Gal Fridman is an Israeli windsurfer and Israel's first Olympic gold medalist. Fridman won a Bronze Medal in the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, and his gold medal in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the first of two Israelis athlete to win two Olympic Medals, and the first Olympic Gold medalist in Israeli history. His first name, Gal, means "wave" in Hebrew.
Israeli Olympic gold medalist Gal Fridman in 2004
Fridman receives a certificate from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at a reception for the Olympic athletes' return from the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at "Beit Hanassi" in Jerusalem.
Pardes Hanna-Karkur is a town in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2022 it had a population of 44,840. It has been characterized as having a hipster culture.
Pardes Hanna-Karkur
Karkur 1928
Pardes Hanna (Rabye) and Kerkur 1932 1:20,000
Pardes Hanna, 1938