Presenters
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Over 80 accomplished, exciting and diverse presenters will be part of Limmud FSU San Francisco.

Anna Abramzon
Artist, Entrepreneur, Lecturer
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Gregory Asmolov
Social Scientist, Social Entrepreneur
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Vladimir Beider
Journalist, Editor, Writer, TV presenter
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Matthew Bronfman
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
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Shakti Devi
Yoga Instructor, Scientific Researcher
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Alex Furman
Founder, Engineer, Serial Entrepreneur
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Asya Gribov
Educator, Arts Administrator
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Aviad Hacohen
Professor, Author, Attorney
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Oleg Ivanov
Counter-Delegitimization Expert, Writer
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Steven Katz
Historian, Author, Advisor
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Shlomi Kofman
Consul General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest
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Yelena Kozlova
Marketer, Yoga Instructor
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Deborah Lipstadt
Historian, Author
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Diana Moldavsky
Angel Investor
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Irena Neduva
Scientist, Coach
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Yoel Rappel
Professor, Radio Host
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Hemi Rudner
Lead Singer, Producer, Mentor
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Natan Sharansky
Human Rights Activist, Politician, Author
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Lori Starr
Museum Executive, Art Historian
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Undervud
Band
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Cory Weiss
Counter-Delegitimization Expert
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Elena Zusmanovich
Educator
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Ophir Akunis
Minister of Science, Technology and Space
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Dmitry Astrakhan
Film and Theater Director, Actor
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Julius Berman
Rabbi, Communal Leader, Litigator
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Gleb Budman
CEO and Entrepreneurial Executive, Engineer
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Natalia Feduschak
International Journalist, Social Activist
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Izabela Galperin
Stand-up Comedian, Poet
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Stella Grizont
Positive Psychologist, Entrepreneur
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Adam Harris
Pro-Israel Advocate, AIPAC Executive
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Audrey Jacobs
Entrepreneur Advocate, Community Builder
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Yelena Khanga
Journalist, TV Personality, Author
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Grisha Kotlyar
Chess Master, Social Entrepreneur
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Oleg Kuvaev
Artist, Designer, Animator
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Natan Meir
Historian, Author
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Jeff Morgan
Winemaker, Author
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Josh Nelson
Composer, Performer
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Garrett Reisman
Astronaut, Engineer
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Gabriel Sassoon
New Media Expert, Political Advisor
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Lilia Shirman
Tech Executive, Investor, Advisor, Author
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Abby Stein
Transgender Activist, Speaker
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Stein is also the first openly transgender woman to have been ordained by an Orthodox institution, having received her rabbinical degree in 2011, from an Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic school. To date, she is also the only female rabbi to have been ordained by an Ultra-Orthodox institution. However, she was ordained before coming out as transgender, and is not working as a rabbi as of 2016.

Maya Vardi Shoshani
Business Matchmaker
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Yonatan Winetraub
Co-founder, CTO of SpaceIL
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Tatiana Amirova
Award-winning Singer, Songwriter
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Ilana Baird
Rabbi, Educator, Community Organizer
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Eli Block
Orgasmic Coach, Speaker
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Sandra Cahn
Limmud FSU Co-Founder, Philanthropist
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Yishai Fleisher
Hebron Community Spokesperson
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Anton Ginzburg
Artist, Filmmaker, Mentor
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Danny Grossman
Head of SF Jewish Federation
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Ami Horowitz
Documentary Filmmaker, TV Personality
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Leonid Kaganov
Literary Author, Poet, Humorist
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Benzion Klatzko
Rabbi, Social Entrepreneur
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Roman Kogan
Executive Director, Limmud FSU
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Naya Lekht
Professor, Researcher, Writer
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Masha Merkulova
Jewish Educator, Activist
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Wolf Moscovich
Historian
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Yulia Patrakova
Art, Literature Historian
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Alti Rodal
Historian, Writer
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Morey Schapira
Human Rights Activist, Entrepreneur
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Zhanna Shpits
Singer, Songwriter, Inspirational Speaker
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Irina Strigo
Neurophysiologist, Academic Researcher
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Raphi Walden
Doctor, Humanitarian
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Yossi Yonah
Knesset Member, Professor, Author
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Mikhail Appak
Krav Maga Instructor, Black Belt Candidate
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Jars Balan
Author, Editor, Literary Translator
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David Blumberg
Venture Capitalist, Philanthropist
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Chaim Chesler
Limmud FSU Founder, Chair
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Eugene Fooksman
Startup-nik, Philanthropist
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Vitaly Golomb
Venture Capitalist, Author, Entrepreneur
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Sasha Gutfraind
Artificial Intelligence Expert, Data Scientist
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Gil Hovav
Culinary Journalist, TV personality
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Sasha Kapustina
Filmmaker, Producer, Entrepreneur
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Daniel Kluger
Books and Songs Writer, Journalist
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Jan Koum
Inventor, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
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Galina Leytes
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
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Marina Modlin
Attorney, Author
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Akiva Naiman
Rabbi, Educator
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Pinchas Polonsky
Philosopher, Educator
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Ilya Ronin
Dancer, Entrepreneur
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Chaim Seidler-Feller
Rabbi, Educator, Social Activist
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Marina Sirota
Professor of Biomedical Informatics
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Vlada Teper
Educator, Dance Instructor
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Tsvia Walden
Psycholinguist
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Rina Zaslavsky
Historian, Educator
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