Anav Silverman
A native of Maine, Anav Silverman is a columnist and educator whose work has been published widely online and in print, both in Israel and internationally. She has appeared on Al Jazeera, BBC Radio, and CBS 2 and has contributed to BBC News, The Philadelphia Bulletin, The Huffington Post, Bangor Daily News, Maariv, Ynet News, The Jewish Chronicle, Sderot Media Center, Tazpit Press Service and other publications. She also teaches at the Hebrew University Secondary School of Education (Leyada) in Jerusalem.
Life in Sderot
As I type away, I brace myself for the Red Color Alert siren. Here in Sderot, we have been hearing the sirens and rocket...
A Sderot Home Hit During Passover
It seemed that Sderot residents were going to experience a rare day of quiet on Tuesday, April 22. But around 7:30 p.m, two Qassams...
Thought of the Day
Hello from Sderot!
In this blog, I share my random thoughts, feelings and experiences living under rocket fire and red dawn sirens.
I would like to...
Celebrating Passover with Sirens and Qassams
On Saturday night, April 19, Jewish people around the world celebrated Passover in the peace and quiet of their homes. In southern Israel, the...
World Council of Churches in Sderot
Members of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), a program of the World Council of Churches, based in Geneva, visited Sderot...
One rocket blast changes the lives of two brothers
On Saturday night, February 9, Osher and Rami Twito, ages 8 and 19, were running towards a bomb shelter after they heard the red-alert...
How much longer will the children of Sderot be terrorized?
On Saturday night, Feb. 10, the lives of Osher Twito, 8, and Rami Twito, 19, changed forever.
The two brothers had heard the Tzeva Adom...
A Typical Sunday in Sderot
I begin the week working for Sderot Media Center in Sderot, realizing that I am coming to work in a middle of a war-zone....
President Bush and the people of Sderot, Israel
As President Bush made his first historic landing to Israel on Jan. 9, people around the world watched the warm welcome that the President...
American Tourists Visit Sderot
Last week, a group of 40 American tourists, from Michigan, Detroit, California and Florida, came to visit Sderot. It was their first time in...
