Balancing Civilian and Military Life, Inbal Fishbein Remains Determined to Graduate
Inbal Fishbein, 24, who is studying law with a minor in education at University of Haifa, has served about 200 days of reserve duty since the beginning of the Swords of Iron War as a fighter and commander in the IDF’s Home Front Command.
Building bridges in a year marked by tension
Marcus Mesherky has spent his time at University of Haifa not only completing his degree in biomedical sciences, but fostering meaningful connections even when political tensions make it challenging to do so.
First-generation university student pursues her dream in Haifa
Orjwan Ghraba is starting a new and exciting chapter in her life as she begins her studies at University of Haifa, where she is earning a degree in Human Services and Sociology. Ghraba, who is from the small village of Reineh in northern Israel, is not letting her status as a first-generation university student deter her from finding academic success.
For Alyssa Eisenstein, University of Haifa is a living laboratory for peacebuilding pursuits
When Alyssa Eisenstein decided to pursue a Master of Arts in Peace & Conflict Management at University of Haifa’s International School, she had a clear idea of what was to come.
Josh Buchalter goes from unaware about Israel to raising awareness on social media
By Jacob Kamaras The newly minted graduate from University of Haifa International School has used his academic experience as a launching pad for building a following on Instagram, where he shares Israel-related analysis. It’s a far cry from growing up in South Africa without a Jewish community. Growing up in Knysna, a remote town in […]
Burning the Candle on Both Ends: Noy Keren’s Surreal First Year at University of Haifa
Noy Keren was very much looking forward to her new life at University of Haifa. The Ramat Gan native quit her job as a market research analyst in central Israel and was eager to embark on her new life in the north as a law student at the University.
Behind the scenes of a student-reservist’s post-October 7 journey
Growing up in Potomac, Maryland, Sagy Amar would often hear stories about the IDF service of his father and grandfather. “I never thought I could be Israeli without defending my homeland,” says Amar, a second-year undergraduate at University of Haifa who is pursuing his BA in Political Science and Jewish History. “It was very clear to me since I was young that I’d enlist in the IDF.”
ALUMNI SERIES: A Druze restauranteur in New York does things ‘the Israeli way’
University of Haifa alumna Gazala Halabi, who opened Gazala’s Place on the Upper West Side, dishes on her recipe for success. It’s not often that a chef hailing from a village of 18,000 people finds success in the culinary capital of the world. But that’s exactly what Gazala Halabi from Israel’s Daliat el-Carmel did when […]
Druze chutzpah and food in New York City’s Upper West Side
By NOA AMOUYAL Published: MAY 14, 2023 01:15 Jerusalem Post A female Israeli Druze chef brought a touch of chutzpah and tasty food from Daliat el-Carmel to the world’s biggest stage and became a household name. It takes a lot of chutzpah to open a restaurant serving ethnic cuisine in New York City – arguably […]
University of Haifa: Shared Society Is Blossoming in Haifa
By Jacob Kamaras and Noa Amouyal | April 19, 2023 Haaretz While pessimism is many people’s first instinct when it comes to the prospect of resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict, University of Haifa is comprised of optimists who are using its living laboratory in northern Israel to pioneer a model for shared society Israel’s most diverse […]
