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.
No Passover Seder at Sderot Family’s Rocket-Hit Home
Lian Haziza stands outside her home, hit by a Gaza rocket today. Photo: Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency.
It’s 7:30 am and Sarah Haziza is...
The lasting effect of terror
Higher rate of miscarriages in Sderot linked to rocket stress, new study finds.
In the field of journalism, there are people you encounter who leave...
Rocket Assault on Israel’s South Injures Workers, Keeps Children Home
Oct. 24th - Over 80 rockets and mortars were fired at civilian targets from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday night and throughout Wednesday morning....
Southern Israel: Living with Rockets, Miracles, and the Iron Dome
Days and nights in southern Israel have been punctuated by a growing number of sirens and rocket explosions, with over 60 rockets striking Israeli...
Israel’s Farming Communities Bear Brunt of Gaza Rockets and Snipers
Over 100 rockets fired from Gaza struck southern Israel this past week, with 65 of those rockets clobbering Israeli communities in the northwestern Negev...
Gaza: First Restaurant Waitress Since Hamas Takeover
For the first time in Gaza, since Hamas seized control in 2007, a woman has been allowed to work as a waitress in a...
Surviving the Next Round of Rocket Fire on Southern Israel
ASHDOD- A rocket war rages in the south of Israel as life continues so normally in the rest of this tiny country. Only a...
Sderot residents celebrate rocket-free Hanukkah
It is a rainy day in the small, working-class city of that hit the city almost daily.
"Now the rockets pass over us," says...
A New Player in Gaza’s Rocket War Against Israel – Islamic Jihad Steps Up...
Sixteen-year-old Liz Sheetrit and her family stand in their homes with shell-shocked expressions as they point to their burnt front yard and shattered kitchen...
Shalit’s Release Brings Joy, Pain and a Questionable Future
Like Gilad Shalit, I am 25 years old. But the past five years of my life have been lived in relative freedom. I have...
