Aviva Klompas is an educator, author and speechwriter. She is currently the CEO of Boundless, an organization that specializes in Israel education and combating antisemitism.
Aviva Klompas | |
|---|---|
 Aviva Klompas | |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Nationality | Canadian/American |
| Alma mater | New York University |
Early life and education
editOriginally from Canada,[1] Klompas earned an Honors Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto,[2] as well as a Masters of Public and Non-Profit Management and Policy from New York University.[3] Her strong connections to Israel were forged while leading Birthright trips to Israel.[4]
Career
editKlompas was the associate vice president of Israel and Global Jewish Citizenship at Combined Jewish Philanthropies.[1][2][3] From 2013 to 2015, she was the speechwriter for Ron Prosor,[4] Israel's ambassador to the United Nations.[5]
Klompas worked as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Ontario government supporting efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in Canada.[6][non-primary source needed] She is the co-founder and CEO of Boundless,[7][non-primary source needed] a think tank dedicated to fighting antisemitism and educating people about Israel.[8][9][non-primary source needed]
Klompas is the author of 2 books: Speaking for Israel,[4] a memoir about her time as director of speechwriting for Israel at the United Nations, and Stand-Up Nation: Israeli Resilience in the Wake of Disaster.[5]
Klompas has written about Israel for publications such as The Jerusalem Post,[10] Newsweek,[11] Forward,[12] CNN,[13] The Hill,[14] USA Today,[15] and MSNBC.[16]
Awards
editKlompas was named as one of Hadassah's “18 American Zionist Women You Should Know"[5] and one of Algemeiner Journal's top 100 people who positively influence Jewish life.[17]
References
edit- ^ a b Ora Lobell, Kylie (15 August 2024). "Aviva Klompas: Fighting for Israel and the Jewish People While Telling the Bigger Story". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Aviva Klompas". Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Speaker Profile: Aviva Klompas". Torah In Motion. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Bolton-Fasman, Judy (2019-11-18). "A Former U.N. Speechwriter for Israel Shares Her Story". Jewish Boston. Archived from the original on 2023-12-01. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Benami, Jordana (August 2024). "Aviva Klompas Is Reimagining Israel Education". Hadassah Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "About". Boundless Israel. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Fish, Rachel; Klompas, Aviva (2 December 2021). "Introducing Boundless". eJewish Philanthropy. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Nordlinger, Jay (9 December 2023). "Defending Israel, Jews, and the Truth". National Review. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Aviva Klompas is Fighting the Normalization of Antisemitism on Social Media". American Jewish Committee. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Klompas, Aviva (18 November 2023). "Worldwide antisemitism is the Jewish people's call to action - opinion". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Klompas, Aviva (28 May 2024). "Three More Nations Roll Out the Red Carpet to Hamas". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Aviva Klompas". Forward. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Klompas, Aviva (17 November 2023). "Opinion: The problem with a Gaza ceasefire right now". CNN. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Ezra, Gadi; Klompas, Aviva (12 March 2024). "Israel's real goal must be to deradicalize Gaza, not just to demilitarize it". The Hill. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Klompas, Aviva (16 April 2024). "Biden said 'don't,' but Iran attacked anyway. How should Israel respond now?". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Klompas, Aviva (9 October 2023). "Hamas' use of hostages is a Rorschach test". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Aviva Klompas". Algemeiner Journal. 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.