Mar. 9, 2017–Ofir Rozenberg / Mobile Area Jewish Federation

Ofir Rozenberg is a 27 year old female from Israel. She recently graduated with a degree in Social Work from Tel-Hai Academic College in Northern Israel. Prior to her academic studies, she travelled to different countries in Asia, Central America and Europe. Like every Israeli woman, she served in the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) for two years, where she was a squad commander of Intelligence soldiers.
Ofir worked as a counselor at an American High School right outside of Jerusalem. Her family resides in a small community in the Galilee, where she was born and raised. She arrived in Mobile on August 19th to be an emissary at the Mobile Area Jewish Federation. Her goal is to spread love and truth about Israel and show its beauty and different sides. She speaks to different groups; synagogues, schools, civic organizations and churches around the city about Israel-related topics, such as history, culture, technology etc. and shares her life story about growing up in Israel.