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Aili McConnon
Topics: Science, Technology & Innovation,Arts & Culture
Aili McConnon is an award-winning journalist who writes for the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Her book Road to Valor was a national bestseller and the recipient of The Canadian Jewish Book Award biography prize.
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Alex Grobman
Topics: Arts & Culture,US-Israel Relations ,Middle Eastern Relations,Positively Israel & College Campuses
Dr. Alex Grobman is executive director of the America-Israel Friendship League. He established the first Holocaust studies center in the U.S. in St. Louis, and contributes to Encyclopedia Judaica.
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Alison Buckholtz
Topics: Arts & Culture,Sustainability,Middle Eastern Relations
More than two million U.S. service members have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan since 9/11.
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Alon Ben-Gurion
Topics: Israel Economy,Complementary Speakers,JNF Action Areas ,Arts & Culture,Positively Israel & College Campuses
Hospitality consultant Alon Ben Gurion has managed hotels worldwide, including the prestigious Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. He is using his extensive network and hospitality know-how to actively promote development in the Negev.
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Alon Tal
Topics: Science, Technology & Innovation,Arts & Culture,Sustainability,JNF Action Areas
Dr. Alon Tal is a professor of public policy at Tel Aviv University and the founder of JNF partner, the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies. He worked with JNF to establish The Tal Fund and serves on JNF’s international board.
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Amira Meir
Topics: Arts & Culture
Dr. Amira Meir is the former Head of Biblical Studies at the Beit Berl College, where she worked to increase academic collaboration between the EU and Israel. She has taught at universities across Europe, North America, and Israel.
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Amy Kronish
Topics: Arts & Culture,Middle Eastern Relations
Amy Kronish works as a Jewish and Israeli film consultant and curates film programs in Jerusalem. She lectures and writes widely on film and is the author of two books on Israeli film, World Cinema: Israel and Israeli Film – A Reference Guide.
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Andrew Lustig
Topics: Arts & Culture,Positively Israel & College Campuses
Andrew Lustig is the artist-in-residence at the Brandeis Collegiate Institute, and performs as a spoken word artist around the world. His nonprofit, One Wish Project, creates powerful videos that have received millions of views.
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Arnold Resnicoff
Topics: Arts & Culture,Middle Eastern Relations,Positively Israel & College Campuses
Rabbi Arnold E. Resnicoff is a consultant on interfaith values and interreligious affairs, a retired Navy Chaplain, and the former Special Assistant for Values and Vision to the U.S. Air Force’s Secretary and Chief.
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Art Shamsky
Topics: Science, Technology & Innovation,Arts & Culture
Art Shamsky is a former Major League Baseball player who was a member of the "Miracle Mets," which won their first World Championship in 1969. He is a sports commentator and managed the Israeli professional baseball team Modi’in Miracle in 2007.