Read much more about each of these exemplary Israelis through the articles published by Israel21C, below.

Danielle Abraham: Rebuilding Israel’s Ruined Farms
On October 7^th, Hamas terrorists destroyed farms in the Gaza border area, impacting 70 percent of Israel’s fresh produce. Danielle Abraham, executive director of Volcani International Partnerships, immediately established ReGrow Israel to not only help rehabilitate the ruined farms, but also bring new innovation to the sector.

Talia Levanon: Helping to Heal Israel’s Trauma
AS CEO of the Israel Trauma Coalition Talia Levanon’s goal post October 7^th, is to help the people of Israel prioritize strength over victimhood.

Yaron Waksman: Surfing as A Healer
Yaron Waksman has won several awards as the cofounder and CEO of HaGal Sheli, an Israeli nonprofit transforming the lives of at-risk youth and special communities. Following October 7^th, he and his organization provided care for over 1,000 evacuees, released hostages, veterans, and Supernova Festival survivors.

Lorena Khateeb-Kizel: Druze Activist
Lorena Khateeb-Kizel is a Druze Israeli social activist and recipient of awards from the Ministry of Education and the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, among others. Since October 7, she has been creating trilingual content about Hamas crimes against innocent Israelis.

Israel’s Reserve Soldiers: Saving Israel from Disaster
When war broke out in Israel, 360,000 reserve soldiers dropped everything in an instant to come and help their country.

Cochav Elkayam-Levy: The voice of Hamas Rape Victims
Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy, an attorney and expert in international law, gender, and human rights defense, heads the Civil Commission on October 7 Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children.

Hanadi Sha’er: Campaigning for Unity
Hanadi Sha'er, 33, is the first Arab woman to work in policy promotion at the national government level, after leading and managing frameworks for young women at risk from the Arab society in the Negev. Today at AJEEC-NISPED, she helps local communities cope with the aftermath of October 7^th.

Yaniv Kusevitzky: Using soccer to bring normalcy to children
As CFO of the Equalizer, Yaniv Kusevitzky has been using soccer to help change the lives of underprivileged youngsters from all sectors of Israeli society for many years. Since October 7^th, the organization has bringing normalcy back into their lives, and helping often-traumatized children displaced from their homes.

Ben Sochman: Keeping The Presses Running At All Cost
Ben Sochman, CEO of Be’eri Print, spent 18 hours with his family trapped in a so-called “safe room” of his Kibbutz Be’eri home on October 7^th. Just one week later, he and his team reopened the main business on which the community’s livelihood depends, in a true example of Israeli resilience.

Shuki Taylor: Urging People to Tell Their Stories
Shuki Taylor, the founder and CEO of M2: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education, says that in the face of loss and pain, we can cultivate resilience by taking control over our own stories and narratives.

Ziv Katzir: Using Ai for A Better Future
Israel’s top artificial intelligence policymaker says innovation is crucial to post-October 7^th rebuilding efforts to create better services for all Israeli citizens.

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum: Fighting for a Pluralistic Jerusalem
Having immigrated to Israel from Gibraltar over 20 years ago, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum is the Jerusalem Deputy Mayor for Foreign Relations, Economic Development and Tourism, as well as cofounder of the UAE-Israel Business Council and the Gulf Israel Women’s Forum.

Rachel Goldberg-Polin: Fighting Tirelessly to Bring Her Son Home
Rachel Goldberg-Polin has spent every day since her son Hersh’s kidnapping by Hamas on October 7^th in an unflagging campaign to free her son and the other hostages. In April, Time Magazine selected her as one of the 100 most influential people of 2024.

Tomer Dror & Shir Diner: Strengthening the Home Front
Tomer Dror is the 37-year-old CEO of Lev Echad (One Heart), an organization building the resilience of Israeli society, the Jewish people and the Western world, through the deployment of volunteers in emergency situations. As the COO of One Heart, Shir Diner, 25, visited Ukraine 12 times and led emergency delegations to Turkey and Morocco, before taking on the greatest challenge following October 7 in her home country.

Dorit Admony Chasnoff: Organizing Equipment and Food
Artist, spiritual mentor, cooking teacher and mother of four says that passion drove her to organize food, equipment and supplies for soldiers and displaced families after October 7^th.

