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September 29, 2022

Why Israelis Care Less about Prestige Than Americans

“My Columbia degree doesn’t mean anything here.”

In a casual conversation with two young Americans in Tel Aviv about the pros and cons of moving to Israel, one told Andrew Jacobson that he could never do it because his degree from Columbia University “doesn’t mean anything here.” Jacobson believes his interlocutor hit on something important about Israeli society:

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