What Does Israel Mean to the Next Generation?

Shanie Reichman is the director of strategic initiatives and director of IPF Atid at Israel Policy Forum, based in New York City, where she works to elevate the discourse around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She serves as the founding chair for the Forum Dvorah U.S. committee, an NGO that champions women’s participation in national security and foreign policy decision-making spheres in Israel. She is a Wexner Field Fellow, a Schusterman ROIer, and serves on the boards of Queens College Hillel and the Center for Ethnic, Racial and Religious Understanding. Her work has been published in the Forward, the Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, Hey Alma, Jewish Unpacked, and International Policy Digest. She is a participating author in the book “Young Zionist Voices” and is pursuing her MA in Middle Eastern Studies at CUNY Graduate Center.

Maian Rahvalschi is the Senior Shlicha to The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore working with Jewish Educational Services and The Jewish Connection Network. She started her journey with Jewish and Israel education over 15 years ago many of them as a Shliach (emissary) through the Jewish Agency. Maian joined the IDF as an Educational NCO in the Israeli Navy training base, educating soldiers on the history of the Navy, the IDF, and the land of Israel. Before her current role, Maian worked for three years as a summer camp and Shlichut coordinator for the summer Shlichut program of the Jewish Agency. She holds a B.Ed. in Informal Education with honors and a teaching certificate in Jewish education from Beit Berl College in Israel.
In addition, she holds a certificate and an M.A. in Israel Experiential Education from George Washington University in a joint program with the iCenter.