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Valerie Susskind Roshwalb

Apr 12, 2024, 7:03 PM

A Day in the South of Israel, in the Gaza Envelope

This past week I spent a day down South with several Anna Sobol Levy Fellows, as guests of the Institute for Counter Terrorism at Reichman University. We first took a tour of the destruction in Kfar Aza, the kibbutz where...

Nov 27, 2022, 12:36 PM

Thoughts on the Journey to Poland, November 2022

Days I and II Monday and Tuesday Nov 14 & 15 We landed in Warsaw bright and early on this brisk Monday morning and our first stop was the Jewish Cemetery of Warsaw. Interestingly we visited the cemetery to witness life....

Nov 11, 2022, 4:54 PM

Before the Student Delegation Leaves for Poland

I just returned from the Yad Vashem Memorial in Jerusalem where we went as the Reichman University Poland Delegation, in preparation for our Poland journey which will commence on Monday morning three days from now. In anticipation for this...

May 5, 2022, 9:45 PM

YomHazikaron ’22: Thoughts from an Olah 3 Years In

I can't say Yom Hazikaron is my favorite day, but I think it is my favorite day to be in Israel, or rather the day of the year that I am the most thankful for aliyah. It's the little things....

Jan 14, 2022, 9:55 AM

It’s Been 3 Years Since Aliyah!

3 years ago we packed up our New York lives, our memories and took the leap as a family to fulfill our dream of Aliyah. Thank G.d it was a pretty good Third year, even with Corona still very much...

Jan 14, 2021, 3:29 PM

Celebrating Our Second Aliyahversary

January 14, 2019 Roshwalbs arriving at Ben-Gurion

Two Years Two crazy years. This past year, the infamous 2020 year of Covid, left all of us at home for a good part of it including holidays. Missing our parents. Witnessed Humankind's creativity on how to continue socializing and working...

Apr 10, 2020, 6:52 PM

Making our First Pesach in Israel During Corona

Last year, we were fortunate enough to spend Pesach up north and visit the surrounding areas, walk every trek and hike of the beautiful Golan Heights, so much so that some friends advised us to "save some for next...

Feb 4, 2020, 8:11 PM

It Has Been A Year Since Aliyah

A year has gone by already. We've learned and grown and are so thankful for this "Havaya". Yes well because everything around here is a Havaya. There is no exact translation for "Havaya". Is it experience? You wouldn't say...

About Me

Valerie was born and raised in Paris, completed her BA (YU Stern) and MBA (NYU Stern) in NYC, was living in Riverdale NY with her husband and 4 kids before they moved to Raanana, Israel in January 2019. In NY Valerie worked in Marketing for various companies, owned and operated an online store, and taught "Global Marketing" and "Managing the Fashion Enterprise" at LIM College. She is now employed at the Raphael Recanati International School of Reichman University (previously IDC Herzliya).

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