YAMS.NEWS

Born and raised in the Netherlands, I immigrated into Israel in 1982, becoming a public relations specialist and fund raising officer at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. In 1987 began working as an associate editor at International Diamond Publications Ltd. in Ramat Gan. The following year I was appointed director of public relations at the Israel Precious Stones and Diamonds Exchange and the Israel Emerald Cutters Association and two years later joined the private sector as marketing and sales director of Colgem Ltd., a firm that manufactures and trades in high-end colored gemstones and fancy colored diamonds.