Sophie Fellman Rafalovitz
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Sophie Fellman Rafalovitz made Aliyah with her family as a child from Guatemala City. She served in the IDF as a drill sergeant through the NAHAL program. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She was one of the founding workers of NOAM-MAROM Olami, helping to establish Masorti youth and Student groups in Latin America and in Europe. From 2001-2005 she served as the United Synagogue Youth Shlicha on the West Coast. Since then, she has worked in Israel's Ministry of Education as an occupational therapist for children with special needs, guiding educational teams and families. At the same time, she served as the National Youth Commission Chair and on the Executive Boards of the Masorti Movement and Marom Olami. She arrived in Chicago this past August with her husband and three children. Sophie is now serving the Chicago community and 16 other states in facilitating Aliyah.
