
A national collection of stories for IDF's heritage
For every Israeli, military service is a life-changing experience.
Everyone carries a memory, a turning point, a significant "point of reference", or Nekudat Zion.
Together, we all make up this endless mosaic of stories representing Israel’s legacy.
Credit: Igal Slavin
About Us
Nekudat Zion is a social enterprise aiming to preserve and connect testimonies & memories of generations of IDF service members.
Military service is an essential part of us and we are all part of a national mosaic of service memoirs, which are combined into IDF's legacy. Everyone has a memory to be shared.
Together, we make up this endless mosaic representing Israel’s heritage.

Credit: Igal Slavin

Credit: Igal Slavin
Our Vision
A National Digital Social Database of Israel’s Heritage.
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Preservation and documentation - documentation of the testimonies of IDF soldiers for their generations and the preservation of the heritage from generation to generation
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Social and community involvement - social accessibility for Israeli citizens and the world
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Establishing the legacy - preventing the takeover of IDF memory discourse by interested parties
2
Education - education and awareness of Israeli citizens in general and youth in particular about the IDF heritage
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Innovation and creativity - use of innovative and creative means to preserve the heritage
A Social Platform
A social streaming platform for former IDF service members of all ages to share their memories of a defining moment or event in their military service.
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Compilation and consolidation of diverse, comprehensive and reliable testimonial data such as videos, photos, audio clips, academic documents, letters, memorabilia and more
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Categorization of the data into catalogs displayed on a map or a timeline according to parameters such as name, date, location, military unit and more
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A social network connecting soldiers across generations based on similarities in various parameters




Features
Video upload and online capture via mobile or desktop camera
Recorded Zoom Interviews
Categorized streaming platform
Profile
personalization
Open and accessible to all

Photographs, Radio, podcast, IDF Archives, National Library

Internal Social Network - Community posts, forums and events

Autonomous online interviews


Multilingual translations with auto subtitles

Video Pixelation of censored and sensitive details

Credit: Igal Slavin
Come be part of the heritage mosaic
Record your testimonial directly on our platform, using a webcam or smartphone camera.
Alternatevely, you can schedule a Zoom interview with our team of clinical psychologists and professional interviewers.
Video memories and interviews are reviewed, given security clearance, indexed and securely stored for anyone to watch online.
Donation
Any contribution on your part will help advance this project forward to have significant impact to all veterens and to the State of Israel
Each donor will receive :
* Certificate of Donation,
* Tax receipt
* Newsletter
* Invitations to our events with diverse speakers
Donations above 5,000 NIS receive yearly field trips over Israel
Donations above 20,000 NIS are posted at digital donation wall
* Donations are done through Haifa foundation ("Keren Haifa") which is recognized as an Israeli volunteer institution in accordance with section 46 of the income tax ordinance and can be filed in the USA (IRS 501) and in Canada

Credit: Igal Slavin
TEAM

Rani Bender
Social entrepreneur
Co-Founder & CEO

Colonel Ofer B.
Commander of a helicopter squadron
Co-Founder & CTO
Seifan Weinberg
Clinical Psychologist
Shaldag Air force
and Natal Association
Clinical Head of Staff
ADVISORY BOARD

Mr. Oved Yechezkel
Former government secretary to the Prime Minister

Major General (Res.)
Meir Klifi Amir
Former CEO of the FIDF

Brigadier General (Res.)
Eli Shermeister
former IDF Chief Education

Brigadier General (Res.) Hasson Hasson
Military secretary – Israeli president

Brigadier General (Res.)
Meir Chen
former IDF chief of Military Police

Colonel (Res.)
Ortal K.S
Former Head of Intelligence of the Israeli Navy.

Colonel (Res.)
Zvika Rak
Medal of Distinguished
Service Yom Kippur war

Colonel (Res.)
Amit Livni
former Deputy IDF Spokesman
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