Closing the circle of the blind music teacher: 33-year-old Mike Marwani is a blind man who was born in Israel from France - straight to Amit B High School in Ashkelon. He has now closed the circle, having become a music teacher at the institution where he studied.
Today is the "Blind Day" - a day to increase awareness and empathy with the blind and visually impaired in Israel.
For Mike, every day is such a day, but he does not let the limitation stop him.
He immigrated to Israel when he was 11. Despite the difficulty, he issued a matriculation certificate averaging more than 90.
"In Israel, I also faced difficulties with absorption, language and culture. It was not easy, but I loved the teachers and classmates. The friends helped me with what I needed, even with the study material," he says.
Mike volunteered for national service and then chose to study music.
"Over the years I played the piano and had a great love for music, which was mostly a hobby. I went to study at the 'Psalm' school," he notes.
Next he studied for a bachelor's degree in teaching at Washington Hill.
Mike fondly remembered his time at Amit B. Ashkelon School.
In a conversation with physical education teacher Moshe Hassan, who is also the alumni coordinator at the institution, he was told there was a vacancy - which led him this year to become a music teacher at the high school where he studied.
"For me it's closing a circle. It's exciting to go into the teachers' room with teachers who taught me," he said.
Gideon Schindler, the high school principal, said that "Mike's confrontation inspires us all."
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