“Something fundamental has shifted in how we discuss terrorism, creating new complexities I didn’t anticipate during my early research.” I’m Shira Fishman. I was a Bronfman Fellow in ’94. I live in Newton, a suburb of Boston, about 20 minutes from where I grew up, and teach Psychology at William James College. My Role as Continue Reading »
“I’ve always dreamed of living abroad, but the truth is it’s become unbearably hard to stay here.” My name is Shiri Kuban, Amitei Bronfman 2010. I’m a filmmaker and video editor and I live in Tel Aviv with my partner. Over the past two years, I’ve worked on several projects: I was part of the Continue Reading »
“As someone who deeply loves Israel, I worry that we are still stuck in a mindset as if today is October 8, 2023—and it isn’t.” I’m Adam Magnus. I was a Bronfman Fellow in 1996. I’m originally from New Orleans, Louisiana and after college lived in Washington DC for many years where I met my Continue Reading »
“We’re living through a trauma that just won’t end—and it affects everyone.” I’m Oded Mazal, Amitei Bronfman 2011. I grew up in a religious family in Jerusalem; today I live in Tel Aviv with my husband, Amitai. I’m a social worker at Ichilov Hospital, working in both pediatric hemato-oncology and the newly opened LGBTQ+ clinic. Continue Reading »
“My long-term concern in the corporate world is subtle bias.” My name is Rena (Davis) Nickerson, Bronfman ‘92. I am an executive at a Fortune 50 food & beverage company, where I run a large division in the Canadian subsidiary. My husband and I have two grown kids who live in Manhattan, where I grew Continue Reading »
Yair Agmon (Amitei Bronfman ’04) lives in Tel Aviv and is originally from Jerusalem. He is a filmmaker, author, and newspaper columnist, and is married with three children. It was supposed to be a quick trip—a half-hour lecture at the ambassador’s residence, and a couple of days for fun. Three nights total. But then the war Continue Reading »
Zohar Shohat (Amitei Bronfman ’24) lives in Safed (Tzfat). She has just graduated from high school and is heading overseas for a year of service through the Jewish Agency. Like most high school seniors in Israel, my school was shut down due to the war with Iran, and my final week of high school was spent Continue Reading »
Sarah Abebe (Amitei Bronfman ’10) lives in Be’er Sheva. She studies law at Sapir College in the Negev and works as a legal assistant in the criminal division of Be’er Sheva Magistrate’s Court. Everything feels mad right now—time and routine are flipped around. It’s a strange sensation, like COVID meets war. The streets are empty. Anyone Continue Reading »
“One of the most painful issues to emerge in this war for Soviet Jewry in Israel is the burial of terror victims.” I’m Alex Rif, Amitei Bronfman 2003. Poet, social activist and cultural entrepreneur. I have three kids and a partner, Daniel. I was born in Ukraine and immigrated to Israel in 1990 as part Continue Reading »
“People always say we’re living through the most polarized moment in American politics—but this time, I think it’s true.” I’m David Adesnik. I was a Bronfman Fellow in ’94. I’m the VP of Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies—a national security think tank—with an expertise in Iran’s global threat network and Middle East Continue Reading »