Category Archives:Remarkable People
Israel’s Paralympic Hopes share
Last Thursday, the 2012 Paralympic games began in London with sharpshooter Doron Shaziri proudly carrying the Israeli flag at the opening ceremony. Though the Israeli Olympic team returned home with no medals this year, the Paralympic team has a much stronger record, and now a bronze medal compliments of paralympic swimmer Inbal Pizaro. Congratulations, Inbal! […]
Extraordinary People share
This is a story of extraordinary people. And it all began when I received an email from Jerry. He was bringing his family to Israel and wanted to plan a special trip for his twins, Evan and Emily. It was clear from the start how truly unique these two are.
Surfing in the Desert share
While the Olympic games dominate our television sets, I have had the pleasure of reading this delightful story of building bridges through surfing. I couldn’t wait to share it with all of you and I want to especially thank Allan for sharing this wonderful adventure. Surfs up! Four years ago, a group of cyclists from […]
Israel's Olymic Dream share
I turned on the TV this evening just in time to see Alexander Shatilov, Israeli Olympic Gymnast, perform a flawless routine on the horizontal bar. It gives me great pride to support the Israeli olympic team and with the games underway, it’s time to highlight our talented athletes, past and present. Israel was first represented […]
Everyone has a Story, Every Story has a Place...in Israel share
If you asked me what my story was, I would tell you that Milestones Israel was created in order to find a place in Israel to match every personal story.
Commitment - The Story of Gershon Fradkin, Uriel Rozenbaum and Margalit Zinaty share
If there is one thing that never fails to bring tears to my eyes, it is a story of a simple good done by one person for another. Every time I visit Peki’in, I make sure to pull out that 52 year old book, ‘The People of Peki’in‘. There is one chapter in the book […]
Rabbis and Bonfires share
Today we celebrated Lag B’Omer. For the past week, bonfires have lit the night around the country as the citizens of Israel commemorated the passing of 2nd century Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (whether they realize it or not). Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi) is best known as a disciple of Rabbi Akiva and as the […]
Be My Friend, Be My Brother share
Last week, I experienced 5 minutes of pride and joy that are absolutely immeasurable. My son Nevo, at 11-years-old, shared the stage and a song with Netanela, one of Israel’s great voices of the 1970’s.
Do Something! share
Nearly two weeks after our tour had ended, and after reading the words of Vicki, did I finaly understand why I had been so moved by our day together. On November 8th, 2011, I had the great privilege of guiding two of the most inspiring people I have ever met: Vicki and Fred Modell. This […]
A People without a Land share
At the end of 1941, David Stoliar was not yet 20 years old. He was one of 769 Jews lucky enough to board an old river boat, the Struma. This boat was built in 1833, originally designed to carry 100 passengers. Struma is: A river that runs through Bulgaria and Romania A famous city square in the […]
