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Ethiopian-Born Miss Israel Shares Her Immigrant Story at UMD


(Diamondback-University of Maryland) Kimberly Escobar - The 2013 Miss Israel spoke about her personal struggles and the joy she found as an immigrant in Israel at the University of Maryland on Wednesday. Born and raised in Ethiopia, Yityish "Titi" Aynaw immigrated to Israel when she was 12 and went on to serve as a commander in the Israel Defense Forces. "People don't know too much about Israel and they see this black girl model Miss Israel speaking - I like to see the surprise on their faces," Aynaw said. In terms of women's rights in Israel, Aynaw said she could not be more proud of her country. More women are beginning to take higher positions in the country's politics.
2016-11-11 00:00:00
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