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DearWUJS member,
You currently find yourself faced with the important task of selecting the next WUJS
Chairperson.You are probably asking yourself“why does this election matter and what does
it have to do with me?”As a member of the World Union of Jewish Students, it is your right to
determine the worth and relevance of our organization – with your vote, you can determine
just how influential WUJS can become. Do you envision WUJS as the base for all Jewish student
activity around the world? Do you hope to see WUJS at the forefront of international Jewish issues
such as global Zionism, Jewish leadership and cohesion, BDS, anti-Semitism, and deligitimization
of Israel? Should WUJS strengthen its relationship with its member unions? In your eyes,
should WUJS provide a stronger platform for the future of Jewish students, helping them
find internships and job opportunities? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I
welcome you to consider my candidacy for the position ofWUJS Chairperson.
My first interaction with WUJS was back at the 2009 WUJS Congress. There I met many
inspirational Jewish students from around the world, and I was amazed by the unity everyone
displayed, despite coming from diverse cultures, countries, and religious backgrounds.
I saw that one cause united us all – the idea of Jewish peoplehood, a love for Israel, and
a shared destiny. Since then, I have maintained my involvement, returning to congress year
after year and continued to create life-long friendships with member students from around the
world. In attempt to strengthen my Jewish identity and best educate myself on world Jewry, the
problems it faces, and challenging issues students confront in general, I have attended
dozens of international seminars in the United States, the UK, Austria, Slovakia,
Australia, Poland, and more. These ranged from Holocaust and Jewish education to
interfaith and women’s empowerment.
My dedication to this organization, along with my constant involvement over the past
three years, has led me to recognize our true potential and where WUJS can grow as an
organization. My vision sees WUJS at the forefront of all Jewish students’political and
social activism. In order to achieve this goal, a significant restructuring – which has
already taken root under the successful leadership of the current Chairperson, Oliver
Worth – as well as financial planning must be solidly established. We must work alongside
Jewish unions around the world in order to help them face their unique challenges, create
connections, and forge partnerships to find solutions, which will all help bolster our unions.
Through joint programming between the unions and WUJS, we will set the stage for the
creation of internships, fellowships, job opportunities, and connections in Israel and around
the world. We will work to ensure that WUJS will be relevant to every Jewish student.
After over six years of involvement with the Jewish World, Israel-Diaspora relations, and
almost four years of student and social activism, I am the ideal candidate to spearhead this
grand scale plan for WUJS cohesion. With my past experience as founder and president
IMUNA – the Israeli Model UN Association, my affiliation with StandWithUs, American
Jewish Committee Board Membership, The Jewish Agency, The Israeli Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, the UN, and many more student programs, I have seen how Jewish students have
the strength and foresight to create both powerful and lasting changes. It is this strength
and conviction which I hope to bring to WUJS, enabling us to create a stronger union which will
benefit Jewish students world-wide.
I am confident that my knowledge and vast experience, combined with my dedication
to the values represented by WUJS, my personal connection with Diaspora Jewry, as well as my
proven leadership skills distinguish me as the foremost candidate capable of leading WUJS
forward in the upcoming years.
I would like to thank you for your consideration and time.
SincerelyYours,
Chaya Esther Pomeranz
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MY VISION
I envision WUJS as the umbrella organization uniting Jewish students from all across the globe,
facilitating cooperation and consolidation of all Jewish students’activities, encouraging
community involvement, establishing true partnership and empowering its member unions
on a national and international scale. I see WUJS as providing unique programming, partnering
with relevant organizations and government bodies worldwide to provide Jewish students with
the platform to actively influence the global agenda and simultaneously stand at the forefront of
global student activism. I foresee WUJS becoming an organization relevant to its member unions
and all of its students as an integral part of their lives. I envisionWUJS as a beacon of light, hope
and leadership for Jewish students around the world for generations to come.
MY MISSION
The following are some key points on how I intend to initiate the paradigm shift required by WUJS:
We will increase WUJS relationship and relevance to its member unions:
WUJS will work alongside its member unions to pinpoint their needs, increase
programming, unite the various unions from all across the world, strengthen
smaller unions, and create new unions.
We will increase WUJS relevance towards students: WUJS will provide an alumni network,
internships, information regarding transfer programs, employment opportunities and much
more.
