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On December 28, Prof. Shai Feldman, president of Sapir Academic College, joined the nationwide vaccination drive, receiving his own COVID-19 inoculation. Israel has launched an unprecedented campaign to vaccinate more than 150,000 people per day. By the end of the first week, a million Israelis were inoculated. The whole effort, Feldman believes, is an example of Israel’s public health system at its best, and an outstanding demonstration of social resilience. “Sapir is gearing up to return to full activity when the health crisis subsides.

Sapir Faculty Create Award Winning Documentary Cinema On December 24, Sapir's faculty won multiple prizes at the Israel Documentary Forum's annual award ceremony. Lena Chaplin won the prize for Best Documentary Film (under 60 minutes) and Rotem Dror won the prize for Best Soundtrack Design, both for the film Underground Ballet.

Sapir faculty Professor Nurit Gertz, recently published a book, titled Ma Sha'avad B'zman -"What Was Lost in Time: Biography of a Friendship". This bestselling book is about her four-decade friendship with internationally renowned Israeli author Amos Oz.  Gertz is the founder of the Sapir’s Culture, Creativity and Production Department and director of its graduate program. Her book tells the story of their wide-ranging conversations in times of peace and war, family and work, in letters that crossed oceans and phone calls, the last of which took place when Oz was close to death.

Sapir Academic College provides unique professional knowledge to train medical cannabis specialists, one of the fastest developing fields in Israel and internationally! Towards the end of 2020, Sapir launched the new CannAcademy (Cannabis Academy) operated by the College's Professional Development Center together with important partners.

The effects of COVID-19 on small business in Israel is dramatic. A pioneering survey conducted by Sapir faculty has discovered that gender plays a significant role in determining the magnitude of these effects.  Dr. Ohad Shaked, a lecturer at Sapir's Technological Marketing Department, presented his preliminary research at a virtual conference organized by the College’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship for students and entrepreneurs from the western Negev. Shaked surveyed 152 small and micro businesses, the majority located in the Negev; 47 owned by men and 105 by women.