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RRIS
CULTURAL
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AFFAIRS
MAGAZINE
Spring
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Semester,
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2010
Edited by Chakim Shani
Cultural & Social Affairs
Coordinator
2010
ON THE WAY
WAY…
Hi, guys! My name is Jonathan and believe me it is amazing, RRIS is “THE” place to meet
people from all around the world.
RRIS’S trips (bike trip or North trip…And More) is an amazing experience and opportunity
to visit and enjoy our holy land. Israel is one of the only countries in the world that when
you walk in the desert or in the forest you can find traces of Jewish, Christian and
Muslim religions that meet in the archeology.
archeology When you go on the trip you visit and live
a melting pot experience... RRIS’S trip is the way to go …
1st
Jonathan Ovadia, France
year, Arison School of Business
RRIS
SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 7:30 PM CINEMATEQUE HERZLYIA
On a relatively warm February evening, students from the RRIS clustered on the stairs
leading up to the quaint cinemateque on Sokolov Street to see a film that many of us had
never heard
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and Israeli Yaron Shani that looks into the rocky relationship between the two cultures. The
film begins dramatically in the city of Ajami. Two teenage boys are working on a car outside
of a house on a sunny afternoon when suddenly, a car screeches by, gunshots pierce the
silence, and the older boy
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eyes of multiple characters that are all somehow connected to a complex plot involving
violent retaliation. When the theatre lights came up, every student was overwhelmed with
opinion and comments on the controversial film. The evening concluded with drinks at the
Theodore bar next door.
2nd
Maya Oren, USA
year, Sammy Ofer School of
Communications
RRIS
A MOVING TRIP TO “YAD VASHEM”
THE HOLOCAUST MARTYRS’ AND HEROES’ REMEMBRANCE AUTHORITY
APRIL 12TH 2010
On April 12th, Holocaust Day, the RRIS offered a trip to Yad Va Shem. What better way of
commemorating Holocaust day if not in the museum dedicated to it?
We assembled at the IDC gate in the morning, after hearing the siren and respecting the
survivors by standing in silence for a minute and later left on a bus towards Jerusalem. Mr.
Jonathan Davis, who escorted us taught us a bit of Israeli history as he explained the
importance of the roads leading towards Jerusalem, in the area of Latrun and the nearby
villages during the War of Independence.
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with us. We were all moved, touched, hurt, angry and full of sympathy. After only an hour
and a half of listening, the relative significance of what is really important in life gained a
whole new dimension and perspective.
In the early afternoon we met with a fascinating young German woman who guided us along
the museum. She explained (in English), emphasized and answered our questions while
providing us with some information about her own personal family story.
At around 16:00 we headed back to Herzliya,
Herzliya touched and shocked by what we had just
heard and seen. It was not really clear to us how do we go back to our normal and fortunate
lives after such an experience.
I would like to emphasize the importance of this museum. It’s builders invested much in
preserving the Jewish history, collecting testimonies, pictures and other items from holocaust
survivors. As the years go by, fewer survivors live and their stories fade away. The museum
records live testimonies so that future generations will also get a chance to hear about the
Nazi horrors. Pictures that are spread all over the museum feed our eyes and make the
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The lessons learnt from this trip are invaluable and they will stay with us for the rest of our
lives.
For the newcomers of next year, I highly recommend that you make that trip. I promise you,
you’ve never seen anything like it and you will never forget it.
2ndd
Tal Gonenne, USA
year, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy
RRIS
THE ANNUAL BIKE TRIP 2010
APRIL 30TH
If you don’t fall, you don’t learn how to… And I did fall, and I did learn.
That was my first bike trip since I learned how to ride a bicycle a year ago.
Wow that will be my first professional bike trip,
Wow,
trip I thought
thought, I’ll
I ll be able to see the sights of Israel I
haven’t seen yet, and will definitely be able to learn new riding techniques.
Impatiently and with a little worry -what if this bike trip requires extra skills that I don’t have,
what if the whole ride will be just riding uphill?
Shani and other students cheered me up promising that I was not the only beginner and that the
road will not be so steep and it will be fun.
