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Filipino Caregiver a Favorite to Win ‘X-Factor Israel’
Times of Israel ^ | January 7, 2014 | ISAAC SCHARF

Posted on 01/08/2014 10:30:37 PM PST by nickcarraway

Rose Fostanes, one of Israel’s thousands of foreign workers, has discovered instant fame on reality TV and receives support from around the world

A 47-year-old Filipino caregiver has emerged as the newest star of Israeli reality television, putting a human face on the thousands of foreign workers who toil away in menial, back-breaking jobs in this country

Israeli viewers of the country’s myriad of reality shows have grown accustomed to successful candidates from various backgrounds, including black-clad ultra-Orthodox Jews, Ethiopian immigrants and a German convert to Judaism who became a celebrity chef. But they’ve never seen someone like Rose Fostanes before.

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: filipino; israel; music

1 posted on 01/08/2014 10:30:37 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Filipino OFWs probably make up the highest percentage of OFWs in the world. They are very clever, dependable, and as caring as any people in the world. I know a number that have worked in the US and middle east.


2 posted on 01/09/2014 3:02:10 AM PST by AlexW
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