Noam Gershony received a standing ovation from the 150 people that came to hear him share his insipring personal story at an event put on by the Jewish National Fund on November 7.
Noam Gershony is lucky to be alive. A former combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force, Gershony was critically wounded in the second Lebanon war in an Apache helicopter crash in 2006. His helicopter collided with another helicopter, an event which killed his co-pilot and left Gershony with many bone fractures and injuries to four limbs. His rehabilitation process was considered a medical miracle.
During his rehabilitation process,Noam began to practice tennis at Beit Halochem and became a leading tennis player in Israel’s national team for the handicapped. Among other achievements in the field he won his gold medal in Quad Singles and shared a bronze in Quad Doubles with Shraga Weinberg in the 2012 London Paralympic Games. In wheelchair tennis he is rated second in the world in the highest
rank of disability.
Gershony was in Canada when he had received the news of being chosen to be one of fourteen people to light a torch at the State of Israel’s 70th Independence Day ceremony. He dedicated the torch to Israel Defense Force (IDF) disabled veterans, medical teams, paralympic sportsmen and to the triumph of the spirit over the body.
Today Noam Gershony volunteers at “Makom Acher” a hostel for at-risk youth in Tel Aviv and teaches mathematics to youth.
Gershony will share his incredible journey with the community on Wednesday, November 7th 2018, 7 pm at the Shaarey Zedek Synagogue. Ariel Karabelnicoff, Executive Director of JNF emphasizes that the Jewish National Fund is proud to bring Noam Gershony to town. This is a unique opportunity to be inspired by a true modern Israeli young hero.