Lisa Alcalay Klug

The daughter of an Ashkenazi Holocaust survivor and the descendant of a Sephardic chief rabbi of Sarajevo, Lisa Alcalay Klug is an American-born journalist whose work has appeared in a wide range of mainstream and Jewish publications, including the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, Shape, Self, Men's Fitness, Chicago Sun-Times, Associated Press and Los Angeles Times. Lisa has also written for Jewish Living, Hadassah, Moment, Forward, Canadian Jewish News, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jewish Woman, New York Jewish Week, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, Jerusalem Post and many other media outlets. Lisa earned a BA in Middle Eastern Studies (Alumni Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa and highest honors) and an MJ (master of journalism) at UC Berkeley. She has repeatedly taught in the Kol Echad spirituality retreats in Maui and at the Jewlicious Festivals. She is an advisor to Schmooze: The Sidney Krum Jewish Culture Conference and a judge at the Simply Manischewitz Cook Off. As a consultant, she partners with organizations to present public programs, panel discussions, workshops, and seminars.

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