Sharon Anne Cohen

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Oct 11, 2015, 3:46 PM

Other Security Issues Demand Attention

If you’re reading this you’re probably, like me, gripped by the news here in Israel. The last few days it has been difficult to keep up with the number of attacks, and almost impossible to focus on anything else....

Sep 21, 2015, 2:01 PM

The Story of One

Sometimes hope, or despair, comes from one picture, one individual, one story. From a distance the stories of a million struggling individuals dissolve into anonymity. So today I introduce you to Yochai Moshe. He sits in the Kiryat Malachi...

Mar 24, 2015, 4:42 PM

A Transformative Journey from Victim to Advocate

For Irina, an immigrant from Russia, life felt crushingly difficult. She was sole caretaker to her seven children, the youngest of whom suffers from autism and partial blindness. Irina had quit her job as a cosmetician because pain from...

Mar 1, 2015, 4:26 PM

The True Electoral Battle is against Bureaucracy and Poverty

I am starting to think that this election is not really about security, military strength or the Iranian threat. And if it is, it shouldn't be. Because the battle that too many Israelis face on a daily basis is...

Jan 26, 2015, 4:21 PM

The Housing Problem—from Personal to Political

Earlier this week, my daughter and I witnessed an awful row—a screaming match between two strangers in a Herzliya mall with food tossed and aggressive physical thrusts. It started, apparently, because one party did not clear his table of...

Dec 17, 2014, 10:46 AM

Tears won’t make an impression

For those Israelis unable to get desperately needed public financial help, there's a retiree named Shuki

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About Me

Sharon Cohen is a recent immigrant from South Africa who has returned to Israel after spending the last 25 years in the United States. She has a Masters degree in Journalism and a successful career in the toy industry. Along with other volunteer activities, she works at Yedid, a citizen empowerment organization with 15 centers throughout the country.