The Technion’s story has been intertwined with Israel’s for more than a century, from laying the foundations for a new nation to shaping its future.
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Ido Han is pursuing his M.D. in the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, where he is a research assistant in Professor Sara Selig’s Laboratory for Molecular Medicine. He is also a 2023 Ilene & Steve Berger Technion Visiting Fellow, meeting with ATS supporters in the southeastern cities of the United States. The goal of his research is to explore whether a mutation that had never been described before caused a little girl to develop the genetic syndrome ICF2 (autosomal recessive immunodeficiency-centromeric instability-facial anomalies), which is characterized by immunodeficiency, intellectual deficit, and facial dysmorphism. Ido was born in the…
Maya Goldshlager is an undergraduate in the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering focused in two areas: signal analysis, and biomechanics and fluids. She is also a 2023 Ilene & Steve Berger Technion Visiting Fellow, meeting with ATS supporters in the Northeast United States. Maya is attracted to the field of biomedical engineering for its breadth of subject areas and its many paths forward. For example, in April and May 2022 she participated in two biomedical hackathons where she created prototypes of new medical tools for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and urinary tract infections (UTI), respectively. The UTI project won third…
Roni Goldin ’22 is a master’s candidate in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering and a 2023 Ilene & Steve Berger Technion Visiting Fellow meeting with ATS supporters in the western coast of the United States. He is researching hypergolic ignition of kerosene-based gel fuel and hydrogen peroxide in rocket motors in the David I.A. Fine Rocket Propulsion Center, with the hope of developing advanced, environmentally friendly rocket propulsion technology. Roni was chosen to become a member of the “Silon” excellence program, a part of the Atuda Program. Atuda is a joint academic-military initiative that allows select students to study prior…
Aviram Avital ’18, M.S. ’20 is a Ph.D. candidate in the Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, pursuing his degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and a Technion MBA. He is also affiliated with the Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute at the Technion. A 2023 Ilene & Steve Berger Technion Visiting Fellow, Aviram met with ATS supporters in the southeastern United States. Aviram was born and raised in Qiryat Bialik, a periphery town near Haifa, and currently lives in Nesher, close to the Technion campus. He served in the Israel Defense Forces’ Armored Corps – first as a combat soldier and then in…
‘I can be a stand-up guy again’: Valley veteran regains ability to walk with new technology Richard Neider walks around Touchstone Rehabilitation with a big smile on his face. He has spent the past two months learning how to walk again with the use of the ReWalk Exoskeleton. “During Operation Iraqi Freedom I sustained a spinal cord injury that took my walking away,” Neider said. Life in a wheelchair was a big adjustment for Neider. Over the past 10 years, the Army veteran has learned to adapt – thinking he’d never walk again… until now.
American Technion Society – New England Presents Boston Business Council Meeting With Maya Kaduri ’17, M.S.’19 and Dean Zadok ’19 In February 2022, ATS New England and the Boston Business Council joined forces for an interactive discussion with Maya Kaduri ’17, M.S.’19, a Ph.D. candidate in the Wolfson Faculty of Chemical Engineering, and Dean Zadok ’19, a master’s student […]
Amnon Leibowitz, head of the Technion Construction & Maintenance Division, is also a Lt. Col. with the Israeli Home Front Command who has been helping with global rescue and recovery missions for 20+ years. As part of the Israeli delegation helping with search and rescue after the Surfside, FL condo collapse, he met and befriended Micaela Naibryf, whose brother, Ilan, perished in the tragedy. Amnon and Micaela ran the 2021 NYC Marathon together, in tribute to Ilan, and in honor of first responders all over the world.
Every so often the Technion is fortunate enough to receive support from parents, children, and even grandchildren of the same family. Since each generation has a different perspective on giving, this multigenerational approach embraces individual motivations and helps ensure continued philanthropy for years to come. Such is the case with Technion graduates Joseph Newman ’67, M.S. ’68, and his son, Amir Neeman MBA ’02. Joseph Newman grew up without means and is now in the position to give back. In July 2021, he made an extremely generous contribution to the Technion as thanks for a scholarship some 50-plus years ago…
Pictured above: Dori Brown and her sister Judi Gottesman Doris “Dori” Brown San Diego, California The Technion became Dori Brown’s cause of choice after taking a friend to an American Technion Society (ATS) event. She and her late sister Judi Gottesman invited their friend, suffering from early onset of Parkinson’s, to hear Technion Professor Emeritus Moussa Youdim speak about his then-breakthrough drug for the condition. Prof. Youdim later arranged for her to get the medication (Azilect ®), “and she is still playing golf now, at least 20 years later,” said Ms. Brown. “That was such a miracle to us, that…
Modern-day Israel was built by hardworking pioneers, people like Avraham Ashkenazi ’66, M.S. ’72. Fleeing war-torn Europe, he studied engineering at the Technion and forged the nation’s infrastructure and industry. After a successful career in Israel, Iran, and the U.S., Mr. Ashkenazi can now pull back — and give back. He and his late wife Patricia have contributed to numerous causes, including Friends of the IDF, Jewish Film Festival, Israel Guide Dog Center, Chabad Beth El, and other synagogues in Hampton Roads, Va., near his home in Norfolk. But the American Technion Society holds a special allure. “The Technion is…
Eden Ayaso, 25, was born in Israel after her parents made aliyah from Ethiopia. She grew up in a difficult neighborhood in Hadera. Her father bought her and her three siblings a computer so that they would stay inside and play. Eden was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes when she was in fifth grade, but this did not stop her from excelling in school and fighting to be accepted into the army. Her iron will and determination to succeed were nurtured by Atidim as she rose to excellence as a Technion computer science major. Eden’s parents went from a rural village…
Even 20 years later, the words ring loud and clear in Hila Rubenstein’s ears. “You got in? But you’re not good at math!” As a sixth grader, Rubenstein studied hard to test into a prestigious private school. She was elated when she learned she passed the tests and was accepted. But that joy quickly faded when she told her math teacher. Today, Rubenstein is completing her Ph.D. at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, after completing a bachelor’s and master’s degree at the Technion and serving in the Israeli Defense Forces’ Intelligence Elite Unit 8200. Yet it was clear…