And it was fun! In an hours bus drive we were in the middle of the forest, on “Derech Burma”
near Jerusalem
Jerusalem. Equipped with professional bikes and helmets
helmets, useful instructions and water
water, with
the spirit of adventure, headed by our Israeli instructor and escorted by the jeep, we were ready to
start a ride.
The ride was up and downhill on a road full of stones under our wheels and history on the way.
We learned about the Burma Road and its importance. The instructor told us that the “Burma
Road" was a 25-kilometer makeshift road linking Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. It was built by Israeli
forces headed by General Mickey Marcus during the 1948 Siege of Jerusalem. We saw
unforgettable
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landscapes
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path,, and delicious food
waiting for us at the end of the ride.
Don’t be afraid to fall-you will always learn something new!
Ora Shapiro, USA
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy,
M.A Diplomacy
RRIS
THE BEST “LEADERSHEEP”
TRAINING AT “NEOT KDUMIM”
MAY 4TH
When training to be the leader of the future there is no greater
challenge than motivating those who don’t want to be motivated and
who are less motivated than a stubborn herd of goats and sheep. Such
was one of the many challenges to be overcome by the RRIS students
at the Neot Kedumim leadership training on that fateful 12th of May.
On this day, the RRIS students had the challenges of sheepherding
sheep and goats, cooking a lunch outdoors and building rafts.
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groups. “I feel that if we can get a bunch of unmotivated goats to do
what we want we can persuade anyone” said Tal Dahan, a Beverly
Hills native who used carrots, or in this case leaves, instead of sticks as
his weapon of choice exerting soft power to achieve his goal.
After successfully achieving the moving of the sheep and goats
displaying skill beyond expectation, the students needed to make
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(Dberg) was unanimously elected to rally the troops to a cooking
experience which won’t soon be forgotten. Without batting an
eyelash Dberg went around designating everyone but himself to do
the work and then walked around making sure no one sat idly by.
“ My leader today”, said Daniel Ong an exchange student from
Singapore, “He inspired me so much”!
Further praise of the leadership was given by Liverpool Native Sam
Silverberg. “We’ve got Dberg who is the leader here doing a fantastic
job, he’s not just telling us what to do but he gets his hands dirty. I on
the other hand burned myself”.
After an amazing lunch the students were divided
into two groups who needed to build rafts with
Daniel Gindis, USA
which to cross a small lake. The two groups,
3rd year,
however chose not to use any forms of hints from
however,
Sammy Ofer School of
the tour guide and instead worked to build rafts of
Communications
their own making using only their ingenuity and
RRIS
creativity as their guides. As such, even though they
weren’t as sturdy as they could have been, they did
manage to get Shani Chakim, the RRIS social
coordinator across high and dry.
Said Dberg as we scrambled to achieve our tasks
“Tonight is about each other, tonight is about
bringing it home.” And it clearly was one of the
most memorable experience throughout our years
at the RRIS.
RRIS SPORT TOURNAMENT
MAY 7TH 2010
On a beautiful Friday morning, over one hundred IDC students descended upon the Herzliya
“Sportek” in order to enjoy a day of sport, music and good company. The first, of a
hopefully annual tradition, creating a basketball and soccer tournament for IDC students.
Alex Flint, a new Oleh from Colombia, and a third year government student in the RRIS,
developed the concept and put it into practice in order to raise funds for the African
Refugee Development Center. This specific event would help cover the tuition costs for
one of the refugee students currently studying at the IDC.
“What could be better than getting good sports while supporting a great cause.”
Fighting through tough competition and the Herzliya heat, the teams competed to earn
a coveted spot in the final four. Both tournaments operated in a round robin fashion,
allowing each team to face all of the other members of their respective divisions. The top
two teams from each division would earn the opportunity to play in the final four. The
basketball side was the first to reach its playoff with two teams representing the
international school. The final was incredibly
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provided the spectators
p
with a
great game and equally exciting finish. After the basketball games drew to a close, all
attention turned to the soccer pitches where the teams were aggressively chasing the
opportunity to compete for the tournament championship.
