Past Winners
Baruch College students Orr Izkovich and Amit Gutin won the 2016 competition with their proposal for a Humans of New York-style photo exhibition telling the stories of Israeli citizens from all walks of life. Their exhibit, Faces of Israel, was launched in spring 2016 on their New York campus and has since been displayed at various events and venues both locally and abroad.
Yale student Lea Weiner won the 2017 competition in New York for her proposal for a two-day workshop and mock negotiation on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with David Makovsky (Director of the Project on the Middle East Peace Process) and Ghaith al-Omari (Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute). As part of her plan, Jewish and Israeli students will be trained by al-Omari in how to represent the Palestinian side and Arab students will be trained by Makovsky in how to represent the Israeli side.
Binghamton University Students Gabriel Gang, Hannah Werner, Solomon Barer, Talia Chasen, and Joshua Marcus won the 2018 competition in New York in their pitch to host a "Water Gala" at their university. The purpose of the event was to bring many different types of organizations together in hosting an event that saw to highlight Israeli water technology. The event introduced important speakers in for a panel and for a presentation, brought in food, water related activities and technology for students. The event gathered over 300 people in attendance.