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Rudy Rochman

Rudy Rochman is a Jewish-Israeli rights activist and speaker on Jewish and Israel rights, known for the documentary series We Were Never Lost.

born 1993Jewish and Israel rights activismThe series We Were Never LostThe 2021 arrest in Nigeria

Born: 6 September 1993, Paris
Occupation: military personnel, militant, YouTuber
Education: University of California, Los Angeles, Columbia University

Rudy Rochman was born in 1993 in Paris

Rochman was born in Paris in 1993 and moved to Israel at age 3. His family later moved to the United States. In 2000 he was forced off a bus in London for being Jewish, an event he describes as the root of his wish to defend Jews.

He served in the Paratroopers Brigade from 2011 to 2013. He then studied at UCLA and moved to Columbia University, graduating in 2018. At Columbia he founded the campus chapter of Students Supporting Israel and served as its president.

He speaks at campuses and pro-Israel groups and is active on social media. In 2020 he ran in the World Zionist Congress elections. He serves on the board of The Israel Innovation Fund and on the leadership team of HaBayit, a platform for Israeli and Palestinian dialogue.

In July 2021 he and 2 other Israeli filmmakers were arrested in Nigeria while filming We Were Never Lost. They were held for 20 days and were officially cleared of wrongdoing. In the 2023 Gaza war he returned to reserve duty as a sniper.

Milestones in Rudy Rochman's life

1993
Born in Paris.
2011
Began service in the Paratroopers Brigade.
2018
Graduated from Columbia University.
2020
Ran in the World Zionist Congress elections.
2021
Arrested in Nigeria and later released after 20 days.
2023
Served as a reserve sniper in the Gaza war.

Rudy Rochman served in the military

Rochman served in the IDF Paratroopers Brigade from 2011 to 2013. In the 2023 Gaza war he served as a sniper in the paratrooper reserves, and his unit was deployed to the Khan Younis area.