ALUMNI SERIES: A journey of empowerment
From Ethiopian refugee to Israeli citizen to elected official in the United States, Mazi Melesa Pilip has been on a journey of being empowered in her younger years to empowering others.
ALUMNI SERIES: Inspiring growth, one organization at a time
By NOA AMOUYAL While venturing into her first real job as a young adult, Orit Mizner was unprepared for the way her stint as a Jewish camp counselor in Russia in 1996 would dramatically change the trajectory of her life. Her time in the country showed her the importance of building and empowering a vibrant […]
ALUMNI SERIES: From ‘The West Wing’ to University of Haifa
By: Noa Amouyal Published: April 25, 2024 Many people around the world were captivated by the rapid-fire dialogue in Aaron Sorkin’s “The West Wing,” and Dr. Kobby Barda was no exception. Watching that iconic program inspired him to embark on a path of studying American politics. Dr. Barda’s academic journey culminated in a PhD from […]
ALUMNI SERIES: A Legal Expert’s Journey From Haifa to New York
By: American Friends of University of Haifa Published: March 29, 2024 Nizan Geslevich Packin is a woman of many interests. As an expert in financial regulation, technology, privacy and information law, and FinTech, the University of Haifa alumna is a trusted resource regarding some of the most pressing issues in today’s society. From weighing in […]
ALUMNI SERIES: University of Haifa alum supports Israel — one cookie at a time
By: American Friends of University of Haifa Published: February 28, 2024 A bakery selling mouthwatering chocolate chip and southern red velvet cookies shouldn’t be a source of controversy. Yet Nofar Shablis, owner of Ali’s Cookies in Emory, Georgia, found herself constantly harassed by customers in the aftermath of Hamas’ October 7 attacks on Israel. A […]
ALUMNI SERIES: For Holocaust Museum LA’s Jordanna Gessler, University of Haifa Was Meant to Be
It was a match made in cyberspace. After earning a BA in Holocaust Studies at University of Vermont, Jordanna Gessler initially held a job outside of that field, but she ultimately realized that she needed to be passionate about her work. When she started searching for her options on Google, the first thing that popped […]
ALUMNI SERIES: A Druze restauranteur in New York does things ‘the Israeli way’
University of Haifa alumna Gazala Halabi, who opened Gazala’s Place on the Upper West Side, dishes on her recipe for success. It’s not often that a chef hailing from a village of 18,000 people finds success in the culinary capital of the world. But that’s exactly what Gazala Halabi from Israel’s Daliat el-Carmel did when […]
