Neil Lazarus

Neil Lazarus (born 1967) is a Jewish educator and communications consultant.[1][2]

Biography

Neil Lazarus earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Wales. In 1988, he immigrated to Israel and earned his M.A. at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Lazarus has served as a consultant for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Israeli Defense Forces, the Israel Air Force, the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, Jewish Federations, Keshet Television, The World Bank, Harvard University Extension Courses in Israel, Yad Vashem, Hillel, Hadassah, Birthright Israel, the Jewish Agency, UNESCO, reality show The Ambassador,[1] and the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center.

Lazarus is a prominent Jewish educator. He is the director of an Israel advocacy website, AwesomeSeminars.com, that partnered with the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the Jewish Agency for Israel in a project aimed at increasing the ability of students to engage in hasbara.[3] Speaking to 30,000 people annually,Lazarus said that "hasbara is not just the role of government spokespeople. It's the role of the Jewish people."[3] [4][5] Lazarus speaks to 30,000people annually about Israel and is fast emerging as one of Israel's leading informal educators.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Halkin, Talya. Israel advocacy goes hi-tech The Jerusalem Post, Jul 27, 2005
  2. ↑ Israel, the Diaspora, and Jewish identity, By Danny Ben-Moshe, Zohar Segev, Sussex Academic Press, 2007, p. 2.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Frucht, Leora Eren. It's a war - of words, The Jerusalem Post. May 16, 2002
  4. ↑ Dallek, Jacob. Israel independence celebration meets with protest at U. Illinois, Daily Illini. April 18, 2002
  5. ↑ Zeliger, Shira. University students learn to advocate for Israel Canadian Jewish News. October 31, 2002
  6. ↑ Jewish Educators rethink jobs as diaspora youth stay home. Ha'aretz. January 19, 2001

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