Hila Volpo, at The Blogs

Hila Volpo

Jul 28, 2014, 5:47 PM

Every Israeli kid is raised with the bedtime story of "A Tale of Five Balloons" or as it is called in Hebrew "Ma'aseh Be'Chamisha Balonim". The story unfolds a tale of five kids who receive balloons in different colors...

Dec 3, 2013, 10:37 AM

On Facebook, Hypocrisy and Irony

Today was one of the strangest days of my life. True - I've seen a lot of strange things in my 28 years, but this one was by far the strangest. In the early afternoon, while trying to log into...

Nov 18, 2013, 6:43 PM

Does Kerry Really Care?

The latest events in Israel, especially those of last week, raise some tough questions regarding the politics of peace. A week ago I came across a widely shared photo on Facebook depicting an African American comfortably laying his head to sleep on an Orthodox...

Jun 20, 2013, 11:27 AM

Au Revoir, Monsieur Ahmadinejad: How the Great Have Fallen

At the end of the past week, the general elections in Iran took place, as it does every four years. The expected turnout rate was a reason for concern. Many researchers of Iranian politics were not hopeful as to...

Apr 10, 2013, 9:36 PM

Israel: Between Collective and Personal Memory

Two days ago we commemorated 6 million European Jews who perished in the worst of war crimes humanity has ever known. This time next week, the people in the State of Israel will be joyously celebrating our 65th Independence...

About Me

Hila Volpo graduated with a MA in Communications and Politics from the HU. Hila is an alum of the Tower Tomorrow Fellowship of The Israel Project in Washington, DC. Hila is an experienced Social Media Marketing Manager for non-profits and businesses.