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MME 2024 The Montreal Main Event in June 2024 profiled the incredible work done by BGU’s Yazamut 360° Entrepreneurship Center and launched the Quebec-Israel Universities Entrepreneurship Fund to encourage joint programming between Quebec universities and BGU.

L-R: Jeff Kaye, Gadi Bahat, Dana Gavish-Fridman (Founder & CEO Yazamut 360° Entrepreneurship Center), Andrea Freedman (CEO, BGU Canada) Peggi Cohen Rabinovitch, Mickael Kanfi and Simon Bensimon. Photo: Howard Kay

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JUN 2024 Remarkable Resilience and the Way Forward, Detroit A4BGU hosted Remarkable Resilience and the Way Forward events during BGU Vice President Jeff Kaye’s visit to Metro Detroit, joined by student reservist Alon Jacobs. Through powerful personal and community stories, they shared the ongoing impact of October 7

and emphasized BGU’s vital role as the Negev’s anchor institution and a driving force for Israel’s future. Events were held at the following venues: Jewish Federation Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Temple Israel, West Bloomfield, Michigan, and Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, Southfield, Michigan.

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JUL 2024 Remarkable Resilience and the Way Forward, Aspen A4BGU carried Remarkable Resilience and the Way Forward into summer with a standout event at Aspen’s Chabad JCC, featuring Jeff Kaye, Doug Seserman, and BGU student reservists Eliyahu Green and Shaked Ben Shushan.

Jeff Kaye addresses the Aspen crowd with BGU student reservists Eliyahu Green and Shaked Ben Shushan for Remarkable Resilience. Photo: Jilli Spear