Jacob Kimchy
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | Founder & Executive Director at One Heart |
| Location | NYC/TLV |
| Links | Audio Clip, Wishlist |
| Introduction | Jacob Kimchy is a speaker, activist and consultant for non-profit organizations around the world. Over the past eight years, he has dedicated his life to helping victims of terrorism and their families, and made it his mission to raise awareness of terrorism around the world. In 2002, Jacob’s father, Rami Kimchy, was murdered along with 15 others in a terrorist attack in Rishon Letzion, just outside of Tel Aviv. He decided to use his loss to help others, and in 2006, Jacob founded One Heart, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping and connecting victims of terrorism and their families across the world. Jacob is an inspirational speaker and has been asked to talk before numerous government agencies, international congresses and Parliaments, and with politicians, local communities, and students, among other groups, discussing his personal story and experiences with terrorism. He is also an educational speaker on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and life in Israel. Through his work in the community, Jacob and One Heart, have been profiled in The New York Times, CNN, The New York Post, The New York Sun, The Jewish Week, The Jerusalem Post, YNet, among others. |