Dana Kursh
Dana Kursh | |
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Consul General of Israel in Bangalore | |
In office 2017–2020 | |
Succeeded by | Jonathan Zadka |
Deputy Ambassador of Israel to India | |
In office June 2015 – July 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Merhavia, Israel |
Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA, MA) |
Dana Kurdish is the former Consul General of Israel in Bangalore with consular jurisdiction over Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.[1] She served from August 2017 until 2020.[2] She had previously served from June 2015 to July 2017 as Deputy Ambassador of Israel to India in New Delhi.[2][3]
Kursh was born and raised in Moshav Merhavia. Kursh's grandmother was murdered in the Holocaust.[4] (One account says her grandmother had a lifelong scar on a forehead after a bullet meant to kill her missed.)[5] She earned a BA in International Relations from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a MA in Public Policy (the Executive program of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem).[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Ms. Dana Kursh". Consulate General of Israel in Bengaluru. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b "I always felt at home in namma Bengaluru: Outgoing Consul General of Israel". The New Indian Express. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Israeli Ambassadors to India". Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Consulate's initiative to bring alive Holocaust stories". Deccan Herald. May 3, 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ Karthik, Aknisree (May 11, 2019). "Urban Legend: In remembrance of things lost; the heroes of the holocaust". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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