{"id":12562,"date":"2023-12-27T12:34:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T10:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rge.org.il\/shai-knopfer-graduate-of-zoharim-youth-village-we-were-educated-at-the-youth-village-to-give-back-to-society-and-to-the-state-of-israel-this-is-my-opportunity-to-contribute-to-the-war-eff\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T11:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T09:39:59","slug":"shai-knopfer-graduate-of-zoharim-youth-village-we-were-educated-at-the-youth-village-to-give-back-to-society-and-to-the-state-of-israel-this-is-my-opportunity-to-contribute-to-the-war-eff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rge.org.il\/en\/shai-knopfer-graduate-of-zoharim-youth-village-we-were-educated-at-the-youth-village-to-give-back-to-society-and-to-the-state-of-israel-this-is-my-opportunity-to-contribute-to-the-war-eff\/","title":{"rendered":"Shai Knopfer, graduate of Zoharim Youth Village: \u201cWe were educated at the youth village to give back to society and to the State of Israel.  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