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Two members of our Taub Center team \u2013 Tova Cohen and Tamar Friedman \u2013 originally came to the Center from the U.S. as year-long interns through the Israel Institute. Since then, both have continued to work at the Taub Center in new positions and both have chosen to make Israel their home.<\/p>\n

\"girlsgoneIL\"<\/p>\n

Tova<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Becoming an Israeli citizen has been an uncertain dream of mine since I was a teenager. In 2015, I ultimately chose to make Aliyah and build a life in Israel, and my work at the Taub Center was central to that journey.<\/p>\n

After graduating from the University of Colorado and spending a year interning with the Center\u2019s marketing department, I solidified my understanding that policymakers are best equipped to do their jobs when their decisions are based on evidence, not assumptions.<\/p>\n

Through my work in the marketing department, I also came to find my knack for project management, all of which led me to the decision to stay on at the Taub Center as a Project and Government Relations Manager \u2013 and ultimately to make Aliyah.<\/p>\n

Living in the vibrant city of Tel Aviv, my work at the Taub Center has poised me to debate knowledgeably about social policy issues with my peers and spend my days doing my part to work toward a stronger Israeli society \u2013 what more can an olah chadasha (new immigrant) ask for?<\/p>\n

Tamar<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I came to the Taub Center in the fall of 2015 after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania the prior spring. I was looking for a way to better understand and have an impact on policy in Israel, so the Center was a natural fit.<\/p>\n

After a year of working in the area of English marketing and communications, I chose to stay on at the Taub Center and have begun a new position to develop short content based on the Center\u2019s research that is accessible to a wider audience. \u00a0This type of content helps to pave the way for the public to learn about socioeconomic trends in Israel and how such trends affect their lives.<\/p>\n

Although when I first arrived I came to \u201ccheck out\u201d living in Israel, along the journey of the past year and a half I decided to stay and build my life here. This past month, my husband and I made it official and formally made Aliyah (to much celebration from my co-workers)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two members of our Taub Center team \u2013 Tova Cohen and Tamar Friedman \u2013 originally came to the Center from the U.S. as year-long interns through the Israel Institute. 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