Michael Mizrahi, the head of research, innovation, and entrepreneurship at the Azrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem, has a visionary goal of transforming Jerusalem into one of the 20 startup leading cities in the world. Michael explores the story of Israel as a startup nation and the different approach the city has towards innovation and entrepreneurship. As a board member of MadeInJLM, an organization dedicated to creating an inter-religious, cross-cultural, and cross-sectoral high-tech community, Michael continuously works to achieve and perfect his goal of transformation. Learn about building a startup ecosystem from scratch by visiting our website.
This lecture is part of the series Like Dreamers: Inspirational Stories from Israel
Daniel Jonas is an Orthodox, gay man who is living in Jerusalem with his husband. After the Tel Aviv gay center shooting in 2009, Daniel has set out to make a difference on behalf of the LGBTQ community and religious LGBTQ members in particular. Currently directing the spokesman-ship and public relations at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Daniel shares his life story, challenges, and triumphs as a religious, gay man living in Israel. Learn more by visiting our website.
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Riding Into the Future
The director and general manager of Bird in Israel, Yaniv Rivlin, discusses his perspective and global take following his studies and experiences abroad. Holding an MBA from Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Yaniv explores the social benefits and change that can be gained from enhancing micromobility on a wide scale. Highlighting the advantages of bringing affordable, environmentally friendly transportation solutions to communities in Israel and around the world.
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Turning Tragedy into Art
Joshua Faudem is the creator of the award-winning film,
Blues by the Beach. A film showcasing his first-hand experience with terror and the aftermath created in his life and the lives of others tragically involved. A decade after the release of the raw documentary, Joshua has turned his story of horror into a book that unapologetically highlights the event that took place that day. In the graphic novel,
Mike’s Place, Joshua captures the trauma and drama that was not shown in the documentary. He does this by telling his honest story through multiple art mediums and providing an important teaching tool on the topic of terror and the human spirit.
All Joking Aside … A History of Israeli Comedy The Media Line Staff
After years of writing comedy for popular TV programs, Omri Marcus founded Comedy for Change, an international community of writers from all over the world dedicated to promoting and achieving social change. Highlighting the country’s funny yet unknown history, Omri explores the jokes and pranks that have made Israelis laugh from the beginning of the State until the present day. Get a glimpse of Israel you’ll never find in any guidebook.
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