Harnessing Social Media for Good

At the age of nine, Hannah Alper launched her blog to share her growing concern for environmental issues and show that small, everyday actions lead to big change. Now 20, Hannah has emerged as an impassioned public speaker, influencer, and author using her voice to motivate and empower people of all ages to identify their passion and take action for a better world. As a student at Western University, she has traveled the world to speak about and work on education, poverty, clean water, mental health, anti-bullying, homelessness, and, more recently, antisemitism.

Hen Mazzig is an Israeli writer, speaker, activist, and senior fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute. A Zionist of Iraqi Jewish and Tunisian Jewish descent, Mazzig was named one of the Top 50 NYC Jewish LGBTQ+ Influencers.  

His first book, The Wrong Kind of Jew: A Mizrahi Manifesto, was published by Wicked Son Press. His op-eds have been featured in The LA Times and The Vancouver Sun, among others. In 2020, Mazzig started a viral movement, #JewishPrivilege, telling Jews’ personal stories of discrimination and abuse. He has spoken internationally on antisemitism, on combating BDS campaigns, and the plight of 850,000 Jews expelled from Arab lands. 

Arsen Ostrovsky is a leading human rights attorney and CEO of The International Legal Forum, a global network of lawyers combating antisemitism and standing up for Israel in the legal arena. Unwavering in making the case for Israel before the UN and parliaments across the world, Arsen is also recognized as an expert in digital diplomacy, with a monthly reach of more than ten million people. In 2018, Arsen was awarded the Nefesh B'Nefesh Bonei Zion prize for 'Israel Advocacy' and has been recognized by The Algemeiner as one of the Top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life.

Emily Schrader is a Senior Correspondent at Ynet News, founder of the digital marketing firm Social Lite Creative, and an advisory board member at the Institute for Voices of Liberty. Emily specializes in online antisemitism and hate speech, Middle Eastern politics, and authoritarian regimes. In 2023, The Algemeiner named Emily one of the top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life. In addition to her work as a journalist, Emily is a vocal human rights activist and award-winning content creator with more than 180,000 followers, including 70,000 in Iran.