Resume
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EXPERIENCE
The Jerusalem Post, Jerusalem, Israel | March 2011-current
Environment, energy, scientific innovation and Negev reporter
• Write daily news stories on the aforementioned topics
• Contribute feature-length stories to weekly sections
The Jerusalem Post, Jerusalem, Israel | September 2010-February 2011
Copy-Editor and Writer
• Copy-edited articles for the daily newspaper
• Wrote feature-length stories for the weekly Jerusalem Post Magazine and In Jerusalem section
The Jewish Week, New York, N.Y. | July 2008-August 2010
Staff Writer
• Wrote weekly news and feature-length stories on a wide range of topics – including health concerns, medical ethics issues, education, technology, politics, business, sports and human interest stories
• Frequently wrote breaking news Web-only stories to supplement the weekly paper
• Helped oversee and mentor college student interns
The Jewish Week, New York, N.Y. | December 2007-June 2008
Editorial Intern
• Wrote regular by-lined feature stories about American Jewish culture
• Compiled the weekly neighborhood events calendars and arts guide
NJBiz, New Brunswick, N.J. | June 2007-August 2007
Writer and Researcher
• Wrote business briefs and one full-length feature article about mortgage trends in N.J.
• Conducted in-depth research on companies and business trends
The Daily Pennsylvanian, Philadelphia, Pa. | August 2006-May 2007
Print Columnist, Online Blogger, Editorial Writer, Opinion Board Voting Member and News Staff Writer
• Worked as a reporter and leader for the independent newspaper of the University of Pennsylvania
• Wrote columns, news articles, blog posts and editorials
Columbia University Press, New York, N.Y. | May 2006-August 2006
Editorial Intern, for the Senior Executive Editor of Religion, Philosophy, Animal Studies
• Read submissions and communicated directly with authors, reviewers and blurb writers
• Released manuscripts to the editorial committee by summarizing the full text, establishing selling points to prospective audiences and collecting the necessary data for the editors to reach a decision
Univ of Penn. Department of English, Philadelphia, Pa. | August 2005-May 2006
Research Assistant
• Performed extensive library research and fact-checking for two professors
Univ of Penn. General Counsel, Philadelphia, Pa. | May 2005-August 2005
Legal Assistant
• Worked with lawyers and paralegals focusing on real estate and environmental risk management
UMDNJ-Grad School of Biomedical Science, Piscataway, N.J. | May 2004-August 2004
Student Laboratory Assistant
• Prepared yeast cultures in a Microbiology Research Lab
EDUCATION
Columbia University School of Journalism, New York, NY | August 2007-May 2008
• Masters of Science in Journalism: newspaper concentration
• Coursework: Reporting and Writing 1, Covering Religion, Sports Journalism, Magazine Writing, Covering Conflicts, New Media Skills Class, Critical Issues, Law and Society, Master’s Project
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA | August 2003-May 2007
• Bachelor of Arts in English, Minor in French; graduated cum laude
• Coursework: Literature, Jewish culture, Middle Eastern politics, European diplomatic history, Organic chemistry, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Calculus III
• Served as Phi Sigma Sigma sorority scholarship chair
OTHER
• Proficient in Photoshop, WordPress, InDesign, etc.
• Fluent in French
• Proficient in Hebrew