Lunch & Learn
Saturday, May 30 • 1 pm to 2 pm

Lunch & Learn: New Israel Fund’s Shira Ben Sasson (Director in Israel)

Join us for a timely and important conversation with New Israel Fund’s Shira Ben Sasson. At a time when liberal-democratic systems are under threat on both sides of the Atlantic, Shira will discuss how NIF is proactively empowering pro-democracy Israelis in advance of pivotal 2026 elections, challenging the explosion of settler violence in the West Bank, and mobilizing to protect democratic norms in uncertainty and war. Join us for a timely and important conversation with New Israel Fund’s Shira Ben Sasson Furstenberg. At a time when liberal-democratic systems are under threat on both sides of the Atlantic, Shira will discuss how NIF is proactively empowering pro-democracy Israelis in advance of pivotal 2026 elections, challenging the explosion of settler violence in the West Bank, and mobilizing to protect democratic norms in uncertainty and war.

About: Shira Ben Sasson is the Director of NIF Israel. She previously served as the Associate Director, Chief of Staff, and spent ten years working as a grants and program officer at the NIF and Shatil, focusing on the issues of Jewish pluralism and religious freedom. Shira was the director of the Jewish Pluralism Watch, the Masorti (Conservative) Movement’s Knesset watch. She also served as the director of iRep- Israel Religious Expression Platform, at the Jewish Federations of North America, and worked at the Knesset research and information center. Shira holds BA and MA degrees in sociology and anthropology from the Hebrew University, and lives in Jerusalem.

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