Guest
Naftali Aklum
Naftali Aklum is a public speaker, educator and the CEO of Yerus, an educational company focusing on the unique narrative of the Ethiopian community of Israel. Naftali was born in Ethiopia in 1979, and reached Israel with his family in 1980. After serving in the Army, he studied politics, government, history, and Middle Eastern studies at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev. He is a committed volunteer, helping children at risk in Be’er Sheva through the city’s Council for the Well Being of the Child, and is a mentor to Ethiopian-Israeli academics, helping them in their job placement efforts.