We are happy to introduce our new staff members:
Orit Yulzary, Academia Director
Orit Yulzary has a BA in Political Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and an MA in Social Work from the Yeshiva University. She interned at the Jewish Community’s Relations Council in New York, where she was responsible for developing community dialogue, cultural competence and multicultural coalitions.
Orit directed the establishment of community mediation and dialogue center in Lod. While working for the Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Services, she served as the Director of the Gishurim Program, a professional framework for over 70 local authorities promoting community mediation and dialogues. Orit is a lecturer at the Department of Social Work at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem guiding the professional development of community social workers.
Irit Einav Abramovich
A Jerusalemite in heart and soul and a long time social activist.
One of the founders of the Tolerance Coalition of Jerusalem – a network of about 50 civil society organizations working to promote coexistence in the city.
She is an expert in managing partnerships between sectors and community building.
Worked at the Jerusalem Youth Center, where she established a municipal support system for social and activist organizations in the city.
Irit has a BA in Media and Journalism.
She is a Liverpool fan, married to Yoni and a proud mother of two dogs and two cats.
Aharon Malach, Program Development Director
Ahron has a BA in Education and an MA in Public Policy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is a graduate of Slobodka Yeshiva, Kol Torah Yeshiva and Hazon Ish Yeshiva. He has extensive experience in public, educational and social management. Until recently, Aharon served as the Senior Vice President of Lomdat, a software cellphone development company in Jerusalem. He also served as the Director of the Israeli Center for Guardianship, Project Manager at Tikvat Achino Fund and the Director of Em HaBanim, a nonprofit organization promoting ultra-Orthodox single-parent families.
