Welcoming the New Year: High Ranking Alumni Gathering at the Song of the Corals Exhibition
To celebrate the Jewish New Year, the Tel Aviv University Alumni Organization, in collaboration with the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University, hosted a special evening cocktail reception for senior Tel Aviv University alumni. The event took place in the presence of Prof. Ariel Porat, President of Tel Aviv University, and Prof. Tamar Dayan, Chair of the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History.
Inbal Kreiss, Vice President of Innovation in the Missiles & Space Division at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and an alumna of the Coller School of Management at Tel Aviv University, delivered New Year greetings on behalf of the alumni community.
The evening also featured a TED-style panel with Dr. Tom Shlesinger, an award-winning researcher and photographer, and Dr. Noga Sokolover, researcher and scientific curator of the exhibition. The discussion was moderated by Tamar Almog, journalist and commentator at KAN News and KAN Reshet Bet, and an alumna of the Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University.
The special event included performances of songs by Matti Caspi, performed by students from the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, Faculty of Arts, Tel Aviv University. The evening concluded with a guided tour of the Song of the Corals exhibition, showcasing the scientific and artistic journey of museum researchers Dr. Tom Shlesinger and Dr. Noga Sokolover, together with artist Tzuri Gueta, ahead of the exhibition's closing.
Among those in attendance were Alon Safan, Sigalit Ben Hayoun, Judith Yovel Recanati, David Ben Ami, Ayelet Verbin-Nahmias, Rachel and Yuval Ganot, Prof. Dina Porat, Efrat Agmon, Ofra Elroy, Yoav Hoshen, Motti Vaknin, Mony Hassid, Ehud Rassabi, Dr. Ayala Wittner, Anat Bernstein-Reich, Anat Starik-Dahan, Anat Greemland, Moran Zilbershtein, Avner and Tzipi Solel, Benny Alon, Julia Tobias, and many others.
Prof. Tamar Dayan, Chair of the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, said:
"We are proud of the museum's scientific and public impact. As Israel's national center for biodiversity and environmental research, the Steinhardt Museum advances the work of approximately 500 scientists from Israel and around the world, while welcoming more than 180,000 visitors each year, including alumni, families, and schoolchildren. The museum documents nature and identifies new species through the collection of specimens, professional field observations, and public participation. The extensive scientific knowledge generated through the museum's research supports numerous public authorities, government ministries, and organizations. Ecology and environmental science are among today's leading fields of international research. In addition, the museum has recently expanded into the field of citizen science, to engage the public in scientific research and strengthen society's connection to nature and the environment."
