23/02/2010 Finding Jobs, And Hope, For Ethiopian Gen-Xers An interview with Yifat Ovadiaby Gary Rosenblatt
This is a story about how one individual can make a difference in effecting societal change, but the subtext is the reality of a culture where discrimination is so ingrained. The saga of the Ethiopian aliyah is both heroic and troubling. It includes the dramatic rescue of thousands of people virtually overnight as part of Operation Solomon in 1991 — truly remarkable. But it also includes the disturbing statistics since then that indicate a widening social, economic and educational gap between Ethiopians and other Israelis...
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Get out there and volunteer! says Amos Sapir, Chairman of Standard & Poor's Maalot and one of the founding members of the organization. He gets around, knows everyone, and pulls every string possible in order to help "Olim Together Bandelay Woodelay" achieve its goals and remain stable and productive. All this is done out of pure Zionism, outside of the spotlight. |
We Are the Ones to Leverage Ourselves says Eti Yaacov, (Graduate of first participants group 2007) With a Bachelor degree in economics and a Master's degree in finance and international relations, she is currently employed in a senior position in the Central Bureau for Statistics in Jerusalem. She would like to pursue a PhD in the near future |
