The Story of a Young Oleh (Immigrant in Israel) by Hayim Makabee Presentation prepared for the Taglit groups (August 2018) Taglit-Birthright Israel, also known as Birthright Israel or simply Birthright, is a not-for-profit educational organization that sponsors free ten-day heritage trips to Israel for young adults of Jewish heritage, aged 18–32.

1. Taglit – August 2018
The Story of a Young Oleh
Hayim Makabee
http://EffectiveSoftwareDesign.com

2. About Me:
Born in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, in 1970
50% Ashkenazi
(Poland), 50%
Sephardic (Turkey)
Studied B.Sc. in
Computer Sciences
Came to Israel in 1992
(was 21 years old)

3. A young Zionist guy from Rio

4. My first job in Israel

5. The Technion

6. Matam Park in Haifa

7. Professional Experience

8. Volunteer Activities

9. Israel's startup scene is
insane!
 There are more than 298 foreign
research and development centers in
Israel, employing more than 58,000
people.
 The more than 3,000 Israeli startups
employ almost 20,000 people.
 The entire hi-tech industry employs
300,000 people. This is in a country
with a population of just 8.4 million.
Source:
http://www.businessinsider.com/stats-
show-how-insane-israels-startup-scene-is-

10. Israel is Number One
See: https://www.meforum.org/articles/2016/israel-s-socialist-dreams-vs-capitalist-

11. Mapped in Israel
See: https://mappedinisrael.com/

12. Great opportunities ahead…
See: https://www.slideshare.net/gdibner/europe-israel-venture-capital-data-1h18

13. You must read this book…

14. Good luck!
Bonne Chance!
‫בהצלחה‬!