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A Night On The Front Line: Soldiers' Stories March 8, 2010 | 07:00:00pm | The House (469 Eglinton Avenue East, 2nd Floor) Join us as soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces share their incredible stories about serving in the army and living in Israel.Our speakers have all participated in Taglit-Birthright Israel trips with Canadian groups. They are visiting Toronto as part of Canada Israel Experience’s Reverse Mifgash program, which brings Israeli soldiers who participated on Birthright Israel trips to Canada to interact with and learn about the Canadian Jewish community. For more information, please see the speaker bios below (for security reasons, soldier’s last names have been omitted): Staff Sergeant Natan- Special Forces Maglan Unit Natan was born and raised in Jerusalem. Natan is the eldest in his family and has two younger sisters. He is 21 years old. Natan enjoys reading and travelling. He currently serves in the Maglan unit. This is a Special Forces reconnaissance ground unit that specializes in operating secret missiles behind enemy lines. This unit was started in the 80's from within the Air Force Long Range Reconnaissance Special Forces. Lieutenant Noam – Israel Air Force Noam was born and raised in Ya’ad, a village in the Galilee. He currently lives in Tel Aviv with friends. He is 25 years old. Noam is the youngest of four brothers. Before joining the army he volunteered for a year working at Ein Gedi Field School as a guide. Noam enjoys sports and playing the piano. Noam completed a degree of Bachelor of Arts in economics while serving in the army. He currently serves in the Air Force as a helicopter pilot. Second Lieutenant Tal - Military Intelligence Branch Tal was born and raised in Ma’as, a village in the Sharon area. He currently lives in Ranana. He is 21 years old and has a younger brother. During high school Tal enjoyed his time playing tennis, reading and spending time with friends. He is a fourth generation Israeli and comes from a family with a successful military background. Today, Tal serves in the Military Intelligence Branch. For more information contact Lior at lcyngiser@ujafed.org. Presented in partnership with The House and Hillel of Greater Toronto. << Go Back to See All Events | Forward to a Friend |
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