Aviva Klompas
Canadian-born educator and journalist
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Aviva Klompas is a Canadian-American educator, author, and speech writer. She is the CEO of Boundless, a pro-Israel education group.[1]
Aviva Klompas | |
|---|---|
Aviva Klompas | |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Nationality | Canadian/American |
| Alma mater | New York University |
Early life and education
Originally from Canada,[2] Klompas earned an Honors Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto,[3] as well as a Masters of Public and Non-Profit Management and Policy from New York University.[4] She has attributed her pro-Israel advocacy to the experience of leading Birthright trips.[5]
Career
Klompas worked as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Ontario government supporting efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in Canada.[6] Klompas was the associate vice president of Israel and Global Jewish Citizenship at Combined Jewish Philanthropies.[2][3][4] From 2013 to 2015, she was the speechwriter for Ron Prosor,[5] Israel's ambassador to the United Nations.[7]
She is the co-founder and CEO of Boundless,[8][9] a think tank that states its goal as to "revitalize Israel education and take bold collective action to combat Jew-hatred."[10][11]
Klompas is the author of 2 books: Speaking for Israel,[5] 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.[7]
Klompas has written opinion pieces about Israel for several publications.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][non-primary source needed]
Awards
Hadassah Magazine named Klompas as one of their “18 American Zionist Women You Should Know",[7] while Algemeiner Journal named her one of the "Top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life."[19] Klompas received a Voices of Iron from Dan Illouz for her Israel advocacy during the Swords of Iron war.[20]