Heschel Center Environmental Leadership Fellows – 2005-2006

Hilik Abergel

Educator, director of the department of training and content development of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, formerly director of the Field School in Ofra and nature protection coordinator for Judaea and Samaria, studying towards a BA in psychology, lives in an urban kibbutz in Jerusalem.

Uri Adler

Agricultural researcher and advisor, national supervisor of organic agriculture for the Ministry of Agriculture, formerly consultant to the government of Fiji in agricultural development on behalf of the Foreign Ministry, one of the founders of the ecological farm of Modi'in, holds a master's degree in agriculture, lives in Modi'in.

Amalia Borovitz Bryl

Businesswoman and educational activist, a member of the board of directors of MTI Computers, formerly in charge of transactions in the capital markets and investments division at Bank Hapoalim and at Discount, holds a BA in law and a masters in business administration, studying towards a doctorate in business strategy, lives in Tel Aviv.

Dafna Carmon

Lawyer and mediator in the fields of planning and environment, an activist in "Siyat Bayit" party in the Ramat Hasharon municipality, formerly a lecturer in law, holds first and second degrees in law and is completing a doctorate in urban and regional planning, lives in Ramat Hasharon.

Dan Fradkin

Educator, founder and director of the joint secular-religious pre-military academy (mechina) Aderet, formerly director of development of KATA textiles, holds a BA in education, lives in Mevasseret Tzion.

Dr. Itamar Grotto

Physician specializing in public health, lecturer in the Department of Epidemiology at Ben Gurion University, formerly head of the epidemiology division of the IDF and head of the Health Branch of the army, holds an MD degree and masters in pubic health, studying towards his doctorate in epidemiology at Ben Gurion, lives in Hod Hasharon.

Dr. Sonia Habib

Physician specializing in public health, head doctor for the Kinneret region in the Northern District of the Ministry of Health, formerly head doctor of the Nazareth region, holds an MD degree and masters in pubic health, lives in Haifa.

Hanoch Ilsar

Lawyer, environmental activist, directs initiatives in air pollution and energy for the Israel Union of Environmental Defense, holds a BA in law and philosophy and is studying towards a doctorate in the history and philosophy of science and ideas, formerly directed several projects for Walla! Communications, lives in Tel Aviv.

Galit Jerusalmy

Independent landscape architect, specializes in the planning and development of urban open spaces and the adaptation of the street for human activity, among the originators of the "Metro-Regel" pedestrian map of Tel Aviv, holds a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture, lives in Bat Yam.

Dr. Roni Lev

Lecturer in biotechnology and sustainable design, instructs teachers in ecology and nature studies, coordinates joint Jewish-Arab educational projects, holds a master's degree in agricultural sciences and a doctorate in ecology, lives on Kibbutz Metzer.

Michal Liban-Kooby

Lawyer in independent law practice, member of the city council of the city of Yehud, a founder and leader of the "Green Yehud" organization, holds a degree in law, lives in Yehud.

Nisreen Mazzawi

Social and feminist activist, directs a woman's empowerment project in the unrecognized villages of the north through the Atufula center of Nazareth, holds a BA in biology and a master's degree in environmental studies, lives in Haifa.

Chico Menashe

Journalist, environmental and health correspondent for television's Channel 2, formerly cultural affairs and police correspondent for Kol Yisrael radio, completing a BA in administration and communication, lives in Jerusalem.

Gil Nezer

Businessman, focuses on commercial development and solar energy, graduate of the program in Israeli-Palestinian business cooperation of the Jewish-Arab Center for Economic Development, holds a BA in computer sciences and a master's in business administration, lives in Hadera.

Reuvat Nitzan

Ecologist, activist, a founder of GreenAction, member of the environment committee in Modi'in, formerly the director of the bird center of Jerusalem, holds a BA in geography and biology, currently completing a doctorate in ecology and environment, professional composer of riddles for Yediot Acharonot, lives in Modi'in.

Manal Shalabi

Social worker and activist, spokesperson and coordinator of the "Hot line for Victims of Violence," active in "Woman to Woman" feminist center, formerly project director for Kayan (Arab women's feminist organization), holds a BA in social work, and is completing a master's degree in gender studies, lives in Haifa.

Michal Vital

Green building consultant, specializes in ecological design and planning in architecture, lectures in green building and design, active in the Bustan Leshalom organization, directed the planning and building of a clinic in the unrecognized village of Wadi El-Na'am, active in the open democratic school in Hadera, holds certificates in interior design and green architecture and building, lives in Karkur.

Menashe Zelicha

Director of the "Climatrade" company, which consults on the application of the Kyoto accords regarding trading greenhouse gas permits, formerly worked in operations for Channel 10, completing his BA in molecular biochemistry, lives in Haifa.