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[email protected]. Graduate Treasures Living and “Reconstructing” in the Golan Not everybody enjoys living close to well as some of the latest in scientific “One of the nice things to happen in their work. But for Mechael (Mick) techniques.” the past few years is that some of my Osband ’95, it’s the best of two closest friends from Maimonides have “There is no question that in retro- worlds. come to Israel,” he added. spect Maimonides gave me a strong Mechael, an archaeologist, lives in foundation,” Mick asserted. “Many The Osbands were one of 10 original Natur, a new moshav in the Golan, graduates recognize that the long families (there are now around 45) that with his wife Ayla (a nurse who works hours and many classes at Maimonides helped create a new moshav, which near Tiberias) and their three boys, helped prepare them for academic is half religious and half secular. Shalem, Amitz and Afik. The Golan studies.