We will create a platform for global networking and exchange of ideas and shared
resources.
We will ensure a sustainable structure and financial plan.
We will empower student activism for social change in areas benefitting the greater
global good.
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The following are some practical goals that will help achieve
my vision for WUJS:
1) Creating Organizational Infrastructure and Stability
a) Setting up an Executive Infrastructure
b) Creating a WUJS Advisory Board
c) Incorporating the Executive
d) Creating a WUJS Alumni Network
e) WUJS International Internship Program
2) Creating Organizational Memory
3) Setting up a Consistent and Replenishing Financial
Plan
4) Expanding Financial Resources
5) Greater Internet Presence
a) Website
b) Social Network
c) Social Media
d) Online Publications
6) Strengthening WUJS relevance to its Member Unions
a) Strengthening strong existing unions
b) Strengthening struggling unions
c) Create new Jewish unions
d) EUJS and WUJS Cooperation
7) Creating a WUJS Support Network for Individual Jewish
Students
8) Establishing a Permanent WUJS Headquarters
9) Creating Targeted Workshops and Seminars
10) Enhancing Networking and Partnerships
11) Promoting and Supporting Student Activism
12) Making Ourselves Part of the Global Discourse
13) Expanding WUJS Public Relations and Marketing
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OBJECTIVES
1) Creating Organizational Infrastructure and Stability
For any organization to succeed it needs structure and stability. For this reason, it is crucial to
continue the process set in action by the current Chairperson to expand and stabilize the WUJS
organizational structure. The responsibilities of both elected and appointed positions should be
clearly defined in order to maximize work efficiency.
a) Setting up an Executive Infrastructure
i) Executive Director: This position affectively put in place
by the current Chairperson has been instrumental to the
organization. The Responsibilities of the Executive Director
must be clearly defined and upheld according to the
constitution with the approval of the Executive.
ii) Officers: WUJS should have sub-departments that will each
focus on specific issues. Each of these departments will be
headed by an officer who will work with a team of volunteers
or interns. These departments should include but not be limited to:
(1) Member Union Coordinator
(2) Programming Coordinator
(3) Information Resources Officer
(4) Communications Officer
(5) Student Welfare Officer
(6) Current Events and Pressing Issues Officer (Jewish
Identity, Israel, Anti-Semitism)
(7) Fundraising Officer
iii) Volunteers: Volunteers will be recruited from all possible
avenues open to WUJS: National Service, Career Israel, WUJS Hadasah Fellowship, The
Begin Fellowship, Israel Research Fellowship (IRF), and individual students from across the
membership.
b) Creating aWUJS Advisory Board: This board should include individuals deemed
appropriate by the Executive to help support the current WUJS Chairperson, including past
WUJS Chairpersons and high-ranking professionals sympathetic towards WUJS vision. This
provides them with the platform to contribute their input when needed and provide WUJS
with a plethora of expertise and experience.
c) Incorporating the Executive: The executive will be consulted on all policies related to WUJS
and will be provided with the opportunity to give their input, advice and take an active role
within the organization.
d) Creating aWUJS Alumni Network: This platform will provide
active students with the ability to network and connect as
young professionals for current initiatives as well as future ones.
It allows them to seek advice, promote ideas, programs and
maintain a connection with world Jewry and other activists or
like minded-individuals. Most importantly it provides a lifelong
fellowship to WUJS aims and visions.
e)WUJS International Internship Program: I will establish an
internship framework within WUJS that will enable students from member unions to volunteer
for the organization for short time periods.
As President ofThe Israeli
Model UN Association Chaya
created a detailed and affective
infrastructure which included an
advisory board, vice president,
sub-committees and officers to
oversee these task committees.
As Project Coordinator for
the StandWithUs Fellowship
Chaya managed an international
conference, oversaw a team of
25 volunteers, 8 sub-committees
and was responsible for all
fundraising.
As a StandWithUs Fellow
andTikvah Alumni Chaya
experienced first-hand how to
run effective alumni networks.
She has since implemented this
structure with Model UN and it
has proven affective.
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2) Creating Organizational Memory
One of the main challenges facing student organizations in general and Jewish student unions in
particular is organizational memory. Often, when an active Chairpersons’term in office comes to an
end, with them goes their experience and what they have created, leaving their successor to start
from scratch. The goal of establishing effective WUJS organizational memory is to have shared
resources, materials and infrastructure plans saved and accessible for all of our members.
