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At the Campus MovieFest

Roy Eyal — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:16:32 +0000

Chairman for Friends of Children Counsel of Israel

Galia Albin — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:26:18 +0000

יו”ר ידידי המועצה לשלום הילד

Hapoel Hatikva Tel Aviv women basketball

Galia Albin — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:13:01 +0000

Leonid Navzelin – Chairman of “Beit Hatfutsot” – the museum of the Jewish people

Roy Eyal — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:09:08 +0000

G.A (General Assembly) Washington DC, November 2009

Galia Albin — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:07:58 +0000

Interview from the women forum

Galia Albin — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:06:31 +0000

JLTV.TV – Jewish life network

Roy Eyal — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:04:17 +0000

Galia Albin, Bernard Fornas, President of Cartier, Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna AL QASIMI, Minister of Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates

Galia Albin — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:03:35 +0000

Identity Begins with an Anthem

Galia Albin — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:31:24 +0000

At midnight on the 9th of July, the new South Sudanese national anthem played on television recognizing the official beginning of South Sudan as an Independent democratic country. In fact, the process of determining the new anthem was arguably one of the first exercises in democracy. The South Sudanese government invited citizens to participate in writing the anthem. Ultimately, it was the teachers and students at Juba University who composed the winning anthem making a distinct difference from the former militaristic anthem of Sudan.

Until now, Sudan has been globally regarded as a place in Africa where millions were killed in genocide. Many Sudanese escaped to Israel to illegally seek refuge from their homeland. And although Israel is often feared as a country rife with violence and turmoil by way of rockets and bombings, these Sudanese refugees truly understand what it means to live in a land with no democracy and no freedom from violence.

I often see these Sudanese men walking in Tel Aviv, their faces showing all that they have experienced. They are hard workers and like the rest of us, he is looking to live a life of peace. One day, I asked one of these men,“Why do you want to be in Israel?”

His answer was quick. He said, “I am free. Israel is a democracy.” This man prefers to live in a Jewish democratic state, which gives Jewish and non-Jewish people the same rights and freedoms. He told me about his daughter, who is enrolled in the Bialik Rogozin school in Tel Aviv and is proud of her amazing grades. In Sudan he is known as Musa, but in Israel, he calls himself Moshe.

He cleans houses and has worked harder than most of us ever will at achieving a life of freedom and relative comfort. I could not help but think of him on July 9th and what it means to him that his home, South Sudan, is now a democratic country. Is he learning the words to the new anthem? Was he celebrating with his fellow countrymen in the streets in Tel Aviv, waving the beautiful new South Sudan flag? What will happen to his daughter, the young girl who spent many years growing up Israeli?

It makes me very happy to know that this man’s only conflict now is to determine whether he will remain in Israel or whether he will return to his homeland to strengthen his identity and experience the new democracy.

Congratulations Moshe/Musa, on your country’s Independence. Galia Albin

Interview in Australia: How Happiness and Love Triumph All Else

Galia Albin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:27:35 +0000

When I was in Australia in the Spring, I was interviewed by the Australian Businesswomen’s Network. I shared some of my thoughts on women in business today, the importance of mentoring and how having perspective and being optimistic are important in finding success.

Read the article and watch the interview here.