BGU & YOU | Spring 2025

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OCT 2024 A parlor meeting at the home of Raymond Nasser, who recently participated in Halutz cohort IV, and has already become actively involved in our initiatives. The participants were Jewish businesspeople and educators from the São Paulo community, Brazil, aiming to learn about and develop connections with BGU

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OCT 2024 Commemoration for October 7 in Front of the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland The Swiss Friends of Ben Gurion University took part in an October 7 commemorative event organized by a coalition of associations outside the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. Drawing approximately 1,000 attendees, the gathering called for the immediate release of hostages. During the event, Lionel Halpérin addressed the crowd, highlighting BGU’s wartime efforts and stressing the urgent need to secure the hostages’ freedom.

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OCT 2024 Presentation of Argentinian Friends’ Ben-Gurion Peace Award 2024 to Former President of Uruguay Dr. Julio Maria Sanguinetti The award ceremony took place in the Golden Hall of Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, attended by ambassadors from Israel, the United States, India, Uruguay, as well as national, city, and community authorities. Recognition was also given to distinguished figures in the fields of science, society, politics, and journalism.

Nava Rubenzadeh, left, President of the Association of Argentinian Friends of BGU with former Uruguayan President Julio Maria Sanguinetti, 2024 Ben-Gurion Peace Award honoree. Photo: Iton Gadol

Lionel Halpérin, President, Swiss Friends of BGU, addressing the crowd in front of the UN, in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: Comité Ha7