Five Towns students attend Knesset meeting

From left to right: Azi Katz, Naomi Dure, Mikey Gross, Devorah Blisko, Tamara Heller, Miriam Friedman, Mari Spitz, Lauren Pianko, Blossom Soifer, Samantha Lish, Ikey Fruchter, Natan Bauer.

Twelve teens from the Five Towns in Israel this summer as counselors in Camp Koby, the sleep away camp sponsored by The Koby Mandell Foundation for children who have lost loved ones to terror or other tragic circumstances. In a special committee meeting today in the Knesset, Deputy Speaker MK Danny Danon called attention to The Foundation for their extraordinary work. LI teen Miriam Friedman (center of the photo with a green shirt) spoke at the session about her experience as a counselor in the camp. “I wasn’t looking for a regular summer in Israel – I was looking to give back,” said 15 year old Miriam Friedman from Long Island, New York. “These amazing campers taught me that even if something terrible happens, it is still possible to move on and be happy. I became so connected with them – it changed me as a person.”