Judd Holzman

Judd is passionate about Israel, Jewish education, and international humanitarian work. He has traveled extensively to Israel as a participant and trip leader with Shorashim and has served as a Jewish educator in numerous capacities. Prior to joining the iCenter, Judd spent several years focusing on international poverty issues while serving as Executive Director of Link Community Development USA, the U.S. division of a global non-profit that works to improve education for children in Africa. For this work, he received the Charles C. Stewart International Young Humanitarian Award. He also worked at Facing History and Ourselves, an education non-profit that works with teachers and students to eliminate anti-Semitism, racism, and prejudice. Judd has a Masters degree in Anthropology and Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Bachelors degree in Religious Studies from the University of Illinois. He also studied religion at the University of Oxford as a Visiting Student and Chad Lobdell Scholar, and in India as a Ford Foundation Scholar. Judd and his wife Lindsay live in Chicago.