I’m Roei, Amitei Bronfman 2014. I’m 29, married with one daughter and another on the way. Over the past few years I’ve taught in middle school, written a children’s book, and built a sock business with my wife called Groovim. Two years ago we moved from Jerusalem to Eshchar, a mixed religious and secular community Continue Reading »
I’m David Mahfouda, I was a Bronfman Fellow in 1999. I’m an artist, entrepreneur and a rabbinical student. I grew up on Long Island. My dad’s Israeli of Moroccan origin — his whole family emigrated to Israel in ’55 — and my mom’s family is Hungarian. Family was a big part of my life growing Continue Reading »
“Rather than jumping into the deep end with the most contentious conversations, I would first find a way to build trust, in the hope this would lay the groundwork for deeper dialogue in the future.” I’m Yonina Levisohn, a senior at the University of Maryland, studying philosophy on a premed track. I grew up in Continue Reading »
Zina Miller ‘97 is a professor of law and international affairs at Northeastern, specializing in human rights, critical international law, and transitional justice – thinking about forms of justice for past violence, whether under conflict, authoritarian rule, or historical systems of oppression. Amid all the talk about nuclear capacity, deterrence, the price of gas – Continue Reading »
David Adesnik ’94 is the VP of Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a national security think tank, with expertise in Iran’s global threat network and Middle East conflicts. Why is this war different from other wars? What do you think is the key to understanding the players, the agendas, the costs, and Continue Reading »
“My prayer is that we learn again what it is to truly meet, and let the magic of true meeting mold our sense of what is possible.” My name is Danny Cohen, Bronfman Fellow 2004. I grew up in a South African Jewish family in Charlotte, North Carolina and made aliyah in 2011. After many Continue Reading »
“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 »