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	'''Sarah Avraham''' (~~{{lang-he\|שרה אברהם}};~~ born 1993/1994) is an Indian-born Israeli ] ]. She converted to Judaism and moved to Israel after the ].		'''Sarah Avraham''' (born 1993/1994) is an Indian-born Israeli ] ]. She converted to Judaism and moved to Israel after the ].

	Avraham was the 2012 Israeli women's champion in Thai boxing, in the {{convert\|57\|-\|63\|kg\|lb}} weight class. She is also the 2014 ] pro-am women's world champion in the 57–63.5 kg (125–140 lbs) class.<ref>{{cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeAIJq7Nlnc&feature=player_detailpage#t=15246 \|title=WMF Championship 2014 – 23-03-2014 \|date=March 23, 2014 \|work=] \|publisher=Pattaya Boxing \|accessdate=April 12, 2014\|time=4h14m10s}}</ref><ref name="ynetnews1"/>		Avraham was the 2012 Israeli women's champion in Thai boxing, in the {{convert\|57\|-\|63\|kg\|lb}} weight class. She is also the 2014 ] pro-am women's world champion in the 57–63.5 kg (125–140 lbs) class.<ref>{{cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeAIJq7Nlnc&feature=player_detailpage#t=15246 \|title=WMF Championship 2014 – 23-03-2014 \|date=March 23, 2014 \|work=] \|publisher=Pattaya Boxing \|accessdate=April 12, 2014\|time=4h14m10s}}</ref><ref name="ynetnews1"/>
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	==Early life==		==Early life==

	Avraham was born in ], India, to a ] father who is a physician, ~~Dr.~~ Aaron Avraham (formerly Hagirdas Pradesh) and a Christian mother who was a nurse.<ref name="timesofisrael1">{{cite news\|author=Rebecca McKinsey\|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/hindi-convert-to-judaism-israels-thai-boxing-queen/ \|title=Ex-Hindu is Israel's Thai-boxing queen; New women's champion Sarah Avraham immigrated from Mumbai after 2008 Chabad House attack\|work=The Times of Israel \|date=September 23, 2012 \|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name="ibtimes"/><ref name="haaretz1">{{cite news\|url=http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/.premium-1.533716 \|author= Naomi Darom\|title=Glove story: Two Orthodox girls' journey from religious school to boxing glory \|work=Haaretz ~~\|date=~~ \|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref> Her family was close friends with ] and his wife Rivka, who were killed in the November ], by terrorists who attacked the ] where the couple served as emissaries.<ref name="timesofisrael1"/><ref name="ibtimes"/><ref name="haaretz1"/> Avraham was 14 years old at the time.<ref name="timesofisrael1"/>		Avraham was born in ], India, to a ] father who is a physician, Aaron Avraham (formerly Hagirdas Pradesh) and a Christian mother who was a nurse.<ref name="timesofisrael1">{{cite news\|author=Rebecca McKinsey\|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/hindi-convert-to-judaism-israels-thai-boxing-queen/ \|title=Ex-Hindu is Israel's Thai-boxing queen; New women's champion Sarah Avraham immigrated from Mumbai after 2008 Chabad House attack\|work=The Times of Israel \|date=September 23, 2012 \|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name="ibtimes"/><ref name="haaretz1">{{cite news\|url=http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/.premium-1.533716 \|author= Naomi Darom\|title=Glove story: Two Orthodox girls' journey from religious school to boxing glory \|work=Haaretz \|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref> Her family was close friends with ] and his wife Rivka, who were killed in the November ], by terrorists who attacked the ] where the couple served as emissaries.<ref name="timesofisrael1"/><ref name="ibtimes"/><ref name="haaretz1"/> Avraham was 14 years old at the time.<ref name="timesofisrael1"/>

