Paz Bendek (Amitei Bronfman ’13) (he/him) grew up in Shimshit in northern Israel and now lives in Jerusalem with his partner Ariel. He is a high school History and Bible teacher, a facilitator of the Israeli Bronfman Fellowship program, and a workshop facilitator at Beit Avi Chai (a center for Israeli and Jewish culture in Continue Reading »
Nurit (Muszkat) Barkan-Bocarsly (Amitei Bronfman ’13) was born and raised in Jerusalem, where she lives with her partner Rafi. After serving as an officer in the Education Corps, Nurit studied at Hadar and did Shlichut in Australia. She completed her undergraduate studies in History, Sociology & Anthropology at Hebrew University, and volunteered in the Lissan Continue Reading »
Rabbi Megan GoldMarche is the Executive Director at Tribe 12, an organization that creates Jewish communities and connections for 20s and 30s in the Philadelphia area. Megan grew up in the Chicago suburbs where she found her voice as a Jewish leader at her Conservative youth group and Reform summer camp. She graduated from the Continue Reading »
Elliot Mamet (’10) is a political scientist currently serving as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. His research has focused on advancing ideals of democracy and democratic equality, and his writing has appeared in venues including Political Theory, American Political Thought, State Politics & Policy Quarterly, Continue Reading »
Stephanie Berger (’17) is an environmental educator and urban farmer in Brooklyn, New York. They currently work at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden coordinating a plant education program for low income Brooklyn students and their teachers. Previously, Stephanie worked in plant education at the NYC DOE and was part of the leadership of Zumwalt Acres, a Continue Reading »
Michael Grailsummer is a virtuoso violinist, composer, and singer-songwriter who has performed at prestigious festivals in France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, India, and the Caribbean, in addition to countless performances around Israel. In his music, Michael connects distant and diverse musical worlds, such as reggae, Irish folk music, rock, baroque works, French chanson, and Mediterranean Continue Reading »
Hadassa Goldvicht is a video and installation artist living in Jerusalem. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design (2004) and her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York (2007). Her works have been exhibited in the Jewish Museum, NY; Museu Colecção Berardo, Lisboa; Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice; Zacheta Continue Reading »
Dana Ruttenberg is an Israeli born dancer and choreographer. She holds a B.A. in Dance from Columbia University and an MFA in Dance from Hollins University. As artistic director of her NY based dance troupe between 2000-2003, The Red Hill Project, she has created works that showcased at various venues across the US and Canada. Continue Reading »
Daphna Ezrachi (Amitei Bronfman ‘05) is a Senior Project Manager at NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Upon joining HPD, Daphna completed her Masters in Urban Planning from NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service. Before pivoting to urban planning and housing policy, Daphna was an educator in Jerusalem, where she grew up. Daphna has worked Continue Reading »
Ohad Zohar (Amitei Bronfman 10′) was born and raised in Jerusalem. He studied at Maale-Gilboa Yeshiva and served as an officer in the IDF’s intelligence. Ohad served as Security and Operations Director for the program in the summer of 2019, and as a consular of youth groups in Ramah Israel. Ohad studies Psychology and Art Continue Reading »