Bio
Head of the Libba Center’s One Hundred Initiative. Friedman served as a Member of Knesset for the Blue and White party. She is a veteran public figure and social activist, founder of organizations and initiatives to promote social cohesion in Jerusalem and in Israel. She was Chair of the Ne’emanei Torah movement, a Research Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, Programs Manager at the Shaharit Institute, and also managed the Israeli office of the New Jersey Federation and the field of Jewish culture at Yad HaNadiv. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in law (cum laude) from Hebrew University, and is a graduate of the Mandel School for Educational Leadership. Friedman received her Torah education at Midreshet Lindenbaum and Beit Morasha in Jerusalem.