Debbie is a Jewish, Israeli, and Latina author, educator, content creator, and artist, specializing in Jewish history and antisemitism. 

She is well-known in Jewish spaces for condensing complex, multilayered, nuanced, and obscure Jewish history topics into more easily accessible education.

Get in touch with Debbie for speaking engagements, consulting, content writing, and more. For inquiries, please email Raquela Cohen at raquela@shevamanagement.com

photo: Alexandra Pettinato

about
  • internalized antisemitism

    internalized antisemitism

    (1) When we feel the need to de-center or universalize the Jewish experience. It’s okay for the Passover Seder to be just about the story of Passover. It’s okay for...

    internalized antisemitism

    (1) When we feel the need to de-center or universalize the Jewish experience. It’s okay for the Passover Seder to be just about the story of Passover. It’s okay for...

  • "Criticism of Israel is not antisemitism" (You are so right, but...)

    "Criticism of Israel is not antisemitism" (You ...

    But projecting ancient antisemitic stereotypes, conspiracies, and tropes onto the world’s only Jewish state, where half of the world’s Jews live, is not “criticism of Israel.” Just as you should...

    "Criticism of Israel is not antisemitism" (You ...

    But projecting ancient antisemitic stereotypes, conspiracies, and tropes onto the world’s only Jewish state, where half of the world’s Jews live, is not “criticism of Israel.” Just as you should...

  • the AP and the Nazis

    the AP and the Nazis

    I recently saw this headline... ...and it got me thinking of something.   WHEN JEWS BRING UP MEDIA BIAS... Since the October 7 massacre, anti-Zionists have often mocked us when...

    the AP and the Nazis

    I recently saw this headline... ...and it got me thinking of something.   WHEN JEWS BRING UP MEDIA BIAS... Since the October 7 massacre, anti-Zionists have often mocked us when...

  • Hanukkah antisemitism and the left

    Hanukkah antisemitism and the left

    "Two distinct patterns of antisemitism can be identified by the Jewish holidays that celebrate triumphs over them: Purim and Hanukkah.  In the Purim version of antisemitism, exemplified by the Persian...

    Hanukkah antisemitism and the left

    "Two distinct patterns of antisemitism can be identified by the Jewish holidays that celebrate triumphs over them: Purim and Hanukkah.  In the Purim version of antisemitism, exemplified by the Persian...

1 4
View all

  • American Jewish Committee (AJC) Los Angeles had the pleasure of hosting Debbie to speak at our annual meeting for our young professional’s network, ACCESS. The program focused on addressing antisemitism in a digital age. With antisemitism increasing across the world in various manifestations, we felt Debbie was the perfect representative of the online Jewish advocacy community.

     

    The program included a moderated discussion with Debbie followed by a Q&A with the audience. She could not have been received with more enthusiasm. She discussed her experience with online advocacy with incredible eloquence and tact. It is challenging to address growing concerns of antisemitism without causing alarm, but Debbie did so in a way that left the audience inspired to engage with Jewish advocacy online and beyond.


    - Alissa Bernstein, American Jewish Committee