Faces of Israel is Amy’s first documentary film. While Amy’s passion for film is new, her love of Israel dates back to her first trip there as a young child.  Amy has been involved in the Jewish community in many capacities, from guest lecturer appearances at conferences and universities across the country to leading teen trips and teaching Hebrew school classes in the New York area.

Growing up, Amy experienced two distinct types of Israel programming: one that focused on political advocacy, dialogue groups and the conflict, and another that offered falafel and Israeli music on Israel Independence Day.  Amy felt that both types of programming had their place, but there wasn’t a lot of meaningful content offered in between.  One of her motivations in creating Faces of Israel was to create an internal discussion piece for the community to explore the nature of the Jewish state and questions of Jewish identity in a real and thoughtful way.

Amy is a recent graduate of Johns Hopkins University where she pursued a degree in International Relations and Jewish Studies.  Amy worked in management consulting for two years following graduation while putting the finishing touches on the Faces of Israel film.  She is now touring the country with Faces of Israel and continues to expresses her creative side through dance and film.  

Amy was raised in Leonia, New Jersey with her parents and 2 sisters. She attended the Frisch School in Paramus, New Jersey for high school, followed by a year of religious study at Midreshet Lindenbaum in Jerusalem.

Amy lives with her husband Yair in Riverdale, New York.