Dr. Sara Yanovsky is the Executive Director of the World Union of Jewish Studies, a Jerusalem-based organization which publishes academic, peer-reviewed materials; awards scholarships and prizes to scholars in the field of Jewish Studies; and organizes conferences and other types of events around Jewish Studies.
Born in Budapest and raised in Vienna, Yanovsky completed her PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with the dissertation titled “Facing the Challenge of Jewish Education in the Metropolis: A Comparative Study of the Jewish Communal Organizations of Budapest and Vienna, from 1867 until World War II.”
The Future of Jewish is a podcast hosted by Joshua Hoffman, the founder of JOOL. In each episode, Joshua is joined by top leaders, thinkers, and doers who are paving the path for a promising Jewish future.