To review the full presentation, please see the link here: https://www.halasdeal.com/english
Tyler Peppel to guest lecture at Sai University
Convisero mentor Tyler Peppel presented at the Global Challenges colloquium.
Voices of Grief Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony
Immediately following the 19th Annual Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony, we will gather online to hear from bereaved Palestinian and Israeli peacemakers who are transforming their losses into catalysts for hope. Come hear from Musa Juma’a and Maoz Inon.
Sunday, May 12th
2:30 PM EST (9:30 PM Jerusalem, 7:30 PM London)
(Simultaneous translation to English, Arabic, and Hebrew will be available)
Speakers
Musa Juma’a was born in Jerusalem, and studied and graduated in its streets. He is a 37-year-old doctor and writer who has family in both the West Bank and Gaza. Musa’s aunt and 8 of his cousins were recently killed in Gaza. Musa is working to end the occupation and believes peace cannot be separated from freedom.
Maoz Inon is an award-winning Israeli social entrepreneur, peace activist, and the founder of several tourism initiatives within Israel and the Middle East. Since his parents were killed on Israel on October 7, 2023, Inon has become a leading voice for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Convisero Mentor Biz Herman starts new position at International Rescue Committee
Biz Herman recently started as a Researcher at the IRC working on their Switchboard team, which provides training and technical assistance to refugee resettlement providers in the US.
The main project she is now working on at the moment is developing and (eventually) implementing the Annual Survey of Refugee Practitioners, a new survey that will be conducted yearly to assess strengths and challenges among practitioners nationally. It's intended to be a counterpart to ORR's Annual Survey of Refugees.
2024 Senior Awardee: Margaret Grieve, A24
Margaret Grieve, A24
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Major(s): International Relations and Arabic Language and Cultural Studies
Meg, a senior majoring in International Relations and Arabic Language and Cultural Studies, is originally from Sacramento, California, but primarily grew up in Washington, D.C.
She served as President of the Middle East Research Group (MERG), which involved orchestrating panels and dialogues, leading weekly meetings, and aiding in the transition of the Initiative of Global Leadership to Tisch College. A highlight during her time with MERG was organizing a research trip to Cyprus during her sophomore year to investigate educational policies for refugees within the school system.
Throughout her four years at Tufts, Meg has served as goalkeeper for the Women’s Club Soccer team and, as captain of the student-led team, steered the group to regionals for the first time since 2017.
Last summer, she was an Oslo Scholar at the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Actions and Strategies, focusing on advancing democracy and human rights globally. As part of the program, she attended the Oslo Freedom Forum in Norway, engaging with prominent dissidents and human rights advocates.
Meg has also immersed herself in various countries across the Middle East and North Africa. After high school, she spent a gap year in Rabat, Morocco, teaching English, living with a host family, and studying Arabic. Following her sophomore year at Tufts, she received the SALAM Scholarship from the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, allowing her to participate in an intensive Arabic program in Manah, Oman. Most recently, during her junior year spring semester, she studied abroad through Middlebury College’s language program at the University of Jordan. There, she not only enjoyed taking classes but also volunteered at Squash Dreamers, an organization dedicated to teaching young refugee girls squash and English.
Meg now works with Professor Emeritus Sherman Teichman at The Trebuchet, where she focuses on expanding the networking community and helps with the planning of discussions concerning human rights issues and pertinent current events.
“Branching Out, Blossoming Together,” Hebrew College celebrates honoree Rabbi Adina Allen
Honoree Rabbi Adina Allen was ordained at Hebrew College in 2014 and went on to found Jewish Studio Project, an organization which aims to “cultivate creativity as a Jewish practice for spiritual connection and social transformation.” Adina credits her time at Hebrew College with helping her bring her creative practice “into the beit midrash” and positioning her to launch JSP soon after her ordination in 2014. We are particularly proud to honor Adina just a month before the release of her book, The Place of All Possibility, which unpacks Jewish Studio Project’s pedagogical and spiritual foundations, while “reframing all of Torah as a guidebook to creativity.” Jewish Studio Project is expanding to Boston in the second half of 2024, when a programming partnership with JSP and Hebrew College will renew Adina’s connection with our community.
