Ethiopian-born former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier Gezachew Fanta , whose post-army education was sponsored by Ohio supporters of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), ran the 2019 Tel Aviv Marathon today in honor of FIDF, finishing in ninth place . Fanta served in a special operations reconnaissance unit in the IDF Golani Brigade and studied at The Academic College at Wingate in Netanya, Israel, thanks to an FIDF IMPACT! Scholarship – which grants four-year academic scholarships to combat and combat-support soldiers from low socioeconomic backgrounds. His scholarship was generously sponsored by Renay Angel and Dan Mendlovic of Beachwood,...