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Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU)

By supporting a world-class academic institution that not only nurtures the Negev but also shares its expertise locally and globally, Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU) engages a community of Americans who are committed to improving the world. David Ben-Gurion envisioned that Israel’s future would be forged in the Negev. The cutting-edge research carried out at Ben-Gurion University drives that vision by sustaining a desert Silicon Valley, with the “Stanford of the Negev” at its center. The Americans for Ben-Gurion University movement supports a 21st-century unifying vision for Israel by rallying around BGU’s remarkable work and role as an apolitical beacon of light in the Negev Desert.
David Ben-Gurion said in 1949: “Only with the compass of vision in our hands will we find our way in the stormy waves of our conflicted time.”
Doug Seserman, A4BGU’s CEO for the last eight years, spearheaded the organization’s rebranding and led its response to the terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
An event will feature former hostage Sasha Troufanov, Israeli military casualty officer Noa Shuker and award-winning comedian Alex Edelman.
“Their actions and accomplishments are an inspiration to all of us,” said university president and professor Daniel Chamovitz.
The May 7 virtual experience will take attendees on a journey through its three campuses—the brains, heart and soul of an institution that drives Israel’s resilience in a post-Oct. 7 world.
Seasoned development professional will help rally Americans around Way Forward, the $1 billion global campaign to support Ben-Gurion University as key to southern Israel’s future.
“I visited BGU for the first time when I was 7 years old. It has been part of my life for as long as I remember,” said Andrea Goren.
Americans for Ben-Gurion University (A4BGU) will host “One Day,” a benefit on Sept. 22 whose name fittingly aligns with the reggae sensation’s widely known song of the same name.
The award’s namesake, Robert St. John, was an unabashed non-Jewish spokesman for Jewish causes.