Date

Wednesday, June 9, 2021
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT

Where

Zoom Webinar

Cost

Registration Is Free

Please register for this event by Tuesday, June 8 by 5:00 PM

Today we are confronting a noxious new wave of social media antisemitism. How do we fight it, and share the truth about Israel across our digital networks? To answer these questions, Noa Tishby joins us in conversation with Sheryl Saperia, Vice President, Philanthropy and Deputy Campaign Director at UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.

Noa Tishby is at the forefront of the battle of ideas on social media. As an Israeli household name and top television actress, she’s used her star power to become one of the country’s leading voices against hatred of Israelis and Jews.

This great-granddaughter of Zionist pioneers is the author of Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth. Few know better the many minefields of Israel activism online—and the antisemitism festering on the web—than the woman widely known as Israel’s unofficial ambassador.

We hope you’ll join us for this important and timely event on what we can all do to counter the surge of hatred we’re experiencing online.

For more information, please contact Jenny at jhazan@ujafed.org


SPEAKER

Noa Tishby

Actress, producer, writer, and activist Noa Tishby was born and raised in Tel Aviv and served two and a half years in the Israeli army before she landed a starring role on the nation’s highest-rated prime time drama Ramat Aviv Gimmel. She became a household name, appearing in numerous TV shows, films, theater productions, and national fashion campaigns, before she moved to Los Angeles, where she sold the Israeli TV show In Treatment to HBO, making history as the first Israeli television show to become an American series. She co-produced over 150 episodes, which earned a Peabody Award and twelve Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. A passionate political activist, Tishby founded the nonprofit “Act for Israel,” Israel’s first online advocacy organization, and has become widely known as Israel’s unofficial ambassador. She is the author of Israel: a Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth, which was released by Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, on April 6, 2021.

MODERATOR

Sheryl Saperia

Sheryl Saperia is Vice President, Philanthropy and Deputy Campaign Director at UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. She holds a law degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Masters of Science in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Sheryl was formerly the director of policy for Canada at a prestigious think-tank based in Washington, DC that is focused on national security and foreign policy. Sheryl served previously as the director of government relations at a public policy consulting firm in Ottawa. Prior to that, she was the senior legal and policy advisor for a counterterrorism advocacy organization in Toronto. Sheryl was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for her ongoing advocacy on behalf of Canadian victims of terrorism, and for her advancement of sound public policy on terrorism issues in Canada. She is the proud mother of five young children, and wants them to enjoy a childhood free of antisemitism.