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Kyle Blank

Aug 14, 2024, 12:43 AM

Reflections on Tisha BaAv 2024

Some 2,000 years ago the People of Israel were slaughtered in their own streets. For many of us, the ability to fully understand this reality has evaded us for our lifetime. That was until 10 months ago. 10/7 has...

Jan 15, 2024, 10:31 PM

Terror in our City – 15 Jan 2024

15 January 2024 TLDR Today there was a violent, murderous terrorist attack in the city that we are currently living in (Ra’anana, Israel). My wife and six-month old son are, thankfully, fine. I do not yet know if friends of ours...

Dec 26, 2023, 1:15 AM

A Harvard Christmas with Hamas

Spending the holiday season at Harvard was a special time while working toward my degree, as my classmates from around the world, from all faiths, shared their richest childhood memories and cultural nuances. In an environment where sharing was encouraged,...

Dec 8, 2023, 6:41 PM

Sixty-Two Days

On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked my country. I was an American. I believed in freedom. I was nine years old. Targeting all Americans, because our resolute belief in Liberty, Democracy, and Freedom of Personal Expression threatened them to the...

Apr 13, 2017, 10:13 AM

Intimacy in Remembrance

For 18 years I commemorated the total destruction that befell my people in the last 2,000 years. Eighteen times I looked at gut wrenching photographs on Holocaust Memorial Day of the atrocities committed against millions of innocent men, women...

About Me

Kyle grew up in the New York area and moved to Israel on his own at the age of 18 to volunteer in the IDF and with MDA. He holds a BA from IDC Herzliya (Reichman University) and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has spent the past 10-years working in consulting and venture capital. Kyle is the Executive Director of Israel Friends, a nonprofit focused on aiding Israel during times of crisis. Kyle lives in Tel Aviv with his wife and son.