| Dana Kursh | |
|---|---|
| Consul General of Israel in Bangalore | |
| In office 2017–2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Zadka |
| Deputy Ambassador of Israel to India | |
| In office June 2015 (2015-06) – July 2017 (2017-07) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Merhavia, Israel |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem (BA, MA) |
Dana Kurdish is the former Consul General of Israel in Bangalore with consular jurisdiction over Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. She served from August 2017 until 2020. She had previously served from June 2015 to July 2017 as Deputy Ambassador of Israel to India in New Delhi.
Kursh was born and raised in Moshav Merhavia. Kursh's grandmother was murdered in the Holocaust. (One account says her grandmother had a lifelong scar on a forehead after a bullet meant to kill her missed.) She earned a BA in International Relations from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an MA in Public Policy (the Executive program of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem).
References
- ^ "Ms. Dana Kursh". Consulate General of Israel in Bengaluru. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "I always felt at home in namma Bengaluru: Outgoing Consul General of Israel". The New Indian Express. 2020-07-09. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- "Israeli Ambassadors to India". Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- "Consulate's initiative to bring alive Holocaust stories". Deccan Herald. May 3, 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- Karthik, Aknisree (May 11, 2019). "Urban Legend: In remembrance of things lost; the heroes of the holocaust". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 26 April 2020.