Ultimately, while the tournament was competitive and provided an exciting
visual for the spectators the fundamental benefit of the day was the cause it
supported. College life is difficult enough for the average student without
having
g to take into account the challenges
g that a refugee
g needs to face in Israel.
Events like these make a concrete statement that the student body is aware of the
challenges and is ready to play their part in helping their new peers traverse
these obstacles. The high turnout, and greater than expected participation,
allowed the tournament to succeed, both in the quality of competition and in the
ability to raise more funds for this worthy cause.
This student initiated event, showed a willingness to take a strong action to
rectify a situation when it exists. For a school that seeks to build the leaders of
tomorrow, more could not be expected.
3rd
Ethan Chernofsky, USA
year, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy
RRIS
RRIS ANNUAL NORTH TRIP
MAY 9-10, 2010
On May 9th close to 200 students from the
RRIS were at school bright and early at 8:30am
in order to enjoy our annual Trip to the North.
The trip is a perfect opportunity for students to
take one last break before it is time to focus on
the stresses of the end of the semester and final
exams.
We had a fun packed itinerary that included
kayaking, making a bird house, a pool party, a
hike, and finally a relaxing time at the beach.
Shani Chakim, the Cultural and Social Director
of the RRIS, did a wonderful job of organizing
the trip to make sure that there were a wide
range
g of activities and that the students were
having fun at every moment.
For students it is a wonderful opportunity to
see the beauty of the country and to enjoy the
company of their classmates. When asked how
he felt about the annual North Trip, RRIS Third
Year Student Sam Silverberg said "This has
always been one of the highlights of my year,
and this year the trip is one that I will never
forget."
3RD
Daniel Rosenberg, USA
Year, Arison School of Business
RRIS
IDC HOSTS THE RRIS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
MAY 13, 2010
This is the second annual International Festival at the IDC. Organized by the RRIS culture
coordinator and second year government student Ofri Ben Porat,
coordinator,
Porat the festival was created to show
off the diversity that exists within the body of students who attend the Interdisciplinary Center
Herzilya. All of the students were invited to create a booth of their home country and to include
free information, foods and activities. At the festival, eighteen countries set up booths in the main
courtyard complete with laminated banners and exotic fares. Traditional foods such as “Indiera”
bread from Eritrea and an arrangement of fabulous cakes from Austria were available for sale. The
United States offered hot dogs and chewy chocolate chip cookies
cookies. Some,
Some such as Ecuador,
Ecuador sold
crafts native to the country, and many of the countries made cold native drinks to help ease the
warm summer day.
Each country was allotted fifteen minutes to play their favorite music from their home countries,
as well as an opportunity to showcase special activities performed traditionally from their
homeland. The Phillipinos stole the crowd with their customary fighting routines and Canada did
a short hockey demonstration.
demonstration Onlookers were both entertained and educated about the unique
cultures of each of the participating countries.
Only at an international school is there the opportunity to learn about other countries first
hand from individuals native to them. This cultural immersion occurs on a daily basis,
simply by the natural interactions between students. However, the festival allowed
attendees to experience the true flavors of each represented country through food, music
and activities. Brochures were also available at every stand to give individuals a more
informative look at the featured locations. The festival proved to be an incredible success as
thousands of students from both the RRIS and the Israeli program came through, had a
great time and, whether they wanted to or not, learned about the home-countries of their
friends and classmates.
2nd
Maya Oren, USA
year, Sammy Ofer School of Communications RRIS
GRADUATION NIGHT AT THE RECANATI
FAMILY’S HOUSE
MAY 25TH 2010
The first thing I noticed was how beautiful everybody looked. The suits, the tuxedo’s, and of
course, the dresses. At first there was mingling with friends, and maybe even with people you
have just met. But everyone was there for the same reason; we were all soon to be graduates of the
RRIS, and this night was for us. After everyone (or at least most of us) arrived, it was time for the
opening speeches from Jonathan Davis and Professor Uriel Reichman. The party then officially
opened,
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could quench my thirst. After everybody had eaten (and some of us still were), we had some more
speeches from representatives of each of the schools in the RRIS, and that is when I found out that
there was also dessert, which was even more amazing than the main course. The evening then
went on until finally it was time to go home. But we didn’t leave empty handed, we were given
something
g to remember our days
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proudly
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go, and whenever I’m feeling a little cold.
