BGU & YOU | NOVEMBER 2023

The immediate BGU community in Israel has some 30,000 members and their families – students, faculty, administrative and technical staff, retirees, emeriti, and others. Then there are our alumni, and no less important, the Negev community as a whole. We have suffered devastating losses in life. More than 500 families of university community members were forced to evacuate from their homes in the western Negev, usually with just the clothes on their back, and are now living in temporary housing in Eilat, the Dead Sea and other parts of the country. Thousands have been called up for reserve service, in some cases, leaving spouses with young children behind. We are doing our best to support all our communities and their resilience.

A Strong Community for a Stronger Negev

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