Liat Kaufman Isascharoff
Liat Kaufman Isascharoff (30), an industrial engineer was taking a class on organizational behavior at the Hebrew University’s School of Business Administration towards her Ph.D. degree, when she collapsed. She was rushed to Hadassah hospital, where she underwent brain surgery by Dr. José Cohen. This left her with severe limitations of functions related to the left side of the brain. The Rehabilitation Center at the Mount Scopus Hadassah Hospital could not handle: she could not read, and had major problems with concentration and spatial orientation. She has been coming to ICELP for 6 months, where she is taught IE. Her ability to move around is much improved and she has already returned to one class at the university.
“Other rehabilitation centers leave people at a very basic level. ICELP could help all CVA victims,” said Liat, who believes she will soon recover more fully, with the Center’s help.

Maarten Horst
Maarten Horst (28), from Zeeland in the Netherlands, first met Prof. Feuerstein while on a visit to the Hague in 1993. Maarten claimed to be interested in chemistry and quantum physics, which the Professor felt was accessible to him although he had been diagnosed with PDD and suspended from school. After spending some time at ICELP for assessment and initial treatment, he was referred for therapy to psychologist Marian Vriend at the Feuerstein Centrum in Amsterdam. He was often invited back to Jerusalem. In Jerusalem, Maarten “made history” with the highest-ever score in the LPAD. He returned to Flushing High School, which he completed cum laude in 1998, and then began his studies at the local teachers’ training college. After participating in the International Workshops at Zandvoort in the Netherlands in 2002, he came to ICELP to work with children for 6 months. He is now volunteering at ICELP again, assessing children, as well as giving computer and music instruction. He is also learning Hebrew in ulpan, and plans to work at the Center permanently.

Tomer Cohen
Tomer Cohen (27), who lives in the Educational Rehabilitation Center at Ein Kerem, is participating in the training program for Caregivers for the Elderly and Disabled. Fraida Smith, work-placement coordinator, sent him to the “Jerusalem of Gold” old-age home in the Arnona neighborhood, two afternoons a week. Shoshana Weingarten, who runs the home, said, “At first, I thought I was doing Fraida a favor, but now I wish Tomer would come more often. The old people love him – he talks to them, gives them coffee, and attends to their other needs.”