Mark Okrent – Fifty Years Ago My Reflection as a Student Zionist Activist.
I came across this poem I wrote shortly after making aliyah in the early 70’s.
It was a reflection of my feelings at the time after being a Student Zionist activist and facing the realities of aliyah.
Mark Okrent, together with his wife Susan, made aliyah in 1970 from Toronto. He attended CHAT (Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto) and holds both a degree in engineering from University of Toronto and an M.B.A from York University. He is now retired from Israel Aerospace Industries after 35 years. In his retirement, he attends lectures on a variety of subjects, is active in synagogue services and assists clients as an independent travel agent (The Reservation Co.) with hotel reservations around the world.