This database will be an online specialized portfolio, for which I intend to develop a user-friendly
system to document and sort information; making the information accessible and user friendly.
The Organizational Memory aims to have two archives:
1. WUJS Member Unions
2. WUJS Chairperson
To make this effective I also intend to do the following:
a) Appoint an Organizational Memory Manager: I intend to locate and appoint an intern whose
job is to collect, file and make available the following materials: mission statements, one-pagers,
business plans, promotional material and more.
b) Create an Alumni Archive: When a student wants to run a program, having the contact
information of someone who previously created or ran the same or a similar program can be
paramount. I intend to build a voluntary network to serve this purpose and via the Organizational
Memory Manager, help make the links so that every project has the support of a professional or
previous coordinator when needed.
c) New project - Real-time documentation and file sharing: Along
with filling the gap on existing and established projects, I intend to
advertise and promote our Organizational Memory Project and to
have students and unions inform us of their projects and processes
as well as turn in a short summary when the project is complete so
that these are available to all. It will enable unions to upload and
download resources and information, flyers, graphics, educational
material etc. This shall give rise to cross membership evaluations of
union activities and provide good source of good practices.
3) Setting up a Consistent and Replenishing Financial Plan
Every organization has its planned expenditure as well as ad-hoc expenses. In accordance, WUJS
therefore must create a thorough yearly budget breakdown. This will include predicted expenses
such as salaries, administrational expenses, office bills and upkeep, and Congress. In addition, a
budget estimate should be created for ad-hoc programming and expenses. The accounts of WUJS
should be wholly accountable to the member unions.
4) Expanding Financial Resources
Every successful organization is based on effective funding and therefore
the upkeep of a strong financial base is crucial. Until this point, most of
the funding WUJS received has been in the form of one-time donations
for ad-hoc programming. I intend to find consistent donations so WUJS
can spend more time advancing its aims, rather than spending the
amount of effort it currently does on acquiring one-time donations.
While doing her National Service
inThe Jewish Agency, Chaya
was responsible for overseeing
programming, creating program
archives, overseeing projects and
writing project progress reports.
As President of The Bar-
Ilan Model UN Society
Chaya organized three
international delegations
and fundraised all of
the money to cover the
expenses.
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The sources of funding I aim to explore for long-term support:
• Grants and Foundations
• Governmental Organizations in Israel and abroad
• Jewish organizations
• Local Jewish communities
• Partnering with other organizations on an individual program basis
• Private renewing donations
• Institutional budgets
• Jewish and non-Jewish NGOs
Such cooperation will enable ample budgets and long-term commitments. My position within
the Israeli Model UN Association, my membership on the board of AJC, personal relationships that
I have established within many of these organizations and proven past fundraising experience
indicates my ability to ensure WUJS financial security, stability and sustainability.
5) Greater Internet Presence
a. Website: The website will be a real time information resource and hub for anyone interested
in WUJS around the world.
This interactive website will serve three main purposes:
(a) General Public Information
Providing the general public, organizations and anyone else interested in WUJS with basic
information about the organization. This information includes aims of WUJS, details on our
member organizations, press releases, past/present/future activities etc.
(b) Important information for students
Serving as a key resource for every Jewish student around the
world, which must include all of the relevant information for
Jewish students (particularly on all Jewish activities): social,
cultural, academic, religious, economic activities and more. More
specifically this will list: academic transfer programs, fellowships,
workshops, seminars, scholarships, programs, internships, and
grants.
(c) Union Platform
This section of the website will be password protected and will be accessed by Union Staff
alone and will include two sections:
i. File Sharing: As previously outlined
ii. Forums: Online forums will be created to address pressing issues on the Jewish agenda.
Each forum will be headed by a professional who will facilitate discussion and will be
“attended”by a union representative. Forums will address topics such as Jewish identity,
anti-Semitism, Jewish leadership, interfaith, Jewish education and Israel. The aim of these
forums is to share knowledge and experience as well as facilitate a unified Jewish response
to these issues, while taking into account the differences between cultures and countries.
b. Social Network: Create a social networking platform; connecting Jewish students
from around the world. This will bring interest-oriented individuals together and facilitate
communication at multiple levels.
