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Activist.
Volunteer.
MASA Participant. |
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Name |
Rachel Present |
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Age |
23 |
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Home |
Rochester, NY (USA) |
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Profession |
Student, activist |
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Hobbies or interests |
American politics, cooking |
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How did you find out about MASA? |
Rachel came to Israel after the war with Lebanon as a volunteer to help with Israel's recovery. Although she chose to participate in a MASA program, she chose not to apply for a MASA scholarship. |
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In her own words |
"Every dollar I'd get from MASA would mean a dollar less for someone else who really needed it. I came to Israel out of commitment. As Elie Wiesel once said 'I may not live in Israel but I can't live without it.' " |
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Future plans |
Work on Capital Hill in Washington DC |
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MASA program |
Otzma |
As an Otzma participant, Rachel was working with Druze, Arab-Israeli, Palestinian, Christian and Jewish children in the pediatric oncology ward at Haifa's Rambam hospital.
She is just one of the many MASA participants making a difference in Israel this year.
Read more about Rachel and the work she is doing here.
Photos Credit: Naftali Hilger
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