At the beginning of Fall 2016, I was merely a ZOA Campus Fellow. After participating in the ZOA Student Leadership Mission to Israel, I have learned so much about the Jewish state. Additionally, I have been given opportunities through working with ZOA Israel Director, Jeff Daube, such as testifying at a Knesset hearing discussing Israel’s relationship to Jews in the Diaspora, attending a panel discussion with the authors of “Our Separate Ways,” and, most of all, attending a breakfast with the President of Poland. For the past 5 months, ZOA has provided me with a plethora of information and opportunities that I am beyond thankful for, and I hope to give them justice on my campus.
Carmel Siman-tov
School
CUNY-Baruch College
Year: Senior
Major: Corporate Communications
ZOA Campus Positions and Programs
ZOA Student Leadership Mission to Israel
Campus Fellowship
Activism
Baruch College is lucky enough to be a proactive campus when it comes to Israel Advocacy. I am active at Baruch’s Hillel; our Hillel is the umbrella organization for all of our Jewish/Israel related clubs. I try to stay involved in other CUNY campuses such as Hunter, Brooklyn and College of Staten Island, as I believe that it is important to create cohorts between campuses. I have never had an “official” leadership role, but I like it better that way; I work behind the scenes. A real leader is one who does not draw attention to themselves, but rather to their actions.
Involvement
At the beginning of Fall 2016, I was merely a ZOA Campus Fellow. After participating in the ZOA Student Leadership Mission to Israel, I have learned so much about the Jewish state. Additionally, I have been given opportunities through working with ZOA Israel Director, Jeff Daube, such as testifying at a Knesset hearing discussing Israel’s relationship to Jews in the Diaspora, attending a panel discussion with the authors of “Our Separate Ways,” and, most of all, attending a breakfast with the President of Poland. For the past 5 months, ZOA has provided me with a plethora of information and opportunities that I am beyond thankful for, and I hope to give them justice on my campus.