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.
Grad rockets return to Ashkelon: Rockets Continue to Strike Israel in February
Palestinian rocket fire against Israel continued throughout the first week of February despite the unilateral ceasefire declared by Israel and Hamas two weeks ago...
Pre-Election debate on rockets threatening southern Israelis
This past Sunday evening, February 1, Sderot Media Center held a pre-election event for the English-speaking Jerusalem public on the issue of Sderot and...
An Illusion of Normalcy?
An uncertain calm rests upon Sderot at the moment. The sounds of war have disappeared, replaced by the sounds of a city slowly coming...
Sderot Student Addresses UN Human Rights Council in Geneva
Liraz Madmony, 23 of Sderot, grew up under Palestinian rocket fire for eight years of her life. Although a rocket has never directly hit...
The Economic Woes of Sderot Families
Albert Avisrur looks at me in shock. He is a big man, about six foot, but the look in his eyes is that of...
An Overview: Sderot Media Center’s Activities during Operation Cast Lead
Introduction
During the past three weeks of Operation Cast Lead (December 27, 2008--January 18, 2009), Sderot Media Center reached its apex of media production-in working...
No Longer Homeless: Sderot family rebuilds home
Seven months ago, Aliza Amar blasted off her wheelchair and slammed into her kitchen wall when a Qassam rocket exploded on her home. Because...
“2008 Passover Rocket Terror”
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...
Actor Jon Voight visits with Sderot residents
Jon Voight, distinguished actor and the father of actress Angelina Jolie, visited Sderot on Tuesday, as a guest of the Sderot Chabad House.
During the...
From Mexico to Sderot: Sammy’s Story
As the six-month long ceasefire between Hamas and Israel nears to an end, residents of Sderot and the western Negev still remain under the...
