Blog : Philosémitisme

"Je sais que toutes les portes me sont ouvertes et je me considère comme juif à part entière. Mon prochain défi est de me convertir, me marier et fonder une famille. Je veux aller à l'université pour étudier les relations internationales afin d'aller travailler au ministère des Affaires étrangères pour promouvoir les relations entre la Guinée et Israël. Mon rêve est de donner le maximum possible à ce pays.  Les mots ne suffisent pas à exprimer ma gratitude." (Avi Be'eri, sous-lieutenant de Tsahal)

Ayant perdu ses parents, Avi Be'eri est vendu en Guinée à l'âge de 15 ans à des marchands d'esclaves qui le font entrer clandestinement en Israël. Avec l'aide de Susana et Azion Oshr il prend son destin en mains et devient officier de Tsahal.

Source: YNet (From slave to IDF officer: A Guinean's story). Extraits:

"When he received his identity card he changed his name to Avi ? making it official. After completing his studies and receiving his high school diploma, Avi enlisted in the IDF.

On Tuesday he is set to complete his officers' course and will then be promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant. "I really do feel like someone who is making history," he says with pride. "Who would have believed that I, who arrived in this country with nothing, sat in prison and was nearly deported, would become an IDF officer and serve at the IDF adjutancy helping Israelis integrate into the army'"

Avi already has big plans for his future. "I feel like every door is open to me and see myself as a Jew in every way. My next challenge is to convert, marry and start a family. I want to go to university and study International Relations and then work in the Foreign Ministry to promote Guinea-Israel relations. My dream is to contribute as much as I can to this country. There aren't enough words to express my thanks."