To celebrate Israel's 76th Independence Day, meet the people who exemplify Israeli resilience and are building toward a brighter future. LifeRachel Goldberg-Polin: Fighting tirelessly to bring her son homeEarthDanielle Abraham: Rebuilding Israel’s ruined farms LifeCochav Elkayam-Levy: The voice of Hamas rape victimsLifeHanadi Sha’er: Campaigning for unityLifeIsrael’s reserve soldiers: Saving Israel from disasterLifeYaron Waksman: Surfing as a healerLifeLorena Khateeb-Kizel: Druze activistLifeTalia Levanon: Helping to heal Israel’s trauma LifeBen Sochman: Keeping the presses running at all costLifeDr. Khalil Bakly: Advocating for a shared lifeLifeTali Groshaus: Helping the evacueesLifeMatan Peretz: reservist, comedianLifeHanan Alsanah: The Bedouin lawyer helping Oct. 7th victimsLifeTomer Dror & Shir Diner: Strengthening the home frontLifeDorit Admony Chasnoff: Organizing equipment and foodLifeYaniv Kusevitzky: Using soccer to bring normalcy to children LifeBrothers and Sisters in Arms: Leading the volunteersLifeSylvan Adams: Rebuilding Israel better than everLifeMohammad Darawshe: Helping to keep the peace LifeDorit Gvili: Fighting to bring the Gaza hostages homeLifeOded Ronen: Choreography for the missingLifeShuki Taylor: Urging people to tell their storiesInnovationZiv Katzir: Using AI for a better futureLifeFleur Hassan-Nahoum: Fighting for a pluralistic JerusalemLifeJoseph Gitler: Feeding Israel and helping the farms LifeNitzan Mintz and Dede Bandaid: Making people look twiceInnovationDr. Hagai Levine: Health champion InnovationDror Bin: The man steering Israel’s high-tech shipLifeMishy Harman: Telling the Israel storyLifeElla Rose Azaria: Swim coach, environmentalistLifeDavid Bedein: A warning voice on UNRWALifeHashoteret Az-Oolay: Handing out love at Israel’s civil protestsLifeYocheved Kim Ruttenberg: Volunteer leaderLifeZeev Engelmayer: Optimistic art-ivistInnovationSolomon Geveye: Blazing a high-tech trail for Ethiopian IsraelisInnovationErel Margalit: Healing the high-tech sectorLifeYael 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 artLifeNitsana Darshan-Leitner: Using the law to fight terror LifeSarale 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 comfortInnovationProf. Daniel Chamovitz: Fostering unity in the southLifeHadassa Goldberg: Helping through community Close popup Prev article Loader Next article
