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Shlomi Kofman

Shlomi Kofman

Shlomi Kofman is the consul general of Israel to San Francisco and the Pacific Northwest.

Rockets are launched toward Israel from the Gaza Strip early on May 12, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Abed Rahim Khatib-Flash90)
Posted inFirst Person

Each time the sirens sound, it’s just as terrifying

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman May 14, 2021

There are many things in life you can prepare for, but I don’t think there is anything that can prepare you for the moment when you hear sirens from all […]

Israeli firefighters in California in September 2020.
Posted inOpinion

Reflecting on a challenging year as Israel turns 73

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman April 12, 2021April 13, 2021
International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda at the court in The Hague, Netherlands, July 8, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Eva Plevier-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

International Criminal Court is bending to Palestinians’ will

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman March 9, 2021
Chinese diplomat Feng Shan Ho, seen here in China in 1947, is one of many foreign diplomats who helped Jews escape the Holocaust.
Posted inHolocaust Remembrance Day

To the diplomats who risked their lives to save Jews, we say thank you

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman January 22, 2021
A boat crosses a sound in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo/Andia-Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

Israel’s peace deals with UAE and Bahrain shape a new Middle East

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman September 23, 2020
Consul General Shlomi Kofman at a Jewish Family and Children's Services event distributing pandemic aid. (Photo/Courtesy S.F.-based Israeli Consulate)
Posted inOpinion

Shanah tovah from the S.F.-based Israeli Consulate

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman September 16, 2020September 16, 2020
a woman carries a child away from a raft on a beach in Europe
Posted inOpinion

How Israel continues to make the world a better place

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman June 18, 2019
Israelis soldiers marvel at the Old City of Jerusalem as Israel takes control of it in 1967.
Posted inYom Yerushalayim

On Jerusalem Day, we celebrate the city at very heart of Judaism

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman June 1, 2019June 3, 2019
In the aftermath of the Six-Day War, a huge crowd streamed toward the Western Wall. (Courtesy/Linda Kurtz)
Posted inYom HaZikaron

The journey from Passover to Israel Independence Day

Shlomi Kofman by Shlomi Kofman May 7, 2019May 7, 2019

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