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Robyn is a stunning vocalist, vivid storyteller and historian who radiates a passion for Jewish music and culture. Her concerts and recordings are acclaimed worldwide. She has led Jewish Heritage Tours to Spain, China, Morocco and most recently, The Balkans.
Dani is originally from New Jersey but fell in love with Spain when he spent his junior year of college studying in Madrid. He has since lived in Miami and New York and has traveled the globe producing TV commercials. Dani moved to the island of Mallorca in 2014, where he learned of the taboo history of the island's descendants of Jewish-Conversos - named "Chuetas." He became involved with the local Jewish community of the Balearic Islands and began focusing on community building.
Dani founded Jewish Majorca - an educational tourism company that offers walking, cycling, and driving routes to Jewish heritage sites around the Balearic Islands. One of its goals is to create a space for open dialogue between members of all faiths in the mixed-group settings. The company's vision is to curate engaging history-telling experiences in order to fight ignorance, inspire connections, and spark further curiosity into the Jewish community's past and present to visitors and residents alike. He believes that the revival of modern Jewish life in Spain shows that greater awareness and tolerance can be achieved throughout Europe and the world.
Seth is the author of the award-winning, critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World, which is now in print or production in more than 20 international editions representing more than 50 countries.
Seth is a widely sought-after speaker, having spoken hundreds of times on water and other issues throughout the US and around the world. Among the places he has spoken include the US Congress, the United Nations, the World Bank, Davos and at Google’s headquarters, and on more than 40 college campuses, including Harvard, MIT, Princeton, Yale, and Stanford.
Gil Hoffman is the chief political correspondent and analyst for The Jerusalem Post. Well-connected to Israeli and Palestinian leaders, he has interviewed every major figure across the Israeli political spectrum, has been interviewed by top media on six continents and is a regular analyst on CNN, Al-Jazeera and other news outlets. Called "The most optimistic man in Israel" by Israel Television, Hoffman provides a behind the scenes look at the intrigue and humor in the Israeli political arena.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Somali-born Dutch American activist, writer, and politician best known for her contention that Islam is fundamentally incompatible with Western democratic values, especially those upholding the rights of women. Projecting her views most extensively through her internationally best-selling autobiographical books, she drew exuberant praise from her strongest advocates and threats of death from her strongest detractors.
Sorbonne graduate Annabelle Azadé is a journalist based in Los Angeles. She has reported from Bangkok, New York, Tel Aviv, London, and Paris. She has worked for companies such as The Associated Press, BuzzFeed, The Guardian, and TabletMag.
Malka Simkovich’s book, The Making of Jewish Universalism: From Exile to Alexandria was published in 2016 and Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Stories and Scriptures That Shaped Early Judaism, was published in 2018. Malka speaks at Jewish institutions throughout the United States and Canada.
Robyn is a stunning vocalist, vivid storyteller and historian who radiates a passion for Jewish music and culture. Her concerts and recordings are acclaimed worldwide. She has led Jewish Heritage Tours to Spain, China, Morocco and most recently, The Balkans.
Naftali also served as a consultant for the recent Netflix film,The Red Sea Diving Resort, which is based on the true story of his brother, Ferede (z’’l), whose bravery and determination helped bring thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel in a daring Mossad mission.
Through Rahel’s multi-media song, story and slide programs on the Jews of India and Iraq, she shares her rare and intimate knowledge of this ancient community’s history, customs and melodies.
Professor Kontorovich is a professor at George Mason’s Antonin Scalia School of Law, specializing in constitutional and international law. Prof. Kontorovich is also the head of the International Law Department at the Kohelet Policy Forum, a Jerusalem-based think tank, and is recognized as one of the world’s preeminent experts on international law and the Israel-Arab conflict.
Tiffany Shlain’s first book 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week was published by Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books in the fall of 2019 and has been featured in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and the Washington Post.
You will be treated to a spectacular evening and presentation by Paul Margolis, a New York based photographer who has been taking pictures since the age of nine. Fascinated by the diversity of people and cultures that make up modern Israel, his camera captures an Israel not portrayed in the media- an Israel calling out to be photographed.
Rahel Musleah was born in Calcutta, India to a family that traces its roots to 17th century Baghdad. She will take you on a personal, historic, and musical journey to Jewish India that features stories, authentic photographs, memorabilia and more.
Posing as a proud German journalist, “Tobi the German”, Provocative author, Tuvia Tenenbom, spent seven months in Israel, Judea and Samaria for “Catch the Jew!” interviewing thousands of people, including well-known politicians, writers, leaders and activists, and getting the Jews and Arabs to speak their minds.
Back by Popular Demand! Robyn Helzner returns to PASSAGES to give us a fascinating ”tour” of the Jews of Spain.
A good country in a bad neighborhood with Stephen M. Berk
On November 2, 1917, the Balfour Declaration delivered British support for a Jewish home in Palestine, which decades later led to the re-creation of the State of Israel in 1948. On the centennial year of the Balfour Declaration, Rosenbaum examines Israel’s present-day political situation and how it differs from the hopes of Lord Balfour’s Declaration.
A fascinating talk on The Jewish Story- Inclusion, Exclusion and the Jewish Other Within. Jews are frequently referred to as a single, cohesive, interconnected group by Jews and non-Jews alike.
