In Tel Aviv'S Stratosphere

From the Tel Aviv Slums to the Stratosphere of Success

After growing up in a poor neighborhood in South Tel Aviv , Shai Pinhasi worked hard to finally go to college. Now, as a participant in Federation partner The Jewish Agency for Israel's Choosing Tomorrow initiative, he developed "Thinking Far," a program to mentor fifth-graders in his old school, helping them take practical steps toward achieving their own dreams—including college.

From the Tel Aviv Slums to the Stratosphere of Success After growing up in a poor neighborhood in South Tel Aviv , Shai Pinhasi worked hard to finally go to college.

Tel Aviv

Israelis in other places used to chide Tel Avivians, with their hip boutiques and cafes, for living in a bubble of naive tranquillity. That bubble has now exploded.