Chaya has created a database of
dozens of leadership programs,
seminars and fellowships. She
is constantly aware of student
programs taking place world-
wide and brings these to
student awareness.
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c. Social Media: Create and maintain effective awareness of WUJS and its activities on all
social media channels in a variety of languages.
d. Online Publications: Increase the circulation of the global Jewish voice and provide
additional platforms for the publication of articles, opinions and discussions.
6) Strengthening WUJS relevance to its Member Unions
One of WUJS’s main challenges is being relevant to its member unions. Unions vary in their
structure, resources, strengths and challenges. In order for WUJS to be both relevant and
effective, it is important that it tailors its involvement with each union on an individual basis.
In order to accomplish this, the Chairperson must maintain constant contact with each of the
unions. Taking into account the many responsibilities of the Chairperson, along with time
constraints, there will be a WUJS officer whose sole responsibility will be to maintain effective
streams of communication between WUJS and with the unions. The officer will oversee staff of
volunteers who will further ensure constant communication with the unions. WUJS will make
an effort to select volunteers who have moved to Israel, and to pair up students with their home
country’s’unions in order to overcome cultural and linguistic barriers. (French student living in
Israel with UEJF, Australian student living in Israel with AUJS etc.)
a. Strengthening strong existing unions: Target the needs of
each union and assisting accordingly. WUJS will meet with each
union’s president, and together discuss collaboration between
WUJS and that union, and ways to strengthen the relationship
between the two.
b. Strengthening struggling unions: Target the existential
challenges facing the unions and provide guidance, training and
experience sharing when needed.
c. Create new Jewish unions: Many countries have Jewish student activities, which are not
organized in such a way that enables their activity to be recognized as a member union.
WUJS will help create such a structure in those countries.
d. EUJS andWUJS: In addition to the personal relationship that WUJS will have with each
union, it will work closely alongside EUJS - the umbrella organization for all European Jewish
student unions. In order to ensure efficiency, WUJS and EUJS will work in unison with each
of the European member unions. They will create a strategy to strengthen their member
unions and expand activities to Eastern European and FSU Unions.
7) Creating a WUJS Support Network for Individual Jewish Students
The student demographic in general and the Jewish student demographic in particular have
specific needs that are derived from their student status. As an organization which aims to look
out for student welfare it is important that we fill these needs and strengthen our relevance
towards individual students as well as their respective unions.
In addition to the WUJS website, this will be done in the following ways:
• Post Education Student Employment: One of the most serious
concerns for any student is where they will find employment
on completion of their studies. There are many companies that
wish to recruit qualified employees, however are limited by their
scope. We will create a database of those employers interested
in recruiting from WUJS’s Alumni Network, this shall benefit
Through her involvement
with WUJS Chaya
has established close
relationships with AUJS,
SAUJS, EUJS, as well as
many of its member unions
Chaya has helped her peers
secure internships within
the Israeli Mission to the UN,
various other N.G.O.s, and
is constantly advertising
vacancies and new
positions for students.
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both the Alumni and the future employers. Creating this database as well as cooperation’s with
employment agencies to try and help our members with that first transition from student to young
professional is an important role for WUJS.
• Provide information for UniversityTransfers: Students who wish to study abroad are often
confronted with linguistic and cultural difficulties. As an organization with member unions
throughout the world, we are able to ease this transition period by providing students with both
information about transfer programs, and contact with the local Jewish Student Unions in their
desired country.
• Internship Opportunities: In addition to the possibility of interning for WUJS, thousands
of internship opportunities exist all over the world. The WUJS Student Welfare Officer will be
responsible in locating these opportunities and making them known to students on a regular
basis.
• Scholarship funds: WUJS will maintain close communications with educational institutes, civil
societies and philanthropists in order to frequently publicize Scholarship and Bursary opportunities
available to students from all across the world.
• Creating aWUJS“Couch surfing”: Couch surfing is a well-established platform worldwide.
However, many students hesitate to use this platform. WUJS, in partnership with local unions can
work to make students feel more comfortable by creating a WUJS member based couch surfing
platform.
• Support after Aliya: Many students today make the decision to move to Israel. WUJS will aim
to ease their transition by putting them in contact with the right people, and assisting them once
they have landed in Israel. We will aim at paring up old“Olim”who have been through the process,
with new immigrants.
