Sophie Friedman

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May 21, 2019, 10:22 PM

Carmel 6000 and AMIT: Bridging Opportunity Gaps Together

Carmel 6000 and AMIT have a whole lot in common. Both believe in the power of STEM and education. Both appreciate the enormous potential of young women. And both are determined to use said powers, to unleash said potential. Bessie...

May 7, 2019, 2:52 PM

Launching Expose It

Lori Rosenberg has been an Occupational Therapist at Ilanot School in Jerusalem for 15 years. She has a “wish list” of applications, technology, and games that she’d love to have developed for her students, all of whom have physical...

May 1, 2019, 2:52 PM

Carmel 6000 Takes Second Place, Rocking EuroHack

Pulling up to the sleek, glass Peres Peace House on the coast of Jaffa, the Carmel 6000 team definitely felt a little glamorous. The team sat in the almost futuristic lobby, listening to the Eurovision soundtrack, and watching the TLV...

Apr 15, 2019, 11:30 PM

Putting a Soul in Technology: Leading a Company with Jewish Values

With temperatures rising and Passover fast approaching, Yossi Tsuria reflects on Carmel 6000’s Jewish Values. Under his leadership, Carmel 6000—both through its mission and its internal model—embodies a rejuvenation and application of ancient Jewish values in a modern world....

Apr 2, 2019, 11:26 PM

Honoring World Autism Awareness Day: “What Should I Do?”

Just as the women at Carmel 6000 were completing their training, Esti Ganan reached out to Dubi Ofer about a new idea of hers. Esti has worked as a speech therapist 29 years and was involved in started a...

Mar 26, 2019, 10:53 PM

On Social Tech, Female Empowerment, and What Carmel 6000 Has To Do With It All

Buried in Jerusalem's Hi-tech Park Har-Hotzvim, in a sea of suits and briefcases, lies an office where 18-year-old women reign. Walking into the office, don’t be fooled by the hand-drawn, Harry Potter-themed office signs or the soundtrack of early...

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About Me

Sophie Friedman grew up in New York City with her three siblings. She’s a Junior at Bowdoin College in Maine where she studies English & Education, writes a food column for her school newspaper, and leads camping trips. She’s spending the semester at the Rothberg International School at Hebrew University, working at Carmel 6000, and writing about what’s going on there.