Interview with Dr. Shmuel Katz: A Discussion about Israel's Challenges + What's Ahead

Source:
https://www.spreaker.com/user/13310771/episode-10-dr-shmuel-katz-01

Shmuel was born in Hungary and moved as a baby, together with his parents who survived the Holocaust, to the newly reestablished independent State of the Jewish people in the land of Israel. The Katz family joined their brethren who were living there already for a long time, in order to help build the modern State of Israel.
Shmuel grew up in Israel, went through the Israeli educational system, and served in the IDF as an officer during the 1967 and 1973 wars.
He earned his MD degree with distinction from the University of Milan and obtained additional CS and MS degrees from the University of Tel-Aviv. Following rigorous surgical training programs in Israel and in the USA, he earned Board Certifications in General Surgery, in both countries.
In recognition of his extensive service to the community, Shmuel was awarded a “Doctorate, Honoris Causa” by the Bar-Ilan University, in 2018.
Since 1982, he has lived in the USA together with his family.
In addition to his surgical practice, Shmuel was and still is involved with multiple charitable and educational organizations, in the USA and in Israel. Shmuel is a past Chairman of the Board of Directors and is currently the President of the RASG Hebrew Academy in Miami Beach, is a past President of the Greater Miami Chapter of the Friends of the IDF and is currently on the Miami and on the National Boards of the FIDF, is on the Board of Trustees of The Shul of Bal Harbour (which he co- founded) and is on the International Board of StandWithUs (which he co-founded) and was closely involved in the creation of multiple highly Educational Booklets of SWU. He is also on the Advisory Boards of PJTN, Hasbara Fellowships, Core 18 Leaders Lab, Jerusalem U and Clarion Project.
Shmuel is an effective speaker who has authored various articles published in Arutz Sheva, Jewish Way Magazine, Frontpage Magazine, and aish.com, and was closely involved in the creation and promotion of several educational films, including: “Relentless”, “Obsession”, “The Third Jihad”, “Iranium”, “Honor Diaries”, “Beneath the Helmet”, “Israel Inside”, “Mekonen”, “Faithkeepers”, “When the Smoke Clears”, “Kids Chasing Paradise” and others.
His commitment to the community has resulted in numerous awards from public and private organizations.