David Friedman, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, paid a visit to AMIT Sderot Religious High School and met with the school’s Yeshiva track students. Ambassador Friedman shared his memories from school with his friend Hillel Fendel, who is the brother of the head of the Hesder Yeshiva in Sderot; “we made lots of trouble in class,” he recalled. He commended the students and all Sderot residents and shared his prays for the safety of the city. He expressed, “The United States supports you and stands with you. Please continue to carry out Jewish life here in Sderot.”
AMIT Sderot Religious High School principal, Asaf Ben David, thanked the Ambassador for his visit and shared how the AMIT students of Sderot achieve academic excellence infused with strong values and are exceling despite the difficult security situation. He said that our students deserve praise for their devotion and care toward their studies. The city of Sderot is succeeding and all the schools, which are run by AMIT, is flourishing. He emphasized that the school has made significant leaps in the number of students studying at the highest level of English and other measures of excellence. “We, the citizens of Sderot are not afraid and we are here to stay and continue to blossom in all aspects of life, Ben David added.