Or Dvir, Zambia
3rd year, Efi Arazi School of Computer Science
RRIS
A NIGHT OF IDOL WORSHIP
APRIL 17TH 2010
.
On the night of May 17th at the Stopa Junior in southern Tel Aviv a
performance was held that was the first of its kind.
kind Spearheaded by
Business student Ella Ran and produced by Communications student
Daniel Gindis, the IDC Idol was meant to be an event which
displayed talent, provided a memorable evening and served a good
cause. With the money from the event going to provide tuition fees
for students who wouldn’t otherwise have the means, many were
happy to pay to come to the final of the student singing competition.
Following Youtube video auditions and after two weeks of practice
with professional pianist Shachar Fleisher, the contestants from the
RRIS and IDC Israeli school were ready for their big night.
Even so, with songs and performances ready, no singing competition
would be complete without a panel of commenting judges. IDC Idol
had possibly the most qualified judging panel in musical presentation
history. This honored panel consisted of rock singer Daniel Solomon,
sound mixer master Carmiel Lifshitz, musical prodigy and IDC band
guitarist Adam Broza and musicology connoisseur and Head of the
RRIS Jonathan Davis.
With RRIS stars such as the engaging Irad Strauss, the riveting
Saphira Tessler, the melodic Naomi Winkler, the folk friendly Dora
Koranyi, the fortissimo Yoni Strano and others, the cast was rife with
RRIS talent.
powerful rendition of
The crowd reeled in awe to the intense and p
“Because of you” by Ilana Gindis. The audience swayed as the
Kentucky country Terra Kornberg sang her original song "Love your
life” and Carmel Hollander’s cover of the Beatles song “I want to
hold your hand” brought tears to some eyes in the audience.
”I was really impressed by the singers”, said Rachel Keyes, a 2nd year
communications student. “Each one was better than the next, there
y different styles
y “.
were so many
”I really love melody and song”, said Ben Amiri, a classmate of
Rachel’s. “When I think of the diatonic, grazioso and melodia of
everyone that night I am amazed time and again. I truly never knew
my classmates could do anything that well, especially sing“.
By night’s end the winner, by vote of crowd, was Georgian native
Ayala Eligoola with the winning song of "Je t'aime” which is Belgian
for “I love you”. There was such a feeling of care, quality and
appreciation for the efforts with which the night ended leaving
everyone in anticipation of the next IDC Idol to come in 2011.
Daniel Gindis, USA
3rd year,
Sammy Ofer School of Communications, RRIS
PHILOSOPHY CLUB
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course, but I did know, somehow, that it was important for me to go there. I walked
off with an impression that I had received what I was out to receive- not answers, as I
had thought originally, but actually more questions.
I think what I understood from this first session is that wisdom has to do with asking
questions perhaps more importantly than finding answers.
Hmmm… Asking questions… But...isn't that something that everyone can do? Precisely,
everyone can do it! This is an important element in Plato
Plato'ss teaching - wisdom lies
within. We've covered several topics, and rather than just me giving you a laundry
list of all that we've touched on, let me tell you about my impression: it felt like this
is the place I wanted to be: Class, yes. IDC, yes. Intelligent people, yes. But what was
very different, and special, was the sense that here time and space were used
differently- the energy didn't just flow one way from the teacher to the students...but
really across all of us. How the teacher achieved this atmosphere was due to a skillful
switching between speech and silence, leading and letting go, asking and telling.
There was no pressure to make sure you remember everything or understand everything.
everything
Refreshments were waiting for us, when we had a small break- allowing for both a
shmooz and a nosh.
Until next week we were asked to undertake some practical exercises. The reason it's
called practical philosophy is because it's philosphy in practice and through practice.
I think it can give me a lot. Looking forward to next time...
