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Please join us as Sam shares about his experience in the physical as well as ideological battlefields, the miracles of his first- hand experiences in Gaza, and doubling down on our identity in today’s world.
SAM FRIED is 27, from New York, works in finance at an international bank, and served in the IDF 890 Paratroopers Battalion from 2020-2022. On October 7th, Sam knew he had to take action to protect Jews and eradicate the inhumanity that Hamas brought to the world. Sam is a First-Sergeant Paratrooper reservist in the IDF who recently returned from fighting in Gaza. He served as a commander of a squadron and as a sharpshooter in the middle and south of Gaza for approximately two months on the front lines fighting Hamas, as well as several high-priority missions in the West Bank. Since returning home, Sam has been committed to Hasbarah (Israel advocacy), speaking to Jewish and non-Jewish communities around the country whether at universities, churches, mosques, on panels, debates, synagogues, schools, and conducting workshops to promote his thee foundational pillars: 1)Empowering Jews and allies to be proud in today’s environment, 2) Peace through dialogue, and 3) Humanizing the IDF.
