Tirat Carmel Honors Local Athletes and Musicians for Excellence
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The Tirat Carmel Municipality honored its top young athletes and musicians at a ceremony held yesterday at the Municipal Conservatory. Mayor Dudu Cohen presented scholarships and awards to individuals and ensembles for their national and international achievements in sports and music. Notable recipients included national champions in table tennis, gymnastics, powerlifting, and track, as well as talented young musicians and the "Gvanim" choir, which won international and national accolades. The mayor emphasized the city's commitment to supporting its talented youth.
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- Tirat Carmel honored its outstanding young athletes and musicians at a municipal ceremony.
- Recipients included national champions in table tennis, gymnastics, powerlifting, and track.
- Young musicians and the "Gvanim" choir were also recognized for their achievements.
- The "Gvanim" choir won a silver medal at an international competition in Slovakia.
- Mayor Dudu Cohen praised the recipients as a source of pride for the city.
The Tirat Carmel Municipality held a festive ceremony at the Municipal Conservatory to honor outstanding local athletes and musicians who have achieved impressive accomplishments nationally and internationally. The event, which took place yesterday, recognized individuals and ensembles for their talent, perseverance, and hard work.
Among the honorees in sports were Itay Shoshan, Israel's U21 champion in men's doubles table tennis and ranked 30th in Europe for his age group; Shiri Sokolovsky, Israel's champion in acrobatic gymnastics and a World Cup gold medalist; Shai Rozin, a bronze medalist at the World Powerlifting Championship for the visually impaired who aims to compete in the 2028 Paralympics; Alexander Alexenko, the 2026 Israel Powerlifting Champion; and Idan Wagaw, the U18 Israel champion in the 800m race, who has been accepted to the Wingate Institute's sports excellence academy.
In music, the city celebrated Hila Malmad, an outstanding graduate of the Conservatory; Jonathan Amgar, a leading trumpet player accepted into the National Youth Wind Orchestra of Israel for the 2025-2026 academic year; and Lior Gorvitz Rosenblum, a music student accepted into the same national youth orchestra.
The "Gvanim" choir, Tirat Carmel's representative a cappella ensemble, also received recognition for winning a silver medal at an international competition in Slovakia and a first-place award as "Outstanding National Choir" from MILA (The Israeli Association of Choirs).
Mayor Dudu Cohen stated, "The outstanding individuals we met last night are a great source of pride for Tirat Carmel. Behind every medal, every competition, and every achievement are years of work, perseverance, discipline, and belief. Their successes prove that our city has exceptional talents who can reach the highest peaks. Our role as a municipality is to continue providing them with the tools, platform, and support to dream big and achieve." The ceremony also featured musical performances by Hila Malmad and the "Gvanim" choir.