By JERUSALEM POST STAFFAnnie Tracy about me(photo credit: )TRY ONE YOURSELF>>>Age: 24
Residence: Tel Aviv
Married? With children? Single
Occupation: Student
Education: BA, Columbia College (NY), working on MA at Tel Aviv University
Pets: 2 fish
Religious affiliation / observance: Jewish/reform
Last person / party I voted for: John Kerry
Next person / party I will vote for: Another Democrat
My history (100 words max): I grew up in Newton, MA, just outside of Boston. I attended Columbia College in New York, where I studied history and political science. After graduation in 2006 I moved to Israel (in the middle of the war) and began a Master's degree in Middle Eastern history at TAU. I love living in Israel, but I miss baseball and American football, as well as my family and friends
Family history (100 words max): My mother was born in New York, her mother in New Jersey, and her father in Cleveland, Ohio. My mother's grandparents came from Lithuania. My father was born in New York, and his mother was born in New Jersey. His father was born in Ireland, and came to New York as a teenager. His mother's family is from Eastern Europe
My connection with Israel: Intellectual, familial, spiritual. My great, great uncle was Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver. He was a Zionist leader in America, and gave the speech to the UN before they voted in support of an Israeli state. I feel proud every time I ride down "Rehov Abba Hillel" in Ramat Gan
What I would take with me to a deserted island: My roommate, Blanca
If I could have dinner with any person in the world it would be: Muhammad
Which feminine/masculine trait would I like to have: Traits should not continue to be gendered. I want to be mentally strong. Period.
What angers you: Lazy people who waste time
What makes you happy: Working hard to reach my goals
Last book I read was: Imperial Quest for Oil: Iraq, 1910-1928, by Helmut Mejcher
Comfort food: Ice cream, nachos
My life five years from now: Teaching Americans about the Middle East
You may not like it but I have something controversial to say: You don't know anything about a place until you've been there. This is something most Israelis need to learn
Happiness: 1-10 (10 being the happiest) 8
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