• Create aWUJS Alumni Network: As outlined in section one.
• Supporting Student Initiatives: Many philanthropic organizations aim at helping new initiatives.
Many Jewish students are active in initiatives that benefit the global community such as human
rights, women’s rights, the“Green Movement”and more. WUJS will provide guidance and support
for qualified students in their application for grants.
8) Establishing a Permanent WUJS Headquarters
The idea is to build a center, in Jerusalem, which could serve as headquarters and activity base
for WUJS. The center will provide WUJS a permanent and fixed facility from which to run ongoing
educational and leadership programs, servicing the various student unions affiliated to WUJS. The
center will also be a hostel, providing accommodation to WUJS members, wishing to visit Israel.
The center will also be used to run the WUJS office and all related projects.
• WUJS Offices
o The center will provide offices for the WUJS Staff and volunteers
o The center will provide both the physical and technological space for face-to-face and
virtual meetings
• Student Hostel
o The center will provide basic short-term sleeping accommodations for students, an
internet room and a place to chill out
o Students wishing to use these accommodation facilities will have to“book”their spot up
until two weeks in advance.
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o During“high-season”programming will be available upon request.
At present, Bar-Ilan University has expressed interest in providing WUJS with an entire dorm
building, which includes office space, kitchens and 70 beds. WUJS will work to secure funding
for its own permanent building in Jerusalem.
9) Creating Targeted Workshops and Seminars
WUJS will provide students with access to workshops, seminars and programming on a variety
of issues relating to WUJS’mission. These include Zionism, Anti-Semitism, Jewish identity and
leadership training seminars. WUJS will partner with member unions and other NGO’s in order to
create effective programming and will aim to co-host events with its member unions.
In order to accomplish this we must first:
• Create a database of already existing programs available to students, partner with the
program facilitators and reserve spots for our union members.
• Assess workshop and seminar availability in the various countries and determine what
workshops are needed in different locations.
• Fill the void by creating workshops and seminars on topics that are not sufficiently
addressed by other programs.
• Create a yearly calendar which will provide students with dates and locations of seminars
and workshops on a variety of issues
• Create a professional database in order to provide workshops as needed.
Workshop and Seminar ideas:
• WUJS Fellowship: Higher education supplemental programs aimed at influential Jewish
student leaders.
• Development of leadership skills Seminar
• Young Jewish Leadership Empowerment Seminar and practical lectures on running an
N.G.O, Negotiating Abilities, Social and Projects Leadership.
• Training Program Providing a training program for Jewish student leaders. The program
will teach tools for managing non- profit organizations, building a budget, managing
financial reports, working with volunteers, and other essential issues for young leaders.
• Anti-Semitism workshop that would give the students the necessary tools to effectively
combat anti-Semitism. This will be offered in partnership with the Israeli Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
10) Enhancing Networking and Partnerships
Students are an emerging leadership. They are the guardians
of the older generation and the role models for younger
generations. Therefore, Jewish students have an important
role within their local Jewish communities, the global Jewish
community, their cities and their countries.
• Local Jewish communities: WUJS must work in partnership
with its member unions to strengthen relationships with the local Jewish communities,
Chaya has a well established
network of close contacts
within Israeli and international
governmental and non-
governmental organizations, as
well as non-Jewish international
organizations.
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participate in their activities and serve as role models to the future generations.
• Global Jewish community: WUJS must work to create and
strengthen partnerships with international Jewish organizations
and serve as a liaison and the voice of Jewish students to these
organizations. These include the World Zionist Organization, World
Jewish Congress, The Jewish Agency, JNF, AJC and more. I aim to
reaffirm the current relationships with those bodies in order to
safeguard the Jewish student Unions’interests.
• Local Society: WUJS must encourage students to integrate in their society and lead in
the political, economic and educational fields; promoting projects for social improvement.
In this respect, they should create relationships and partnerships with students and
professionals of other religions, ethnicities and communities.
• Local and international organizations: WUJS will strengthen the bonds between itself
and non-Jewish organizations, including official state organizations, N.G.Os, and
nationalinternational student bodies dealing with subjects relevant to WUJS.
