The Ultimate Throwback Thursday (TBT)

By Ilana Schear, Registrar and Communications Coordinator

NFTY in Israel has been leading trips to Israel since 1958. With an alumni database of nearly 30,000 teens, we have an extensive collection of photos taken over the last 60 years. For a classic TBT post, here are some favorite photos over the last 10 years.

2008

Photo submitted by Miriam Ross-Hirsch on Bus 16

2009

Photo submitted by Alex Widom on Bus 5

2010

Photo submitted by Joshua Feinberg on Bus 10

2011

Photo submitted by Linda Nakagawa on Bus 12

2012

Photo from Garin Greene in Israel on Bus 3a

2013

Photo from WBT in Israel on Bus 7

2014

Photo from Coleman in Israel on Bus 1

2015

Photo from Eisner in Israel on Bus 9c

2016

Photo from Mitzvah Corps Israel

2017

Photo from Newman in Israel on Bus 10

2018

Photo submitted by Alex Fleischner on Harlam in Israel Bus 8

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