Spotlights

Our HU alumni in the U.S. compose a vibrant community that continues to innovate and push to better the world. Catch up and see how HU impacted some of our alumni and what they’re up to now.

Aviva Lev-Ari

Aviva Lev-Ari (nee Abraham) began her studies at Hebrew University in 1970 in geography and history, and later received her master’s degree in the Urban...

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Andre Friedman

Throughout his life, Andre Friedman had forged his own path, seizing opportunities and never letting adversity stop his progress on the path to success. Andre...

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Mazal Yehezkely

Mazal Yehezkely was born in Tel Aviv and grew up in the city of Rishon Le Zion. She always dreamed of becoming a medical doctor...

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Boaz Keysar

A Jerusalem native, Boaz Keysar spent a large part of his childhood on the Edmond J. Safra Givat Ram campus with his father, who was...

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Dan Schlessinger

Dan Schlessinger is a partner at Jaszczuk P.C. Attorneys, a firm he joined in 2017. Previously, Dan was a partner at Locke Lord LLP for...

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Rabbi Michael Beals

Rabbi Michael Beals was born in San Francisco, California. After studying as an undergrad at U. C. Berkeley, he moved to Washington, D.C. to study...

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Andrew L. Shapiro

Andrew Shapiro, a member of AFHU’s Northeast regional board, has spent 25 years working at the nexus of new technologies and societal transformation, with a...

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Lanita Warner

Lanita Warner was a youth exchange student in Israel when she first learned about the Hebrew University (HU). At the feet of Har Ha'tzofim (Mount Scopus), her...

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Liraz Cohen Mordechai

Israel and fashion? Two things that are always in style! Hear how Hebrew University alumna Liraz Cohen Mordechai (Liri) combines them through Fashionating by Liri...

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