To celebrate Israel's 76th Independence Day, meet the people who exemplify Israeli resilience and are building toward a brighter future. EarthDanielle Abraham: Rebuilding Israel’s ruined farms LifeTalia Levanon: Helping to heal Israel’s trauma LifeYaron Waksman: Surfing as a healerLifeLorena Khateeb-Kizel: Druze activistLifeIsrael’s reserve soldiers: Saving Israel from disasterLifeCochav Elkayam-Levy: The voice of Hamas rape victimsLifeHanadi Sha’er: Campaigning for unityLifeYaniv Kusevitzky: Using soccer to bring normalcy to children LifeBen Sochman: Keeping the presses running at all costLifeShuki Taylor: Urging people to tell their storiesInnovationZiv Katzir: Using AI for a better futureLifeFleur Hassan-Nahoum: Fighting for a pluralistic JerusalemLifeRachel Goldberg-Polin: Fighting tirelessly to bring her son homeLifeTomer Dror & Shir Diner: Strengthening the home frontLifeDorit Admony Chasnoff: Organizing equipment and foodLifeHanan Alsanah: The Bedouin lawyer helping Oct. 7th victimsLifeBrothers and Sisters in Arms: Leading the volunteersLifeSylvan Adams: Rebuilding Israel better than everInnovationDror Bin: The man steering Israel’s high-tech shipLifeOded Ronen: Choreography for the missingLifeDr. Khalil Bakly: Advocating for a shared lifeLifeTali Groshaus: Helping the evacueesLifeMatan Peretz: reservist, comedianLifeDorit Gvili: Fighting to bring the Gaza hostages homeLifeJoseph Gitler: Feeding Israel and helping the farms LifeMishy Harman: Telling the Israel storyLifeZeev Engelmayer: Optimistic art-ivistInnovationErel Margalit: Healing the high-tech sectorLifeYocheved Kim Ruttenberg: Volunteer leaderLifeElla Rose Azaria: Swim coach, environmentalistLifeDavid Bedein: A warning voice on UNRWALifeHashoteret Az-Oolay: Handing out love at Israel’s civil protestsLifeNitzan Mintz and Dede Bandaid: Making people look twiceInnovationDr. Hagai Levine: Health champion InnovationSolomon Geveye: Blazing a high-tech trail for Ethiopian IsraelisLifeMohammad Darawshe: Helping to keep the peace LifeYael Yechieli: Supporting reservist familiesInnovationChen Linchevski, Gil Friedlander, Jason Wolf: Creating an Iron nationInnovationTalia Meital Schwartz-Tayri: melding tech and psychologyLifeTania Coen-Uzzielli: Finding solace in artInnovationProf. Daniel Chamovitz: Fostering unity in the southLifeSarale Shadmi Wortman: Community builderInnovationTasha Cohen: A traveling holistic clinic for soldiersLifeErez Kaganovitz: Humans of October 7thInnovationMor Assia and Shelly Hod Moyal: Investment angelsEarthMichal Levit: Cooking up culinary comfortLifeNitsana Darshan-Leitner: Using the law to fight terror LifeHadassa Goldberg: Helping through community Close popup Prev article Loader Next article