	==Immigration to Israel==		==Immigration to Israel==
	A year after the attack, she and her family ] and ].<ref name="timesofisrael1"/><ref name="ibtimes">{{cite news\|author= Jack Moore\|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/israeli-hebron-settler-wins-womens-world-thai-boxing-title-1441723 \|title=Israeli Hebron Settler Wins Women's World Thai Boxing Title \|work=International Business Times \|date=March 25, 2014 \|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name="jewishpress1">{{cite news\|url=http://www.jewishpress.com/news/two-religious-girls-box-kick-their-way-to-world-champions-video/2013/05/13/ \|author= Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu\|title=Two Religious Girls Box-Kick Their Way to World Champions (video) \|work=The Jewish Press \|date=May 13, 2013 \|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref> They settled in the ]/] ~~Israeli town~~ of ], south of Jerusalem, on the outskirts of Hebron, where she now lives.<ref name="timesofisrael1"/><ref name="ibtimes"/><ref name="haaretz1"/>		A year after the attack, she and her family ] and ].<ref name="timesofisrael1"/><ref name="ibtimes">{{cite news\|author= Jack Moore\|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/israeli-hebron-settler-wins-womens-world-thai-boxing-title-1441723 \|title=Israeli Hebron Settler Wins Women's World Thai Boxing Title \|work=International Business Times \|date=March 25, 2014 \|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name="jewishpress1">{{cite news\|url=http://www.jewishpress.com/news/two-religious-girls-box-kick-their-way-to-world-champions-video/2013/05/13/ \|author= Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu\|title=Two Religious Girls Box-Kick Their Way to World Champions (video) \|work=The Jewish Press \|date=May 13, 2013 \|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref> They settled in the ] ] of ], south of Jerusalem, on the outskirts of ], where she now lives.<ref name="timesofisrael1"/><ref name="ibtimes"/><ref name="haaretz1"/>

	She is now a religious ], and studies in ~~the~~ ]~~, a religious school for Orthodox girls,~~ in Kiryat Arba.<ref name="ynetnews1">{{cite news\|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4380452,00.html \|author=Akiva Novick \|title=Religious girls are Muay Thai champs; Two pious teenagers from Beit Shemesh, Kiryat Arba strike opponents mercilessly to win Thailand-style kickboxing world championship in Bangkok \|publisher=Ynetnews.com \|date=May 16, 2013 \|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name="timesofisrael1"/><ref name="haaretz1"/><ref name="shalomlife1">{{cite news \|url=http://www.shalomlife.com/news/19926/two-religious-israeli-girls-win-gold-at-boxing-competition-in-thailand/ \|author=Daniel Koren \|title=Two Religious Israeli Girls Win Gold At Boxing Competition In Thailand \|work=Shalom Life \|date=July 19, 2013 \|accessdate=April 9, 2014 \|~~deadurl~~=~~yes~~ \|~~archiveurl~~=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413132506/http://www.shalomlife.com/news/19926/two-religious-israeli-girls-win-gold-at-boxing-competition-in-thailand/ \|~~archivedate~~=April 13, 2014 \|df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://forward.com/articles/179954/-orthodox-women-aim-for-boxing-glory/ \|author= Naomi Darom\|title=2 Orthodox Women Aim for Boxing Glory \|work=Forward \|date=July 6, 2013 \|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref> Avraham also volunteers as a firefighter, and has taken part in scores of firefighting operations.<ref name="ibtimes"/>		She is now a religious ], and studies at an ] in Kiryat Arba.<ref name="ynetnews1">{{cite news\|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4380452,00.html \|author=Akiva Novick \|title=Religious girls are Muay Thai champs; Two pious teenagers from Beit Shemesh, Kiryat Arba strike opponents mercilessly to win Thailand-style kickboxing world championship in Bangkok \|publisher=Ynetnews.com \|date=May 16, 2013 \|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name="timesofisrael1"/><ref name="haaretz1"/><ref name="shalomlife1">{{cite news \|url=http://www.shalomlife.com/news/19926/two-religious-israeli-girls-win-gold-at-boxing-competition-in-thailand/ \|author=Daniel Koren \|title=Two Religious Israeli Girls Win Gold At Boxing Competition In Thailand \|work=Shalom Life \|date=July 19, 2013 \|accessdate=April 9, 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413132506/http://www.shalomlife.com/news/19926/two-religious-israeli-girls-win-gold-at-boxing-competition-in-thailand/ \|archive-date=April 13, 2014 \|df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://forward.com/articles/179954/-orthodox-women-aim-for-boxing-glory/ \|author= Naomi Darom\|title=2 Orthodox Women Aim for Boxing Glory \|work=Forward \|date=July 6, 2013 \|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref> Avraham also volunteers as a firefighter, and has taken part in scores of firefighting operations.<ref name="ibtimes"/>

