May 2008

EDUCATION

Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY

Master of Science in Newspaper Journalism. Honors in Advanced Reporting and Writing course.

Yeshiva University, Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, NY, NY

Master of Arts in Modern Jewish History.

Yeshiva University, Yeshiva College, NY, NY

Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in Sociology and Foreign Languages.

July 2008 – Present

* Cover the various English speaking communities in Israel's capital, including immigrants and diplomats
* Write news stories and features about a wide range of topics, including politics, business, education, culture, religion,  society and sports

Freelance Reporter/Writer

Published articles in The New York Times, Jerusalem Post, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, The Manhattan Times, and many others.

The Jewish Star, Lawrence, NY
Assistant Editor/Acting Editor

* Wrote local, national and international reports, feature articles, reviews and editorials on deadline
* Assigned and edited articles, managed editorial and sales staff, oversaw and advised interns
* Created and laid out pages, worked closely with arts & production in producing newspaper
* Liaised with freelance writers and photographers, solicited photography and artwork

The Jewish Press, Brooklyn, NY
Staff Reporter

* Covered general and community news, arts & culture for America’s largest Anglo-Jewish weekly

Forward, New York, NY
Arts and Culture Intern

* Assisted Arts and Culture Editor and other staff members in producing weekly newspaper

Maxim Magazine, Berlin, Germany
Intern

* Originated, conceptualized, and wrote feature articles for leading men’s lifestyle magazine
* Wrote movie and CD reviews, prepared and conducted interviews with international stars

WYUR, Yeshiva University Student Radio, New York, NY
Show Host and Producer

* Conceptualized weekly live-on-air entertainment talk show with guests, experts, musicians, etc.

Deutschland-Radio, Cologne, Germany
Broadcasting Intern

* Originated, researched, investigated and wrote pieces for nation-wide radio program
* Produced (recorded, spoke and edited) several 4-min pieces for broadcast in prime-time programs

LANGUAGE SKILLS

* Fluent in German, French, Hebrew and Yiddish.
* Conversational in Spanish.

COMPUTER SKILLS

* Microsofit Office, QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, Avid non-linear editing systems
* Web 2.0: HTML, Dreamweaver, FatWire, etc.

REFERENCES

Nancy Sharkey, Senior Editor, The New York Times. (212) 556 3699. sharkey@nytimes.com

Robin Reisig, Professor, Columbia University Journalism School. (212) 854 6687. rr43@columbia.edu