Speakers
Alon Gurfel was born and raised in Israel and moved to the GTA in 2018 with his husband. Alon is a Registered Nurse. In Israel he worked in a major hospital, and in Canada he is bringing his skills to the community. Last summer he worked at a Jewish summer camp as the Camp Nurse and...
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Elise Herzig is the Executive Director of JIAS (Jewish Immigrant Aid Services) Toronto, with 30 years of experience as a senior executive and consultant in the private and public sectors. Her lifelong Jewish community involvement includes volunteerism with organizations including...
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Teresa Berkman is a young professional who immigrated with her husband from Mexico City to Toronto in 2012. Teresa is a proud mom of 3 kids and balances being a mother with her professional career. Teresa is an experienced Sr. Manager with 10+ years of experience leading complex projects...
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Born and raised in Turkey, Robi Bahar has been an active member of various Jewish organizations in Istanbul since his childhood. (He was even one of the presenters at Limmud Turkey in 2006.) He moved to Canada in 2017 and has benefited from JIAS programs aimed at connecting newcomers...
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Deborah Bhonkar grew up in Mumbai, India and moved to the US to pursue her graduate studies, before immigrating to Toronto in 2017. Deborah has an MBA and MS from New York, and has worked in marketing at companies like Unilever, Mattel, David Yurman, and American Express. She...
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Sunday November 21, 2021 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
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