“My belief in this country and the reasons for its creation are what pushed me to leave my family and friends and build my future in Israel. It is also the root of my service in the Israeli army. It is a great
honor to be an Israeli soldier and to know that I am protecting my country and my people.”

Daniel Nahum, 21, was born in Bogotá, Colombia to an Israeli father and a Colombian mother who converted to Judaism. For the first 13 years of his life he grew up in Colombia and attended a Jewish day school. More