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AMIT National Event on November 20th: An Evening in Solidarity with the Children of Israel

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AMIT's national event, "An Evening in Solidarity with the Children of Israel," is slated to take place at Sony Hall in Manhattan on Monday, November 20th at 6:30 pm. AMIT's event focus – the children of Israel- has taken on even more significance since the outbreak of war. The evening will include a special musical concert by Tony Award winner Idina Menzel and serves as the culmination of major AMIT tributes across the country, taking place in Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and South Florida.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AMIT's national event, "An Evening in Solidarity with the Children of Israel," is slated to take place at Sony Hall in Manhattan on Monday, November 20th at 6:30 pm.
  • AMIT's event focus – the children of Israel- has taken on even more significance since the outbreak of war.
  • Gwendolyn Straus joined AMIT (then Mizrachi Women's Organization of America) as a teenager, and AMIT was a central focus throughout her life.
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    For more information on how to support AMIT's ongoing "Help AMIT Heal the Children of the Sderot" campaign, visit http://amitchildren.org/healisrael .

AMIT Children's 98th Annual Assembly Inaugurates Shari Safra as President & Pays Tribute to Outgoing President, Audrey Axelrod Trachtman and Welcomes New Board

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Thursday, July 6, 2023
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The Annual Assembly Master of Ceremonies was Suzanne Doft, with distinguished guest speaker Gilad Erdan, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations.

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  • The Annual Assembly Master of Ceremonies was Suzanne Doft, with distinguished guest speaker Gilad Erdan, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations.
  • The evening was filled with both reflection and anticipation as AMIT bid farewell to outgoing President Audrey Axelrod Trachtman.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome Shari Safra as our new President," said Audrey Axelrod Trachtman.
  • In addition to inaugurating Mrs. Safra as AMIT's new President, this year's Annual Assembly welcomed new board members and chairs to the AMIT leadership team.

AMIT Student Reut Amichai Receives Honor of Torch Lighter at Israeli Independence Day Ceremony, April 25, 2023

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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NEW YORK, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 17-year-old AMIT student Reut Amichai has been honored with lighting a torch at this year's Israeli 75th Anniversary Independence Day Opening Ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on the eve of April 25th.

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  • NEW YORK, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 17-year-old AMIT student Reut Amichai has been honored with lighting a torch at this year's Israeli 75th Anniversary Independence Day Opening Ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on the eve of April 25th.
  • This year there was a particularly large pool of candidates recommended for their contributions to Israeli society.
  • Minister Miri Regev and the Prime Minister's office made the final choices for those to light the 12 torches, of which Reut was one.
  • Reut Amichai is a 12th grade student at Midreshet AMIT Kama in Yeruham.

Cisco Investments and Third Culture Capital Among Notable Investors in Voiceitt’s Latest Funding Round to Scale its Accessible Speech Recognition

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Friday, December 2, 2022
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Voiceitt , the Israel-based award-winning leader in speech recognition technology for non-standard speech, announced today the closing of its latest funding round led by AMIT Technion , with participation from Cisco Investments and Third Culture Capital (3CC).

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  • Voiceitt , the Israel-based award-winning leader in speech recognition technology for non-standard speech, announced today the closing of its latest funding round led by AMIT Technion , with participation from Cisco Investments and Third Culture Capital (3CC).
  • The announcement follows the momentum of the beta launch of Voiceitts next-generation technology that recognizes and translates spontaneous speech of people with speech disabilities.
  • Third Culture Capital (3CC) joins Voiceitts momentous funding round in alignment with a mission to rewire the world for the better by advancing equity and diversity in technology.
  • The proprietary automatic speech recognition (ASR) enables people with speech disabilities to access mainstream voice technologies, communicate by voice and be understood.

Maestro Itzhak Perlman Joins AMIT Children to Reveal AMIT Kfar Batya: Israel's $70 Million Epicenter of Educational Transformation

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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There will also be a tribute to Marguerite Werrin, z"l, a dedicated AMIT board member who recently passed away.

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  • There will also be a tribute to Marguerite Werrin, z"l, a dedicated AMIT board member who recently passed away.
  • 'An Evening with Itzhak Perlman' celebrates AMIT's 15-year commitment and $70 million dollar investment to bring AMIT Kfar Batya campus and AMIT Gogya's new headquarters to fruition.
  • The event will include a preview of AMIT Kfar Batya and an unveiling of the AMIT Kfar Batya time capsule.
  • This directly speaks our goal for AMIT Kfar Batya," says Shari Safra, AMIT Vice President, Financial Resource Development.