Join us on Monday, April 15th for an engaging conversation with Hen Mazzig centered around identity, social media, and Israel. Yarden Neeman, Community Shaliach, will interview Hen and lead the conversation. Hen is one of the leading online advocates against antisemitism, with one of the largest and most engaged followings in the Jewish space. He will lead us through a discussion about personal and political identities, and explore how his identities shape his perspective on the events since October 7th and the current situation in Israel.

Tickets for this event are FREE with an optional donation to the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati's Israel Emergency Fund.

Doors open at 6:00 PM, the program will begin at 6:30.

About the Speaker :

Hen Mazzig is a globally recognized speaker, educator, author, and digital influencer. Mazzig has gained 500k followers across his social media platforms, and over 100 million users have interacted with his content. He has appeared as an expert on Jewish issues in media on four continents, including BBC, CNN, The Washington Post, SkyNews, LA Times, Haaretz, and more.

Hen was named in Algemeiner's Top 100 People positively influencing Jewish Life in 2018 and 2021, the Top 50 online pro-Israel Influencers, and the Top 50 LGBTQ+ Influencers. For his advocacy, he was recently awarded CAMERA’s Portrait in Courage Award. Mazzig's first book, "The Wrong Kind of Jew" was released in 2022.

In 2019 he co-founded the Tel Aviv Institute which researches and combats online antisemitism.

Event Hosts:

Orly Biton, Jennifer Clark, Elliot Draznin, Ilan Goldman, Karen and Richard Goodman, Roni Heyman, Jake and Miriam Hodesh, Blair Kamrass, Lauren McGill, Bryna Miller, Lainey Richler, Jessica Seibold, Sarah Shmoel, Kayla Soroka

In partnership with Mayerson JCC and Cincinnati Hillel.