Social Justice Fellowship

NIF/Shatil Social Justice Fellowship Alumni Network

The NIF/Shatil Social Justice Fellowship (SJF) is a 10 month immersive experience in Israel, where fellows work on cutting-edge social justice issues alongside veteran activists and NIF grantees. Established in 1997, the SJF community comprises nearly 100 alumni, spread out across the U.S., Israel, and the globe.

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You can search for Social Justice Fellowship Alumni using the dropdown fields below. Search and sort by Fellows’ Name, Fellowship Year, Location, and Areas of Interest.

Our Alumni

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    Rebecca Arian, 2016-2017 Fellow

    New York, NY, USA
    Staff Attorney

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    Michal Boyarsky, 2010-2011 Fellow

    Northampton, MA, USA
    Registered Nurse

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  • Aurel Diamond
    Aurel Diamond, 2013-2014 Fellow

    Tel Aviv, Israel
    Senior Officer for Public Diplomacy and Trade, Embassy of the Netherlands

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    Kevin Dwarka, 2008-2009 Fellow

    New York, NY, USA
    Urban Planner

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    Peri Feldstein, 2019-2020 Fellow

    New York, NY, USA
    Law Student

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    Asher Firestone, 2018-2019 Fellow

    New York, NY, USA
    Community Manager and Facilitator at Fearless Futures

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  • Maya Fried
    Maya Fried, 2018-2019 Fellow

    Tel Aviv, Israel
    Director of International Relations, The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)

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    Leanne Gale, 2013-2014 Fellow

    Washington, DC, USA
    Attorney

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  • Itamar Haritan
    Itamar Haritan, 2010-2011 Fellow

    Ithaca, NY, USA
    Student

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    Isaac Kates Rose, 2014-2015 Fellow

    New York, NY, USA
    Organizer / Filmmaker

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    Emma Kippley-Ogman, 2018-2019 Fellow

    St. Paul, MN, USA
    Rabbi, College Chaplain

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  • Abby Kolker
    Abby Kolker, 2014-2015 Fellow

    Washington, DC, USA
    Immigration Policy Analyst and Professor

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  • Sam Kuttner
    Sam Kuttner, 2015-2016 Fellow

    New York, NY, USA
    Head of Learning and Development, BrainPOP

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  • Joshua Leifer
    Joshua Leifer, 2017-2018 Fellow

    New Haven, CT, USA
    Journalist and Graduate Student

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    Rabbi Annie Lewis, 2001-2002 Fellow

    Gaithersburg, MD, USA
    Rabbi

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    Yael Maizel, 2006-2007 Fellow

    Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Southwest Regional Director, J Street

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  • Ariella Meinhard
    Ariella Meinhard, 2004-2005 Fellow

    Toronto, Canada
    Clinical Social Worker / Psychotherapist

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  • Rena Oppenheimer
    Rena Oppenheimer, 2014-2015 Fellow

    Berkeley, CA, USA
    Therapist

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  • Maya Paley
    Maya Paley, 2010-2011 Fellow

    Los Angeles, CA, USA

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  • Leah Platkin
    Leah Platkin, 2014-2015 Fellow

    Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Clinical Social Worker

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    Aaron Press Taylor, 2014-2015 Fellow

    Cambridge, MA, USA
    Operations, Programs, and Sales

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  • Sara Robinson
    Sara Robinson, 2009-2010 Fellow

    Brooklyn, NY, USA
    Attorney

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  • Moriel Rothman-Zecher, 2011-2012 Fellow

    Yellow Springs, OH, USA
    Author

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  • Josh Schwartz
    Josh Schwartz, 2016-2017 Fellow

    Washington, DC, USA
    Policy Analyst, MITRE

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  • Rabbi Andy Shugerman
    Rabbi Andy Shugerman, 2003-2004 Fellow

    Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    Rabbi & Development Director

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  • Ilana Sichel
    Ilana Sichel, 2008-2009 Fellow

    Somerville, MA, USA
    Psychologist

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  • Irit Tau-Webber
    Irit Tau-Webber , 1997-1998 Fellow

    Natick, MA, USA
    Legal Aid Attorney

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