Yehuda Selligmann,
Selligmann Germany
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy
M.A Diplomacy
RRIS
COLOMBIA AGAINST TERRORISM
IDC FOR PEACE
APRIL 26TH 2010
On Monday 26th of April, Colombian Military attaché Colonel Oscar Cote and his
assistant Staff Sergeant Orozco, presented to a group of 18 IDC-RRIS Spanish
speaking students the situation of the struggle of Colombia against terrorism,
guerrillas and the drug trade from the military point of view. A short film was
showed followed by a conference and a Q&A session where the students asked
informed and important questions that ranged from human rights and social action
issues, hostages, topics on legalization of drugs and violence to strategic, tactical
and diplomatic issues and differences between the Colombian and the IsraelPalestinian conflicts.
This event had the authorization and support
pp
of the Academic Authorities of the IDC
and the Lauder School and was done by the initiative of the students Janiel
Melamed (MA Gov. Counter-Terrorism) and Ilan Ghitelman (BA Government).
The RRIS provided full logistical support and guidance to the initiative from the
beginning. There are 90 students from Latin America in the RRIS and a few more in
the programs taught in Hebrew.
Janiel Melamed, Colombia
Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy
M.A Counter-Terrorism
RRIS
IDC FFL TEAM…
I created the IDC Flag Football League (IDC FFL) for 3
reasons: 1. To introduce intramural, extracurricular activities to
the campus, 2. To bring IDC students from all over the world
onto one field, and 3. To have fun in an amateur, nonprofessional fashion. The IDC FFL hosts players from the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Israel, Colombia, Turkey, and Chile. It
definitely took some work to get this league started. I started off
with setting up drafting stands in front of the Cafeteria. Once I
got a weighty list of players, I approached Jonathan Davis and
Merav Atar from the RRIS, who happily agreed to sponsor my
league by paying for equipment, insurance, and uniforms. My
biggest challenge was getting a field in Herzliya for the IDC FFL
to play on. I worked on and off with the Herzliya Stadium
Manager until he agreed to rent us the field across from the
Herzliya Mall for a fair price. The only thing we had to sacrifice
was soccer cleats. But, it was worth it. The IDC FFL now meets
every Monday night to play competitive, organized games and to
have fun.
Zev Marmorstein
Marmorstein, USA
year, Lauder School of
Government, Diplomacy and
Strategy
RRIS
2nd
RRIS DRAMA CLUB
THEY DO IT FOR THE STARDUST…
The IDC Drama Club was founded with a vision to infuse more dazzle and theatricality
onto the IDC campus
campus. It was set up by two second
second-year
year students: a Business
student from the RRIS (Raz Ashrov) and a Psychology student from the Hebrew
program (Shlomit Avni).
Since its fledgling beginnings, the Drama club has had the support and encouragement
of the RRIS as well as the Aguda. Both are equally keen about student initiatives
that foster interaction and plain old camaraderie between Hebrew and English
speakers.
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So what goes on in Drama Club meetings?
The club meets once a week for two and half hours of monologues, dualogues, scenes
and improvisations. Lessons are conducted by two professional teachers (Niv Raz
and Uli Sternberg) that own ‘Technica’, a school that coaches aspiring film actors.
Despite
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p of p
potential),
) Niv and
Uli demand that texts be memorized and that costumes be worn. Currently the club
has fifteen members.
Whether playing a seductive Spaniard or an unsympathetic psychologist, our members
share one crucial trait... they don’t mind embarassing themselves every once in a
while!
The Drama club allows us to break away from our daily routine and enjoy ourselves,
after all... “All the world’s a stage”.
Kayla Robbins, USA
& Raz Ashrov, Nairobi
nd
2 year, Arison School of Business
RRIS
IDC PHYSICS CLUB
The IDC Physics Club is meant to present the most important ideas in physics in a way
that is easy to understand. I believe that when physics is presented in the right format,
most people find it fascinating. We live in a world that is wonderfully complex, full of
mysteries, and surprisingly understandable.
The club began as an idea of mine to have a place at IDC where people who are
interested in science could meet and talk. The idea g
grew from there, and today
y we have
over 40 members. The RRIS and Student Union provided the financing and support
needed for success.
