Tel Aviv University International students volunteering and support group

 Forwarded Donation for Life-Saving Medical Equipment for Front-line Medical Teams in Israel We need your help! Our NGO, Health Research and Science in Israel, has taken on the initiative to provide advanced life-saving equipment to treat the critically injured. This equipment is lacking for multiple medical response teams throughout Israel.  Purchasing advanced medical equipment in Israel by Israeli teams facilitates rapid delivery to the teams in highest need.  Every donation makes a difference. Thanks to prior donations, we've been able to transfer equipment worth hundreds of thousands of shekels to various emergency units. These teams have undergone training, and the equipment is already operational in the field. Yet, so much more is still needed. Secured fundraising website via PayPal:  https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=JUKMYSDD2Y3Z6 Donate via cards:  https://bmmil.org/iron-swords/ We hold section 46 for tax relief in Israel. To donate with a 501(c...

 Here below we report the email that today (26.10.23) Zoe, the Research Student Liaison, has sent: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Researchers,  I hope you are all safe and well.  I would like to thank all those who joined us for a meeting with TAU's President, VP of Research and Development, and VP International last Wednesday.  Maintaining open lines of communication is of paramount importance during these challenging times, and your active participation is greatly valued.  Below, you will find a summary of the key points discussed during the meeting:  Scholarships  For the moment, we are continuing payment of scholarships as planned to all. This includes researchers who have not yet been able to travel to Israel and those who have  not yet established an Israeli bank account.  Work Contracts  All researchers have the option to retain their contracts for as long as they d...

 Today SEGEL (The Teaching and Research Faculty Organization) sent out this email, which might be interesting for the TAs and people who started working in this month. The email has been translated from Hebrew to English. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello friends, Our hearts go out to all the families whose loved ones were murdered, fallen in battle, missing or kidnapped, with the wounded and with the regular and reserve fighters. In order to prevent financial damage to our teaching and research staff, the management of the organization and the management of the university are making sure that we receive a salary for the month of October on 01.11.2023, according to the letters of appointment issued to us for the PhD. The salary will be paid as an advance subject to the fact that we complete the classes that were not held due to the postponement of the start of the school year. All this on the assumption that the school y...

Ariel Porat started the conversation by saying that Internationals are important part of TAU, and many of us are into a dilemma. They find themselves in the decision making moment: to stay? to leave? to change? Ariel stressed the thing: we are at war. But let's focus on the future. What's next? Ariel thinks that the war won't escalate and the only front will be on Gaza. He also added that Israelis are used to living under this kind of events, while internationals have different feeling, which are understandable. Nevertheless, Israelis feel very secure in their country, especially in the center of Israel. "Israel is very well protected, especially in places with very large situation, such as Tel Aviv" he claimed. "Here, the risk to be hit is small, even neglectable. Obviously, there is no guarantee, but we are confident that things are safe. The risk of a terror attack in Tel Aviv right about now is the same that you would have every other day" Ariel conc...

In these days, we could detect a series of initiatives that would help definitively our Israeli friends and the people who are spending their time saving lives or supporting them.  UPDATE14.10 Broshim complex is allowing the entrance and permanence of the families of TAU students who live around villages surrounding Gaza. You can donate food to these families, there is a food and equipment giveaway corner for the refugees at building G, 2nd floor, on the left side of the hallway. You can also check on initiative number 15 to host them in empty apartments. Check out all of the activities:  1) היי חברים, אנחנו מארגנים אירוע התרמה מטעם הסטודנטים מתכננים לעשות אותו ברחבת הכניסה בשער איינשטיין מי שיכול לבוא לעזור - בין אם לפטופים, אריזות וכדומה, שיגיע החל מ12 לאיזור השער. כל דבר שתביאו - ארגזים, אוכל, ציוד היגיינה, תחתונים גרביים, הכל יתקבל בברכה לינק למי שרוצה לעזור: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GDawR1uOFwI7jEcQQFoktR The message above is translated by Google translator: Hey fri...

On Monday, October 9, 2023, at 19:30 Israel time, the Irwin Cotler Institute, in cooperation with the Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry, held a special Zoom seminar for TAU’s International Students and Friends providing strategic perspectives and practical tools in the fight for international public opinion. Main Speakers Prof. Uriya Shavit, Tel Aviv University: Hamas – What they Want and Why They Endanger Civilization Gen. (Ret). Danny Yatom, Former Head of the Mossad: Israel at War – A Strategic Perspective Dr. Carl Yonker, Tel Aviv University: Using Social Media to Help Fight Evil For professor Uriya, the entrance in Gaza is extremely necessary, even if this means involving the civilians. Therefore, the aim of Israel is to annex and clear Gaza territories in order to erase Hamas and its international network. Justice needs to be done, even if this means to execute (murder) the terrorists.  The situation should be analyzed not only in the small scale, but broade...

 Dear all, in these hours we are all experiencing a stressful and uneasy situation, as the prime minister of Israel has declared war on Hamas (and Gaza strip) on 07.10.23. Unfortunately, this conflict might last several days (or more) and many of us decided to leave the country to be safe. The situation keeps changing in any moment, therefore the ones among us who stay here need to be extremely careful. This, on the other hand, doesn't mean that we are segregated in our little rooms or apartments.  The university is open to the researchers and provides a series of  emotional support services, and it has strong shelter in the basement of every building. Therefore, you can still try to get to the uni and give yourself a sense of routine. You might also find your peers. If not, you should not feel guilty for staying at home, it is more than understandable and my personal suggestion is not to be alone, but maybe team up with one or two friends and consider staying together fo...