11) Promoting and Supporting Student Activism
“WUJS has always recognized the necessity for organizing activism campaigns in order to educate
the world and make a difference in matters concerning the Jewish people and the Jewish student
population” – WUJS Constitution:
It’s important to remember that we are not only Jewish but also students, and the problems
of the world and wider student population are also ours. Under my leadership, WUJS will raise
awareness of global injustices among our students and help them be more proactive, as well
as supporting the formation of partnerships to strengthen individual goals and clarifying their
vision on how to take progressive steps forward. We must encourage and provide all students
with opportunities to lead and join international campaigns and activism in areas of human
rights, women empowerment and other important issues on the global stage.
12) Making Ourselves Part of the Global Discourse
In order to be inclusive of the entire Jewish Student population, WUJS should not take a
political stance on controversial topics. However, it should provide a platform that will allow
Jewish students the opportunity to affect the global agenda and make their voices heard,
even if they deem the topic they wish to support is controversial.
• Create aWUJS Newsletter - We will create a newsletter that will provide students with
updates from WUJS and its member unions. In addition, we will expand the“Global Jewish
Voice”and incorporate articles on key subjects written by WUJS members. In addition, we
will work with other bodies to increase circulation so as to initiate public discussion on
subjects of social or national importance. This newsletter hub will allow for anyone within
the network, or who shares an interest, to comment and submit works of their own.
• WUJS will initiate and organize social campaigns aimed to promote subjects of
importance to the Jewish world. This will come to fruition in the form of events on different
continents run by local individuals with WUJS support and guidance.
Chaya is a Board
Member of AJC
Access Israel
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• WUJS, as an international organization, will also help
create partnerships with programs like the EU, UN and
UNESCO. WUJS will empower those that choose to take
part in projects, both Jewish and non-Jewish, led by
national or international institutions to further their
respective causes.
13) Expanding WUJS Public Relations and Marketing
There is a need to re-brand WUJS and redefine our relevance in the
ever-changing world, and grow its awareness. This needs to be done
both internally towards WUJS’member unions, and externally towards
the Jewish communities worldwide.
• Internally
o Commence an in-depth research as to WUJS’specific
relevance to each of its member unions. Defining what the individual needs of each
member unions.
o Partner with member unions in order to create wider-spread recognition of WUJS among
Jewish Students, and define WUJS’role and relevance to these students.
• Externally
o Demonstrate WUJS relevance to the ever-changing Global Jewish community and
organizational map.
o Strengthen old Partnerships and create new partnerships.
Public Relations strategy:
- Utilizing Social Media to maintain contact with students and spread continue to raise
awareness of WUJS and its member unions’activities
- Write monthly press releases on WUJS work and achievements.
In her Communication
studies at Bar-Ilan
University Chaya
specialized in Public
Relations and Marketing
As President ofThe Israeli Model
UN Association, Chaya has very
close working relations with the
UN, The Israeli Mission to the UN,
WFUNA, UNAOC and various other
international organizations. This will
allow to strengthen the relationship
between WUJS and UN activities.
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Date of Birth: 18.11.1988 | Citizenship: US, Israel | Residence: Givat Shmuel, Israel
972-54-668-9493 | chaya.pomeranz@gmail.com
Education
2011- Bar-Ilan University - M.A. degree in political communications – current Average 95.0
2009-2012 Bar-Ilan University - B.A. degree in political science & communications – Average: 94.3 (Maxima
cum laude)
2011 JSC – The Jewish Statesmanship Center for Strategic Planning
One year multi-disciplinary Program for identity and public policy, aims to provide broad
knowledge and strategic tools to understand basic concepts in Israel's public policy.
- http://www.statesmanship.org.il/eng
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qy-g6C8VLc
National Service
2008-2009 World Bnei Akiva Youth Movement – Tafnit North America: Counselor
Bnei Akiva is an international religious Jewish youth organization, which educated students on
their Jewish national identity, heritage and their connection to the State of Israel. The Tafnit North
American program brings post-high school students between the ages of 18-22 to Israel for a year
of religious studies and social volunteer work.
