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
Aviva Klompas
OccupationEducator
NationalityCanadian/American
Alma materNew York University

Early life and education

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Originally 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

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Klompas 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

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Klompas 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Aviva Klompas". Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Speaker Profile: Aviva Klompas". Torah In Motion. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "About". Boundless Israel. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  7. ^ Fish, Rachel; Klompas, Aviva (2 December 2021). "Introducing Boundless". eJewish Philanthropy. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Aviva Klompas". Forward. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Aviva Klompas". Algemeiner Journal. 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.