We are lucky to have Mr. Ami Steiner, a physics teacher at IDC, as our lecturer. His
presentations are informative, entertaining, and do not involve any mathematics. He
also focuses on the scientists themselves, and on the philosophy behind the theories.
So far we have had lectures on the evolution of the universe,, the nature of matter,,
numbers, and Einstein's relativity. A very nice aspect of the club is that students can
request that certain topics be addressed in future lectures, and in this way the meetings
become very engaging.
I am also very grateful for all the hard work that Omri Ariav has put into making sure
the project succeeded, and to Kelly de Groot for her masterfully constructed posters.
The club will continue next y
year with the same team,, and a new administrator. Anyone
y
is welcome to join the IDC Physics Club on Facebook, and be a part of this exciting
adventure.
Sincerely,
Founder Enrique Liht, Mexico
3RD year, Arison School of Business
RRIS
THE IDC INTERNATIONAL DANCE
COMPANY
The International Dance Company came out of the notion that dance should be
for everyone. After a semester at IDC, four first-year psychology students
decided to begin a group that could strengthen dance technique and
performance skills. At the same time, it would be open to everyone, even
dancers with no experience or who hadn't danced for years. In its first year, the
Company explored modern jazz and hip hop
hop, and next year will expand its
repertoire to include musical theater, African and more. The classes are taught
by the teachers at Studio B, as well as interested group members, who have a
chance to teach their own warm-ups and create their own choreography.
The class format is 15 minutes of warm-up, 45 minutes of technique and
strengthening and 30 minutes of choreography. Levels offered are beginners
and advanced
advanced, with the advanced dancers offered the opportunity to perform at
the end of second semester. The classes take place at a subsidized price at
Studio B in Herzliya Pituach, a nationally-known studio with well-accomplished
teachers of all genres of dance. We begin again in the fall, and are looking
forward to seeing new faces at the studio!
You can contact The International Dance Company at
th i t d
theinterdance@gmail.com
@
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E. Michal Willinger, USA
1st year, New School of Psychology, RRIS
TZAHAL (IDF) INTRODUCTION NIGHT
OR
“TZAHAL” FOR DUMMIES...
MARCH 11TH 2010
On March 11th, IDC students gathered to attend an Army information session
conducted by Lieutenant Colonel Avi Ziv. While Army service in Israel is compulsory,
most IDC students studying at the International School are not obliged to serve.
Nevertheless, the sole topic of the session was “the enrollment of a ‘lone soldier’ into
the Israeli Defence Force.
Force
The IDC is a university where students from every corner of the world
get together to study, live and experience Israel. While these three years at the IDC
have a beginning and an end, the indescribable bond to this country lasts. Therefore
some graduates decide to give further meaning to this by serving as an Israeli soldier.
The session itself was conducted in Hebrew by the Lieutenant Colonel
who was accompanied by another 4 officers and escorted by Jonathan Davis (Head of
the RRIS) and Odeya Artzi (Absorption Coordinator and the initiator of the event). An
informative talk was held describing army enrollment and the possibilities of
graduates in the IDF. Possibilities ranged from combat units to special programs
meant for students with a degree. Ambiguities were removed and a long Q-A
discussion followed. Most questions involved the requirements needed by the Army to
be enrolled in certain programs i.e. Intelligence, army spokesman’s unit etc... Over
and over fluency of the Hebrew language was emphasized
emphasized. Furthermore
Furthermore, the
Lieutenant made clear that the army is an apparatus that relies on its ability to acquire
the right people for the right job; people tend to find their path in the army. At the end
of the discussion the President of the IDC Prof. Uriel Reichman appeared and shared
inspiring words and his profound pride of future IDC alumni serving in the IDF.
I personally want to thank Odeya for the help, assistance and inspiration that
she gave me and my fellow students in making future decisions that will distinguish
them as people and will hopefully contribute to the country.
3RD
Daniel Haven, Holland
year, Lauder School of Government,
Diplomacy and Strategy
RRIS