Birthright Bar Mitzvah Celebrated in Haifa
Date: 06/08/2012 |
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Taglit - also known as the Birthright Israel program - is celebrating its Bar Mitzvah (13th anniversary). To mark the occasion, more than 500 current participants came to Technion where they heard two lectures from dynamic faculty who are both immigrants to Israel: Dr. Josue Sznitman of Technion's Faculty of Biomedical Engineering and Prof. Mark Talesnick of the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Talesnick spoke about Technion's Engineers Without Borders outreach program that he initiated and Sznitman discussed his cutting-edge research.
Albert Sweet, of Los Angeles, CA, has been one of Technion's generous supporters for many years as well as a supporter of the Birthright program. Through an initiative he started a few years ago Birthright participants are brought to Technion to get a sense of Technion's contribution to Israel's becoming a high-technology superpower and a critical player in helping drive Israel's economy, medical research and security.
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