Heschel Center Environmental Leadership Fellows – 2006-2007

Yotam Avizohar
Environmental activist, landscape architect, founding member of the Tel Aviv Bicycle Association, currently director of the Israel Bicycle Association, working on a master plan for nationwide bicycle path-network, resident of Tel Aviv.

Uriel Babczyk
Urban planner and social activist, formerly director of the planning department of Farhi-Tzafrir Architects, among the originators of the "Metro-Regel" pedestrian project in Tel Aviv, holds a B. Arch. and a master's degree in urban planning and development, native of Uruguay, resident of Tel Aviv.

Ayelet Bargur
Documentary film director, lectures in film and cinematography in a variety of academic institutions, formerly a director for the television current events show "Fact" with Ilana Dayan, holds a master's degree in film and art, resident of Tel Aviv.

Kifah Daghash
Community organizer and activist, works for Sikkuy: The Association for the Advancement of Civil Equality in Israel, formerly a program director for Citizen's for the Environment in the Galilee, a founder of Al-Suar –Support for Victim's of Sexual Abuse, resident of Haifa.

Shahar Dolev
Physicist and social activist, founding member of the Israel Forum for Ecological Economics, founder and assistant director for development of Deaway Software, holds a doctorate in the history and philosophy of science and ideas, resident of Ramat Gan.

Valerie Pohoryles
Public and environmental health engineer, regional environmental health engineer for Tel Aviv in the Ministry of Health, holds degrees in biology, biochemistry, food engineering and environmental engineering, native of France, resident of Herzliya.

Guy Rilov
Organic farmer, director of the Makura Farm, responsible for international contacts for the Israeli Bio-Organic Agriculture Association, vice-president of ABM-AgriBioMediterraneo, active in IFOAM – The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, resident of Makura on the Carmel Coast.

Chaim Rivlin
Journalist, feature and news reporter for Channel 2 News, including investigative reporting for the "Friday Studio" weekly news magazine, formerly news editor of the "Jerusalem" weekly, and crime reporter for the Israel Broadcasting Radio, resident of Jerusalem.

Daniella Rub
Project director, directs the "Lev Ha'ir" quarter for the Tel Aviv Municipality, formerly the national program director for Leadership 2000, holds a master's degree in the history and philosophy of science and ideas, resident of Tel Aviv.

Shahar Sadeh
Master's degree student in sociology and anthropology at Tel Aviv University, writing a thesis about the attitudes of Israeli environmental organizations to the separation barrier, works in the headquarters of the Geneva Initiative and in their Peace Education Project, resident of Rehovot.

Yaron Shapira
CEO of Shacham Givat Ada Waste Processing Inc., and financial officer of Shacham Group, specializes in the treatment of organic waste, holds degrees in economics and business administration, resident of Binyamina.

Zohar Shkalim
Lawyer, directs the enforcement branch of the Ministry of the Environment, formerly a legal consultant for the law office of the Ministry, resident of Modi'in.

Chen Tirosh
Lawyer and social activist, works for the Environmental Justice Program in the Legal Clinics of the Tel Aviv University Law School, active in "Itach" for woman's rights, clerked for Justice Esther Hayut of the Israel Supreme Court, resident of Tel Aviv.

Yaakov Zilberstein
Lawyer and self-employed political activist, city council member in Ramat Hasharon, formerly vice-mayor and chair of the building and planning committee there, among the founders of The Association to Stop Morasha Junction, resident of Ramat Hasharon.