Noa Raman, at The Blogs

Dec 29, 2023, 5:10 AM

Friends with Narratives: Israel-Hamas War

As the war between Israel and Hamas continues, my friends from San Francisco ask me: “why not move back home to San Francisco?” The last 84 days have cast a shadow of grief, uncertainty, rage, and sadness over Israel...

Mar 29, 2021, 5:42 PM

Zionism, truth and the rainbow nation

Recently, I was reminded of my time as a student when I ran into an old friend from college in Tel Aviv. He asked if I was still “involved with Israel and that religious stuff”. Although it has been...

About Me

Noa Raman was born in San Francisco as a first-generation American to Israeli parents. She received her bachelor’s degree in international affairs from Lewis & Clark College, where she concentrated her coursework on the Middle East. Noa received a grant to visit Israel to research her thesis Causes of Territorial Disputes: How Uncertainty and Resources Contributed to the 1967 Six-Day War and made Aliyah—by herself—in June 2018. Previous to moving to Israel she worked on StandWithUs' campus team for 3 years mentoring college students in the Northwest United States to advocate for Israel and combat antisemitism. Today, Noa is the Director of Partnerships at StandWithUs, where she coordinates efforts and educates students from around the world about Israel’s day-to-day realities. In October 2022, Noa graduated with a master’s degree in disaster management and humanitarian aid from Tel Aviv University.