright Israel Ignited My Never Ending Love Affair with Israel

by Amy Albertson , 2013 Birthright Israel Alumna

Coming from a mixed family, with what many might call an unorthodox Jewish upbringing, I’m probably the last person you’d expect to dedicate my professional and much of my personal life to advocating for the Jewish people and Israel. I grew up with a very unaffiliated Jewish father, a Chinese-American mother, and an uber-liberal, atheist Jewish grandmother. I always knew...

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Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Alums Trip Highlights

April 27, 2022

Yad Vashem: The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

by Birthright Israel Foundation

There are many lessons and sites young Jews on Birthright Israel will never forget, and perhaps the place that impacts participants the most is Yad Vashem. The museum, known as the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, was established in 1953 and is the globe's leader in Holocaust education. Tripadvisor ranks it as one of the Top 25 Museums in the World....

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Alums Trip Highlights

April 16, 2022

Birthright Israel is Life-Changing and I'll Keep Saying It

by Courtney Simmons Demri , 2012 Birthright Israel Alumna

To start, Birthright Israel changed my life. It has changed my life spiritually, mentally, romantically (which you will hear about later). I want to leave you with suspense! When I am asked to share my Birthright Israel story, it's difficult to decide where to begin because my experience has provided me with so many different outlets and avenues that impacted...

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