	Avraham is considering studying medicine,<ref name="timesofisrael1"/><ref name="ibtimes"/> or she may eventually become a full-time firewoman.<ref name="ibtimes"/>		Avraham is considering studying medicine,<ref name="timesofisrael1"/><ref name="ibtimes"/> or she may eventually become a full-time firewoman.<ref name="ibtimes"/>
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	===2014 World Champion===		===2014 World Champion===
	In early 2014, while still in high school Avraham won the Women's World Thai-Boxing Championship in ], in her 57–63 kilos (125–140 pounds) weight class.<ref name="ynetnews1"/><ref name="ibtimes"/><ref name="haaretz1"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://~~webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gmDzcFm8b80J:~~world.einnews.com/news/thailand-science-technology~~+&cd=39&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a \|author=~~ \|title=Girl Converted By Mumbai Martyrs Is World Muay Thai Champ \|publisher=EIN News \|date=April 3, 2014 \|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.juif.org/sport-israel/193212,une-convertie-par-les-martyrs-de-bombay-devient-championne-du-monde.php ~~\|author=~~ \|title=Une convertie par les martyrs de Bombay devient championne du monde de boxe thaï \|language=~~French~~ \|publisher=Juif.org \|date= March 27, 2014\|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref>		In early 2014, while still in high school Avraham won the Women's World Thai-Boxing Championship in ], in her 57–63 kilos (125–140 pounds) weight class.<ref name="ynetnews1"/><ref name="ibtimes"/><ref name="haaretz1"/><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://world.einnews.com/news/thailand-science-technology \|title=Girl Converted By Mumbai Martyrs Is World Muay Thai Champ \|publisher=EIN News \|date=April 3, 2014 \|accessdate=April 10, 2014 \|archive-date=July 9, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709000056/https://world.einnews.com/news/thailand-science-technology \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.juif.org/sport-israel/193212,une-convertie-par-les-martyrs-de-bombay-devient-championne-du-monde.php \|title=Une convertie par les martyrs de Bombay devient championne du monde de boxe thaï \|language=fr \|publisher=Juif.org \|date= March 27, 2014\|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 11:28, 6 June 2024

Indian-born Israeli Muay Thai kickboxer

Sarah Avraham
Born	1993 or 1994 (age 30–31) Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Residence	Kiryat Arba
Nationality	Israeli
Style	Muay Thai kickboxer
Trainer	Eddie Yusopov
Rank	Women's World Thai-Boxing Champion; 57–63 kilos (125–140 pounds) weight class
Other information
Occupation	Student

Sarah Avraham (born 1993/1994) is an Indian-born Israeli Muay Thai kickboxer. She converted to Judaism and moved to Israel after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Avraham was the 2012 Israeli women's champion in Thai boxing, in the 57–63 kilograms (126–139 lb) weight class. She is also the 2014 World Muaythai Federation pro-am women's world champion in the 57–63.5 kg (125–140 lbs) class.

Early life

Avraham was born in Bombay, India, to a Hindu father who is a physician, Aaron Avraham (formerly Hagirdas Pradesh) and a Christian mother who was a nurse. Her family was close friends with Gavriel Holtzberg and his wife Rivka, who were killed in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, by terrorists who attacked the Mumbai Chabad House where the couple served as emissaries. Avraham was 14 years old at the time.

Immigration to Israel

A year after the attack, she and her family converted to Judaism and moved to Israel. They settled in the West Bank Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba, south of Jerusalem, on the outskirts of Hebron, where she now lives.

She is now a religious Orthodox Jew, and studies at an ulpana in Kiryat Arba. Avraham also volunteers as a firefighter, and has taken part in scores of firefighting operations.

Avraham is considering studying medicine, or she may eventually become a full-time firewoman.

Thai boxing career

While attending a Kiryat Arba school for religious girls, Avraham made the decision to participate in sports. Michael Pollack, a fitness trainer from nearby Hebron's Jewish neighborhood, melded kickboxing into her sports training. Pollack put Thai boxing coach Eddie Yusopov and Avraham in contact with each other, and Yusopov became her trainer.

