WIZO Graduate Receives President’s Excellence Award

Sergeant Arina Bobrykina, a graduate of WIZO Nachlat Yehuda, received the President’s Excellence Award.

Every year, 120 outstanding IDF soldiers and officers receive the highest honor of excellence from the President of Israel. We are incredibly proud to share that a WIZO graduate is among those honored on Israel’s Independence Day:

Sergeant Arina Bobrykina, 20 years old from Kiryat Bialik, received the President’s Excellence Award. Arina immigrated to Israel from Belarus through the Naale program when she was 16 years old and attended the boarding school in WIZO Nachlat Yehuda Youth Village.

Arina serves in the North Medical Center and as part of her role she coordinates the medical care for soldiers with great dedication. We’re so proud of Arina!

On the IDF’s official website for the honorees, Arina answered some questions about herself. Here is a copy of that Q&A:

Who am I: 

Sergeant Arina Bubrikina, 2nd R.M. M.S.C. in the North Medical Center 

Where am I from:

Kiryat Bialik

My story:

I immigrated to Israel from Belarus through the “Naale” program in 2019, and studied at a boarding school. During the military service I help wounded soldiers and take care of them in everything they need. Especially during this war, you see the meaning and importance of the role.

My hobbies:

Traveling

What is the most Israeli thing in my eyes:

That girls serve in the army

Who did I tell about the honor first:

I told my partner and then my family