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BE KIND AS OMER SCHOLARSHIPS
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GOLANI COMBAT SOLDIERS IN MEMORY OF SERGEANT MAJOR OMER BALVA Z”L
Omer Balva z”l, who was a second year Business and Economics student at the Raphael Recanati International School, sanctified the love of life and human dignity, treating everyone he met with compassion and kindness. Omer fell in battle defending his homeland, and following his death, his family and friends decided to honor his memory by establishing a scholarship fund to support combat soldiers from his unit studying at Reichman University.
When the war broke out, Omer was on a semester break at home in the USA with his parents. As a lone soldier whose love for Israel was in his heart and soul, he rushed back home to join his comrades at the Alexandroni Brigade, where he did his reserve duty. According to his family, parents Eyal and Sigal and his sister Shahar, this scholarship fund embodies Omer’s love for his homeland, for the Golani Brigade in which he served, and for the values that guided him.
Each of the recipients will receive a generous scholarship as well as a laptop to support and ease their studies. It is the family’s hope to support five ex-Golani students a year, throughout their studies. The family also looks forward to establishing the Omer Balva Sports Center at Reichman University, in the future.