Avraham trains in Muay Thai boxing five times a week, at the boxing center at Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium. As is the case with most Israeli athletes, she does not receive any funding. To pay for her training (NIS 230 a month) and trips abroad for competitions, since she does not like to ask for money, she cleans houses and also works as a dog walker and waitress. In addition, Avraham hitchhikes to her practices in Jerusalem, as she does not have money to take the bus. Because she is religious, she brings kosher food with her when she travels to fights.

2012 Israeli Champion

In September 2012, Avraham won the Israeli national women’s Thai boxing championship in her weight class of 57–63 kilos (125–140 pounds), at the age of 18.

2014 World Champion

In early 2014, while still in high school Avraham won the Women's World Thai-Boxing Championship in Bangkok, Thailand, in her 57–63 kilos (125–140 pounds) weight class.

References

WMF Championship 2014 – 23-03-2014. YouTube. Pattaya Boxing. March 23, 2014. Event occurs at 4h14m10s. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
^ Akiva Novick (May 16, 2013). "Religious girls are Muay Thai champs; Two pious teenagers from Beit Shemesh, Kiryat Arba strike opponents mercilessly to win Thailand-style kickboxing world championship in Bangkok". Ynetnews.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
^ Rebecca McKinsey (September 23, 2012). "Ex-Hindu is Israel's Thai-boxing queen; New women's champion Sarah Avraham immigrated from Mumbai after 2008 Chabad House attack". The Times of Israel. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
^ Jack Moore (March 25, 2014). "Israeli Hebron Settler Wins Women's World Thai Boxing Title". International Business Times. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
^ Naomi Darom. "Glove story: Two Orthodox girls' journey from religious school to boxing glory". Haaretz. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu (May 13, 2013). "Two Religious Girls Box-Kick Their Way to World Champions (video)". The Jewish Press. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
^ Daniel Koren (July 19, 2013). "Two Religious Israeli Girls Win Gold At Boxing Competition In Thailand". Shalom Life. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
Naomi Darom (July 6, 2013). "2 Orthodox Women Aim for Boxing Glory". Forward. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
"Girl Converted By Mumbai Martyrs Is World Muay Thai Champ". EIN News. April 3, 2014. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
"Une convertie par les martyrs de Bombay devient championne du monde de boxe thaï" (in French). Juif.org. March 27, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2014.

External links

"Ex-Hindu is Israel's Thai-boxing queen" (video), Times of Israel, September 23, 2012
"Sara Avraham – כתבה בערוץ הראשון" (video; Hebrew and English), May 2013

2008 Mumbai attacks

Main topics

Persons

Perpetrators	Lashkar-e-Taiba Abu Ismail Dera Ismail Khan Ajmal Kasab David Headley Hafiz Saeed Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi Sajid Mir Azam Cheema Tahawwur Hussain Rana Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed Zarrar Shah Zabiuddin Ansari Major Iqbal Altaf Khanani
Victims	Andreas Liveras Ashok Kamte Gavriel Holtzberg Gajender Singh Bisht Hemant Karkare Lo Hwei Yen Loumia Hiridjee Ralph Burkei Sadanand Date Sandeep Unnikrishnan Tukaram Omble Vijay Salaskar
Survivors	Brooke Satchwell Dara Huang Devika Rotawan Erika Mann Esperanza Aguirre Gulam Noon, Baron Noon Harish Manwani Ignasi Guardans Jan Masiel Michael Rudder N. N. Krishnadas Sajjad Karim Sandra Samuel Sourav Mishra Syed Kamall
Others	Faheem Ansari Sarah Avraham

Sites

Works

Books	Kasab: The Face of 26/11 (2010) The Siege: The Attack on the Taj (2013)
Films	Crackers (2011) Shahid (2012) Arrambam (2013) The Attacks of 26/11 (2013) Phantom (2015) Taj Mahal (2015) Hotel Mumbai (2018) Rubaru Roshni (2019) Sooryavanshi (2021) Major (2022)
Television	Mumbai Massacre (2009) Operation Black Tornado (2018) State of Siege: 26/11 (2020) Mumbai Diaries 26/11 (2021)

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