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7. The Story of Jonny, an Eritrean Entrepreneur in Tel Aviv, Israel

Authors : Sibylle Heilbrunn, Anna Rosenfeld

Published in: Refugee Entrepreneurship

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Jonny is an Eritrean refugee in his 30s, who lives with his wife and daughter in Tel Aviv, Israel. Jonny was forcefully recruited to the Eritrean army in 2007. On February 5 2009, when guarding the Ethiopian border at night, he crossed the border and simply walked away. Today, Jonny is the sole owner of a kindergarten and daycare center for children of the Eritrean community. Overcoming the many barriers resulting from an institutional void in Tel Aviv, Jonny has a powerful story—about an asylum seeker in Tel Aviv, who is also an entrepreneur and community leader, bricoleuring in an institutional void.

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Title: The Story of Jonny, an Eritrean Entrepreneur in Tel Aviv, Israel
Authors: Sibylle Heilbrunn
Anna Rosenfeld
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Refugee Entrepreneurship
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-92533-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-92534-9

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92534-9_7