Executive Leadership
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Elliot Vaisrub GlassenbergA native of Chicago, Elliot received a BA in Psychology from McGill University (Montreal, Canada), and an MA in Jewish Education and an MA in Hebrew Literature from JTS (Jewish Theological Seminary, New York). After teaching for several years at a Jewish day school in New York, Elliot came to Israel on BINA’s Tikkun Olam (“World Repair") program and has been at BINA ever since. Elliot is also involved in Right Now: Advocates for Asylum Seekers, LGBT Community Center & Neve Tzedek Masorti Congregation. Elliot likes literature, languages, human rights, and ice cream.
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Founders
Maya Paley (Campaign Organizer)Maya Paley is a Los Angeles native and UC Berkeley graduate. She completed her master's degree in International Affairs with a focus on migration, gender, international development, and human rights from the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University. In September of 2010, Maya moved to Tel Aviv for the 10-month long New Israel Fund/Shatil Social Justice Fellowship. Through the Fellowship, Maya completed an in-depth research project on the lived experiences of asylum seekers from Africa who are living in Israel. She conducted over 70 one-on-one interviews to collect data from men, women, and youth in the communities. This culminated in the publication of two reports on the topic, one on the experiences of individuals and the other highlighting community formations and needs. The reports are titled "Surviving in Limbo." Maya conducted the research for ASSAF, a humanitarian aid organization that assists African refugees and asylum seekers. Maya now serves as an adviser to Right Now, but she continues to be active in the coalition through speaking at synagogues, writing articles and opeds, and raising awareness as much as possible about the plight of African asylum seekers in Israel. Maya works for the National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles, directing their legislative advocacy and community engagement.
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