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INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS JOIN
ISRAEL'S TOP UNIVERSITY FACULTIES
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The ISEF Foundation is proud to announce that two of our outstanding alums from Harvard University, will be joining the prominent faculties of Israel's finest academic institutions.
Dr. Shenhav Cohen, who conducted post doctoral research in muscle atrophy at the Cell Biology Department of Harvard Medical School as an International Fellow, accepted a tenure-track position at the Faculty of Biology of Technion Institute in Haifa.
Dr. Shay Lavie, who earned his J.S.D at Harvard University Law School, accepted a tenure-track position at Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Law this fall.
We are elated to see our young students through every step of their academic journeys, and excited for their successful return to Israel, role models to the next generation of Israeli youth.
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"AN EVENING FOR ISEF" IS A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
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Nearly 100 guests attended "An Evening for ISEF" on Wednesday, February 27th, at the beautiful home of Albert and Nancy Nasser in New York City.
This truly memorable night showcased the dazzling work of artist Ron Agam and featured a mind-bending performance by real life "mentalist" Marc Salem.
ISEF President Nina Weiner gave a heartfelt thanks to the exceptional hosts of the evening - Esther Bier, Michelle Maleh and Sally Shalom- who worked tirelessly to make this special event possible.
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ISEF International Fellows Dr. Meital Balmas Cohen and Dr. Moshe Elkabets with hosts Esther Bier, Sally Shalom, and Michelle Maleh
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ISEF International Fellows Dr. Moshe Elkabets and Dr. Meital Balmas-Cohen thanked ISEF and its supporters for helping to transform their lives through the power of education.
Dr. Elkabets, who began his post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, recently joined the incredible team of cancer researchers at Memorial-Sloan Kettering as an Associate Scientist. Dr. Balmas-Cohen is pursuing her post-doctoral research in Political Science at Columbia University and has accepted a tenure-track position at The Hebrew University in the upcoming academic year.
Friends of ISEF, old and new, enjoyed a spectacular evening of art and wonder, a special tasting of Israeli wines, and a Chinese Auction with over a dozen exclusive prizes and packages.
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Isaac Sakhai (center) with ISEF Young Professionals Daniela Zakarya and Dezireh Einahlori
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ISEF Alum Miki Vaknin with Alexandra Roubeni, Ruthy Fouzailoff, Fellow Dr. Moshe Elkabets, and Board Member Daniel Roubeni
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The ISEF Foundation
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135 W.29th St. Suite 303 New York, NY 10001
Call: 212-683-7772
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SAVE THE DATE!
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ISEF's Annual
Benefit Dinner will take place on the evening of
Tuesday, May 7th
at The Plaza, NYC.
This year, ISEF will honor
David Dangoor, esteemed member of our Board for 10 years and a long time supporter and friend to Israel and the American Sephardic Jewish community.
The 2013 Benefit Dinner also honors the memory of
Sonny Gindi z"l,
ISEF's founding member and Lifetime Chairman Emeritus and the memory of
Abraham E. Cohen z"l,
who for 30 years faithfully served on our board along with his wife Yvonne Cohen.
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ISEF is Israel's Future
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Give the greatest gift of all, the gift of education!
Your contribution to ISEF directly impacts the lives of young Israelis, their families and communities...
one scholarship at a time!
DONATE NOW
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2013 Leadership Seminar
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ISEF's annual Leadership Seminar took place last weekend in the northern city of Nazareth-Ilit, attended by over 500 ISEF students from universities and colleges throughout Israel.
Also in attendance were many of our alumni, partners, lecturers, and members of the ISEF-Israel Executive Board.
This year's seminar,
"From Social Gaps to Social Responsibility," was led by retired Supreme Court Judge and President of the Press Council, Judge Dalia Dorner,
Knesset Member Merav Michaeli, Rabbi Haim Amsalem, Prof. Daniel Gutwein, ISEF alumna Dr. Yifat Bitton, and Guy Rolnik, founder and editor of The Marker, Israel's leading financial newspaper.
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Judge Dalia Dorner
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