Hanan Alsanah: The Bedouin Lawyer Helping Oct. 7^th Victims
Attorney Hanan Alsanah, director of the Center for Bedouin Women’s Rights, admits she nearly lost hope after the Hamas attack but instead threw herself into the aid effort helping Bedouin and Jewish victims alike.

Brothers And Sisters in Arms: Leading the Volunteers
Brothers and Sisters in Arms started out as a protest group, but on October 7^th, pivoted instantly to giving Israelis aid exactly where they needed it most – from evacuations to clothing and furniture drives, to feeding the needy, and helping the farmers. Their incredible and jaw-dropping volunteer response helped the country survive its toughest ever days.

Sylvan Adams: Rebuilding Israel Better Than Ever
Philanthropist and Israel advocate Sylvan Adams has instigated many large-scale projects that show off the beauty of Israel to international audience. Since the outbreak of war he is investing heavily in rebuilding the south, aiming to tackle international prejudices, and build a stronger Israel.

Dror Bin: The Man Steering Israel’s High-Tech Ship
As CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority, Dror Bin has never known normal times, but he’s convinced Israel can ride any storm. He cites Winston Churchill, who famously said: “Every crisis is an opportunity.”

Oded Ronen: Choreography for The Missing
Choreographer and political activist Oded Ronen is one of the leaders of the missing persons unit in the aftermath of October 7. He directed an animation video, "They are US," that went viral globally in 18 languages. He choreographed "The Missings" for Ulm Theater Ballet in Germany about human resilience in the missing persons unit.

Dr. Khalil Bakly: Advocating for A Shared Life
A longtime social and political activist, Dr. Khalil Bakly, one of the leaders of the HaBustan community in Nof HaGalil, is advocating for a shared Arab-Jewish life more intently than ever in the after of the October 7^th attack.

Tali Groshaus: Helping the Evacuees
As head of mission for Israel Emergency Response at IsraAID, Tali Groshaus usually focuses on projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. All that changed on October 7^th.

Matan Peretz: Reservist, Comedian
Returning from his Mexican vacation directly into war and army reserve service, comedian Matan Peretz uses social media to make us laugh at harsh moments while fighting for the truth.

Dorit Gvili: Fighting to Bring the Gaza Hostages Home
Since October 7^th, ad exec Dorit Gvili has made it her mission to make sure hostage families’ voices are heard, and the hostages in Gaza not forgotten.

Joseph Gitler: Feeding Israel and Helping the Farms
Joseph Gitler founded and runs Leket Israel, the largest food-rescue organization in Israel. Following October 7^th, Leket and its nonprofit partners evaluated the most pressing needs and reconfigured operations to offer emergency relief on multiple fronts.

Mishy Harman: Telling the Israel Story
Mishy Harman is the cofounder, host and CEO of Israel Story, the most listened-to Jewish and Israeli podcast in the world, with hundreds of thousands of listeners in more than 190 countries.

Zeev Engelmayer: Optimistic Art-Ivist
Zeev “Shoshke" Engelmayer's brightly colored postcards dedicated to the hostages in Gaza have captured our hearts in moments of shared pain and above all -- hope.

Erel Margalit: Healing the High-Tech Sector
Erel Margalit’s efforts since the October 7^th attacks have reinforced his role as a prominent figure within Israel’s high-tech ecosystem.

Yocheved Kim Ruttenberg: Volunteer Leader
Three days after October 7, Yocheved Kim Ruttenberg flew to Israel with $17,000 raised on social media and 23 duffel bags full of supplies. Today she is managing volunteer efforts in Israel.

Ella Rose Azaria: Swim Coach, Environmentalist
Climate change and social activist Ella Rose Azaria shares her experience as a certified master swimming coach to help Israeli internal refugees cope with trauma and anxiety.

David Bedein: A Warning Voice on UNRWA
David Bedein, MSW, is a community organizer and founding director of the Israel Resource News Agency as well as head of the Nahum Bedein Center for Near East Policy Research. He has been fighting to reveal the truth about UNRWA for years.