Main areas of responsibility and activity:
Staffing Trip to Poland
Daily, monthly and yearly logistics
Organizing and running educational seminars
Liaison between Organization and various organizations (JNF, StandWithUs etc)
2007-2008 Jewish Agency for Israel – e-Learning & Resource Division & Zionist Seminars: Assistant
The Jewish Agency serves as the link between the Jewish people and Israel, working to ensure the
future of a connected, committed, global Jewish People with a strong Israel at its center. The
Zionist Seminars division trains and sends emissaries to Jewish communities worldwide in order to
strengthen their Jewish identity.
Main areas of responsibility and activity:
Creating and organizing learning and Seminar materials on a verity of Jewish and Israel
related subjects (Religion, Jewish Identity, National Identity, Anti-Seminaries, Zionism,
Holocaust, Israel-Diaspora Relations etc.)
Training the Israeli Emissaries
Organizing Conferences and Seminars
Coordinating international and cross-cultural video conferences
Organizational and Public-Social Experience
2010-2012 WUJS – World Union of Jewish Students – Comptroller
2012 - The Israeli Model UN Association (IMUNA) – Founder & President
IMUNA provides a unified base of operations for coordination on the national level between all
nine Israeli Model UN Societies.
Main areas of responsibility and activity:
1. Creating an organizational structure and achieving NGO status
This includes the establishment of Sub-Committees, Task forces, Board of Advisors,
and Board of Executives comprised of leading Israeli and international professionals.
2. Fundraising and grant applications
3. Working with government agencies/ministries/NGOs
Operating and creating projects and partnerships at the national and international
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level with various bodies such as: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public
Diplomacy and Diaspora Relations, UN, WFUNA, UNA, The Israeli Mission to the UN,
NUIS and more.
4. Writing annual and long term work plans
Construction of an annual work and long term strategic plan, which includes a charter,
organizational structure and long-term development strategy.
5. Overseeing conferences and workshops
Four National MUN Conferences
Public Speaking workshop
Media Traning workshop
Working for the UN workshop
CV writing workshop
6. Overseeing Projects
Dream-Team – A national elite Model UN Team comprised of the top 20 participants in
the country who will be fully sponsored to attend international conferences on behalf
of Israel.
Youth Leadership Program – A joint program between IMUNA and the Israeli Mission
to the UN which allows Israeli students the opportunity to represent Israeli Youth
within the UN Head-quarters.
Unified Judging Standards
Unified Training
Ethiopian Human Rights Program – Provides students with the opportunity to
volunteer in Ethiopia for a two month time period, all expenses paid for.
7. Provided professional guidance to the various societies
8. Overseeing interclub dynamics and meetings
9. Student Database
Locating leading students in order to provide them with internship and job
opportunities.
Provide various Israeli government offices and NGOs with information about leading
Israel Students in order to incorporate these in the organizations, task forces,
internships etc.
10. Leadership Program Archive
Serve as liaison between students and various international leadership programs –
providing Israeli students with the opportunity to meet and interact with students
world-wide
2011-2012 BIUMUN - Bar-Ilan University Model UN Society – Founder & President
BIUMUN was one of the first Israeli Model UN Societies founded within Israel. In its first year its
members traveled to several international conferences where they won first place prizes, and was
the first Israeli Model UN Society to gain official University recognition.
Main areas of responsibility and activity:
Fundraising – obtaining budget from the University, running official university fund-
raising events, finding a permanant donor who will sponsor the long-term activities of
the society.
Creating official partnership with the University – Achieving the status of permannat
program.
Creating organizational structure
Managing budget – Payment for Coach, international conferences, hosting national
conference, trips etc
Sending students to international conferences
Training
Programming
Logistics
- www.biumun.com
2012-Present For HER Future – International Women empowerment organization – Co-Founder
For Her Future is a global not-for-profit organization looking to help create women leaders of the
future. The organization aims to empower young women who have already demonstrated
responsible leadership capabilities in their respective fields, as well as providing educational and
skills development opportunities for young girls from all backgrounds in the developed and
developing world.
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Main areas of responsibility and activity:
Program Development
Marketing
Fundraising
Building a staff
Developing the Israeli branch
Locating current established leaders
Recruitment etc.
- www.forherfuture.com
2004-2008 Kids For Kids – Volunteer
Kids For Kids was an organization that was founded during the second Intifada to assist Israeli
children who were victims of terror.
