"Don't leave dreams in the drawer": Grandfather of 9 fulfills dream and completes bachelor's degree at age 61
Yigal Azri, 61, father of five and grandfather of nine, completed a bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences at the Academic College of Safed, after overcoming personal crises, donating a kidney to his son, and working as a dishwasher before becoming the manager of a boarding school for at-risk youth.
Yigal Azri, 61, father of five and grandfather of nine, completed a bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences at the Academic College of Safed. Azri, who worked as a dishwasher and became the manager of a boarding school for at-risk youth, faced severe personal crises: his son passed away at age 25 from kidney disease, Azri himself donated a kidney in a cross-transplant, and he went through a divorce and debt. Despite dyslexia and ADHD, he enrolled in a pre-academic preparatory program after hearing recommendations about the college, and continued to a bachelor's degree. He describes the support he received from lecturers and his environment, and declares: "Don't leave dreams in the drawer." He is now considering a master's degree.