Individual Category: Task Force Member

Emily Tamkin is a Nexus Fellow, in which capacity she helps support the work of the Nexus Task Force.  She is a contributing columnist at the Forward and writes regularly for Haaretz, the New Republic, Slate, and the Washington Post, among other publications. She is

Mira Sucharov is a professor of Political Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, where she specializes in Israeli-Palestinian relations and Jewish affairs. She is an author and op-ed contributor, and her books include Borders and Belonging: A Memoir (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), Public Influence: A Guide

Rabbi Esther L. Lederman is the Union for Reform Judaism’s director of congregational innovation and sits on the Central Conference of American Rabbis’ task force on the experience of women in the rabbinate. She was previously Associate Rabbi at Temple Micah in Washington, DC.  

Derek Penslar is the William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History and a resident faculty member at The Center for European Studies at Harvard University. Using a comparative and transnational approach to Jewish history, Pensler studies Zionism and modern Israel within the contexts of modern

Lori Lefkovitz is the Ruderman Professor of Jewish Studies, Director of Jewish Studies Program, Director of Humanities Center and Professor of English at Northeastern University. She founded the first-ever women’s studies department at a rabbinical school and helped create Ritualwell.org, a communal source for inclusive,

Marla Brettschneider is a professor at the University of New Hampshire, holding joint appointments with the departments of political studies, queer studies, and women’s studies. Her books include The Narrow Bridge: Jewish Views on Multiculturalism, The Family Flamboyant: Race Politics, Queer Families, Jewish Lives, and

Nomi M. Stolzenberg holds the Nathan and Lilly Shapell chair at the USC Gould School of Law. Ms. Stolzenberg was an editor on the Harvard Law Review and clerked for Judge John J. Gibbons of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, prior to joining

David N. Myers is the Sady and Ludwig Kahn professor of Jewish history at UCLA, where he serves as the director of the UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy. He is the author or editor of 15 books in the field of Jewish history,

Lila Corwin Berman is the Paul & Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History and the director of the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History at NYU. Her forthcoming book explores the shifting legal categories of citizenship and its rights. She is the author of

Aaron Back is a philanthropic advisor for progressive Israeli organizations and initiatives. Dr. Back previously served as the Ford Foundation program officer for Israel and director of the Social Justice Fund. He was a co-founder of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations.    

Steven Beller is an independent scholar, historian, and author. Mr. Beller has written widely on Austrian, Jewish, and Central European history. His books include Vienna and the Jews, 1867-1938: A Cultural History, A Concise History of Austria, and Antisemitism: A Very Short Introduction.    

David Biale was Emanuel Ringelblum Distinguished Professor of Jewish History at the University of California, Davis. He won the National Jewish Book Award three times as well as a Guggenheim Fellowship and the UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement. For more on

Eric Greene is associate communications director for Diversity and Campus Climate at UCLA working to ensure the commitment to inclusion and equity in university policy. He was previously senior policy advisor at the ACLU of Southern California and Southern California regional director of Progressive Jewish

Rabbi Jocee Hudson is the Clergy and Formation Lead of LA Voice, a multi-racial, multi-faith organization working for justice and community empowerment in Los Angeles. She was previously an Associate Rabbi at Temple Israel of Hollywood.                

Ethan Katz is Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies at the University of California-Berkeley, where since 2019 he has been the co-founder and co-director of the campus Antisemitism Education Initiative. Katz’s research focuses on the modern Jewish experience in Europe and the Middle East,

Analucía Lopezrevoredo is a values-driven sociologist and social impact professional. She founded Jewtina y Co. in 2019 to raise awareness of Jewish-Latina/o/x culture via auto-ethnographic and mixed media storytelling. Prior to this work, she was the associate director of West Coast Programs for OneTable and

Isaac Luria is a Jewish activist and strategist working with philanthropies, leaders, organizations, and movements to maximize their impact. Isaac held leadership roles at Auburn Seminary, a leadership development shop for multifaith movements for justice, where he led programs to train faith leaders in media,

Norman Rosenberg is an organizational consultant to progressive nonprofits and has been a public interest lawyer since 1971. He has been the CEO of three national public interest organizations: the Mental Health Law Project (now the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law), the New Israel

David Schraub is, as of Fall 2021, an Assistant Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School. Previously, he was a lecturer at the Berkeley Law School and senior research fellow at the California Constitution Center. His research and teaching interests are in the

Joshua Shanes is the associate director and professor of Jewish studies at the College of Charleston. His research interests focus on Central and East European Jewry in the 19th and 20th centuries, specifically turn-of-the-century Galicia and the rise of Zionism as a counter-movement to the

Dov Waxman is The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies at UCLA. His research focuses on the conflict over Israel-Palestine, Israeli politics and foreign policy, U.S.-Israel relations, American Jewry’s relationship with Israel, Jewish politics, and antisemitism. His books include Trouble in the Tribe: The American

Diane Winston is an associate professor and Knight Center chair in media and religion at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. She is a national authority on religion and the media as a journalist and a scholar. She has won numerous press association

Kenneth S. Stern is an American attorney and an author. He is the director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, a program of the Human Rights Project at Bard College. From 2014 to 2018 he was the executive director of the Justus & Karin Rosenberg Foundation.