BGU & YOU | Spring 2025

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FEB 2025 2025 Houston Annual Benefit Now in its 21st year, the event, formerly known as Kosher Extravaganza , was rebranded as the 2025 Annual Houston Benefit and held at Congregation Beth Yeshurun. Prof. Dorit Nitzan and BGU medical student reservist Noa Shuker shared powerful stories of resilience amid Israel’s ongoing war. A4BGU CEO Doug Seserman also addressed the audience at the dinner.

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JAN 2025 Jeff Kaye (Vice President BGU), together with Arielle Herzog Hadida (BGU Representative to Switzerland), present a gift to Yves Brunschweig, the President of Keren Hayessod Suisse Romande during KH Switzerland’s annual gala in Geneva, in gratitude for help received for BGU’s emergency campaign

L-R: A4BGU CEO Doug Seserman, Prof. Alon Friedman, A4BGU’s Director of Development Eve Rubinstein, Sandy and Arlene Remz, Patricia Kalmans and Michael Ozer. Photo: Doug Seserman

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JAN 2025 Our Brains After October 7 with Prof. Alon Friedman, Newton Centre Longtime A4BGU supporters Dr. Michael Ozer and Patricia Kalmans hosted an intimate parlor meeting in the Boston area, spotlighting BGU’s neuroscience research. Prof. Alon Friedman led a compelling discussion on brain disorders and the impact of stress, connecting his research to post October 7 trauma and resilience. Guests deeply valued his insights, shaped by years of studying stress in the Gaza border area.