Main areas of responsibility and activity:
Speaking to groups about life in Israel
Speaking to donors
Assisting with workshops
Creating social events for children
Leadership Training
2012 Tikvah Summer Institute in Political Thought, Economics, and Strategy – Participant
Three week in-depth seminar that exposes participants to the foundations of political thought,
economics and Strategy and provides a platform for in-depth discussions and debate on a variety
of issues. http://www.tikvahjerusalem.org/pes/
2012 MFA Summer Summit
Week long leadership training seminar for young Jewish professionals from all over the world,
sponsored by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2010 & 2012 Public Diplomacy Workshop – CIC Center for International Communications
A seven-week program that trained students in the areas of communications and public
diplomacy. I was a participant in 2011, and an assistant in 2012.
2011 Public Speaking Workshop – Lilyan Wilder Center for Communication Excellence
2011 Tikvah Program in Political Leadership – Participant
Month long seminar that provides participants with exposure to the foundations of political
thought, meetings with policy and decision makers from around the world, and a platform for in-
depth discussions on a variety of issues.
2011 StandWithUs Fellowship: Bar Ilan University – Fellow, Project Coordinator & Director
The flagship StandWithUs Israel Fellowship brings together Israel's elite students and trains them to
assume leadership roles in Israeli society. The fellowship has six groups in the leading universities
within Israel. At the end of each year, each of the six groups must produce a project. Bar-Ilan
University’s 2011 project was the “NanoISGreen” Conference.
International “NanoISGreen” Nanotechnology Conference (19-23/06/2011) – Project Coordinator
The project combined academic lectures, touring and visits to state of the art Israeli
Nanotechnology and Green Energy facilities, with the goal of countering the academic boycott and
creating long lasting research cooperation.
Main areas of responsibility and activity:
Coordinating and overseeing 6 sub-committees (media, logistics, content etc)
Overseeing a staff of 25 student volunteers
Representing the initiative at various forums
Fundraising
Coordination with the StandWithUs office, Bar-Ilan University, Ministry of Science and
various other organizations
Forming partnerships with various Nanotechnology organizations
Student recruitment
http://www.standwithus.co.il/fellowship/
2004 Dale Carnegie: Public Speaking – How to win friends and influence people
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Interfaith
2012-Present AJC Access – Subcommittee Interfaith task force - board member
ACCESS is the younger generation of AJC (American Jewish Committee), the world’s leading
Jewish NGO engaged in regional and international diplomacy to promote human rights for all,
safeguard Jewish communities, and support and champion Israel’s right to exist. The Interfaith task
force focuses on Arab-Israelis, Druze, and other non-Jewish minorities based in Israel.
Main areas of responsibility and activity:
Actively plan and organize two public interfaith events
Cultivate contacts and relationships in the interfaith community for ACCESS Israel
Recruit quality attendees for ACCESS Israel events
Produce blog posts over the course of the year on ACCESS Israel issue areas
Being an articulate and thoughtful young members of the Jewish community on issues of
importance for Israel and the worldwide Jewish community
Attending and participating in ACCESS Israel board meetings
http://www.ajc-access.org
2012 MJC: Muslim-Jewish Conference; Bratislava, Slovakia – Participant
International Pro-Israel Activity
2012 Faces of Israel: Ministry of Diaspora Affairs delegation to LA, CA, USA – Emissary
‘Faces of Israel’ was a delegation comprising of over 70 participants who traveled to various
locations around the world to combat Israel Apartheid Week (IAW). I was selected to travel to LA,
where we debated, discussed and dialoged on Israeli related issues, in attempt to build bridges
with local college students.
2011 What Is Rael: Israel Awareness Week on UK Campuses – Assistant Coordinator & Participant
WhatISRael is a grassroots student initiative to travel to college campuses during the annual Israel
Apartheid Week and combat the anti-Israel activity while simultaneously supporting the local
Jewish Student Community. The initiative works in partnership with local Jewish Student Unions. I
attended the first delegation, which partnered with UJS.
Main areas of responsibility and activity:
Helping to develop the program
Liaison with UJS
Recruitment and fundraising
Work Experience
2012 Bar-Ilan University School of Communication & Dean of Students Office – International B.A.
Program Coordinator
Main areas of responsibility and activity:
Developing an international track of communication studies in Bar-Ilan University
Advertising & marketing
Recruiting international students
Developing program
Languages: English: Fluent | Hebrew: Fluent
