Yotam Polizer
An Unlikely Rescue: IsraAID and Afghanistan
Summary
Carly Maisel and Yotam Polizer discuss the work of his organization IsraAID. Following the summer 2021 crisis in Afghanistan, Yotam coordinated the rescue of 167 Afghans from the hands of the Taliban. Carly and Yotam discuss this as well as the many other efforts IsraAID has made over its 20 year history.
Yotam Polizer
Yotam Polizer is the global CEO of IsraAID, overseeing IsraAID’s global operations, strategy, and partnerships. Following the summer 2021 crisis in Afghanistan, Yotam coordinated the rescue of 167 Afghans from the hands of the Taliban. Following the September 2015 refugee crisis in Europe, he led IsraAID’s humanitarian mission in Lesbos, Greece, to support Syrian refugees on the island and established IsraAID Germany, which provides long-term support for Yazidi and Syrian refugees in Germany. Over the course of 10 years at IsraAID, Yotam has also built and led programs in Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan, in Sierra Leone during the 2014 Ebola crisis, and in Nepal following the 2015 earthquake.
Carly Maisel
Carly Maisel is the global CEO of Kirsh Philanthropies.