Hashoteret Az-Oolay: Handing Out Love at Israel’s Civil Protests
Idit, a clown ‘police officer’, is a regular fixture at Jerusalem demonstrations, offering unexpected love and humor to police and protestors, in an effort to diffuse tensions and bring people together.

Nitzan Mintz and Dede Bandaid: Making People Look Twice
Married couple Nitzan Mintz, a visual poet, and Dede Bandaid – the pseudonym of one of Tel Aviv’s best-known street artists – and a partner in Tel Aviv created the #KidnappedFromIsrael guerilla poster campaign that has spread worldwide.

Dr. Hagai Levine: Health Champion
Chairman of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians, Dr. Hagai Levine leads the health team of the Hostages and Missing Families Forum and initiated the transfer of medications to the hostages in Gaza.

Solomon Geveye: Blazing a High-Tech Trail for Ethiopian Israelis
Ethiopian entrepreneur Solomon Geveye has set up a new venture fund to encourage more Ethiopians into Israel’s high tech community, and war or no war he’s determined to achieve it.

Mohammad Darawshe: Helping to Keep the Peace
Aside from offering shelter to evacuees from southern Israel in the wake of the Hamas attack, peace activist Mohammad Darawashe played a significant role in dousing the flames of internal conflict between Israel’s Jewish and Arab population.

Yael Yechieli: Supporting Reservist Families
This social activist, feminist and gender equity specialist is deeply passionate about advocating for equality and social justice.

Chen Linchevski, Gil Friedlander, Jason Wolf: Creating an Iron Nation
Iron Nation was founded following October 7^th by three seasoned Israeli entrepreneurs who have recruited experienced and creative high-tech professionals and investors to support promising Israeli startups at risk as their workers joined the reserves to defend their country. 

Talia Meital Schwartz-Tayri: Melding Tech and Psychology
Following October 7, Dr. Talia Schwartz-Tayri developed AI-based technological systems for the evacuee local authorities and for psychological first response via WhatsApp. She was recently honored at Ben-Gurion University for International Women's Day.

Tania Coen-Uzzielli: Finding Solace in Art
Tania Coen-Uzzielli immigrated to Israel from Italy in 1983 and has been Tel Aviv Museum of Art’s director since January 2019. She believes in the transformative power of art as a source of healing, solace and strength in times of adversity.

Prof. Daniel Chamovitz: Fostering Unity in The South
Prof. Chamovitz, the President of Ben-Gurion University in Beersheva, says the university is deeply committed to rebuilding and revitalizing not only the local Negev community but also contributing to the broader fabric of Israeli society.

Sarale Shadmi Wortman: Community Builder
As a founder of the Varda Institute, an organization dedicated to building community, Sarale Shadmi Wortman and her colleagues instituted a unique model for community support during wartime.

Tasha Cohen: A Traveling Holistic Clinic for Soldiers
Tasha Cohen, 38, a former Londoner, founded Chayal’s Angels following October 7, forming volunteer therapists into a traveling holistic clinic to treat and heal Israeli soldiers fighting along the northern border.

Erez Kaganovitz: Humans of October 7^th
A native Tel Avivian photojournalist and TEDx speaker, Erez Kaganovitz is the human behind the Humans of Tel Aviv, Humans of Israel, Humans of the Holocaust, and Humans of October 7^th projects.

Mor Assia and Shelly Hod Moyal: Investment Angels
The partners behind iAngels say they are inspired by the strength of their portfolio companies and their own team in continuing to do business while dealing with reserve duty and other hardships during the war in Gaza.

Michal Levit: Cooking Up Culinary Comfort
Michal Levit is director of programs and innovation at Asif: Culinary Institute of Israel, which opened its kitchens in the wake of October 7 to provide support and comfort through food.

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner: Using the Law to Fight Terror
As president of Tel Aviv-based Shurat HaDin–Israel Law Center, attorney Nitsana Darshan-Leitner has represented hundreds of terror victims in legal actions against terror organizations and their supporters. Shurat HaDin utilizes court systems around the world to go on the legal offensive against Israel’s enemies, defending against lawfare suits, fighting academic and economic boycotts, and challenging those who seek to delegitimize the Jewish state.

Hadassa Goldberg: Helping Through Community
Social-media influencer gives her online community opportunities to help in Israel and the ability to understand what Israelis are going through.