The Five Miracles of Israel
On days like Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, when we celebrate the very existence of the Jewish state, we can take a timeout from activism and marvel at the big picture.
David Suissa is Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of Tribe Media/Jewish Journal, where he has been writing a weekly column on the Jewish world since 2006. In 2015, he was awarded first prize for "Editorial Excellence" by the American Jewish Press Association. Prior to Tribe Media, David was founder and CEO of Suissa Miller Advertising, a marketing firm named “Agency of the Year” by USA Today. He sold his company in 2006 to devote himself full time to his first passion: Israel and the Jewish world. David was born in Casablanca, Morocco, grew up in Montreal, and now lives in Los Angeles with his five children.
On days like Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, when we celebrate the very existence of the Jewish state, we can take a timeout from activism and marvel at the big picture.
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