Emily Schrader (born 20 April 1991) is an American-born Israeli journalist and social activist. She is a co-host of The Quad on JNS.[1][2]

Emily Schrader
Schrader in 2024
Born (1991-04-20) April 20, 1991 (age 33)
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Websiteemilyschrader.net

Early life

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Schrader was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up in Los Angeles, California. Her family is half-Christian and half-Jewish, though she had a secular upbringing.[3]

Schrader studied at the University of Southern California, majoring in political science, and obtained her master's degree at Tel Aviv University in political communications.[4] Schrader made Aliyah to Israel in 2015.[5]

Career

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Schrader is a journalist and pro-Israel activist.[6][7] She has been a Jerusalem Post columnist[8] and a commentator on Middle Eastern affairs.[9] She was digital director of the pro-Israel educational organization, StandWithUs.[10]

She has supported women's rights in Israel and in the Middle East, including calling attention to gender apartheid in the Islamic Republic or Iran.[11][12][13][14][15][16] In 2020, she helped organize an open letter urging Meta Platforms to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.[17]

Schrader was named by Algemeiner as one of the 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life in 2022,[18] and in 2023 as one of the 18 "women to watch" by Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization.[19]

Personal life

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Schrader and Yoseph Haddad, an Arab-Israeli journalist, were engaged in May 2021.[5][20] They were reported to be planning their wedding for September 2022,[21] and reports indicated they were married as of November 2022.[22]

References

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  1. ^ "NEW SHOW: The Quad". Cleveland Jewish News. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ^ Sahakian, Teny (2023-10-13). "Iranians are Israelis' 'greatest defenders' and 'allies' despite regime's praise of Hamas: Israeli journalist". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  3. ^ Wane, Joanna. "American-Israeli journalist Emily Schrader calls for 'international backbone' on Iran". The New Zealand Herald.
  4. ^ Wane, Joanna (3 March 2023). "American-Israeli journalist Emily Schrader calls for 'international backbone' on Iran - New Zealand Herald". www.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b Lampert, Nicole. "Me & You: Emily Schrader and Yoseph Haddad 'We argued about saying 'I love you'". www.thejc.com. The Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  6. ^ Barak, Tia (2023-11-20). "How Yoseph Haddad and Emily Schrader became a hasbara power couple". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  7. ^ רובינשטיין, קרי (2021-05-24). "משא הסברה". Yedioth Ahronoth (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 2023-12-19. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  8. ^ February 17; 2023 - 9:02pm (2023-02-17). Western nations should have 'strong' sanctions on the Islamic regime. Retrieved 2024-03-31 – via www.skynews.com.au.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ February 08; 2024 - 1:33pm (2024-02-08). Israeli journalist calls on Hamas to 'surrender unconditionally' and return hostages. Retrieved 2024-03-31 – via www.skynews.com.au.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Emily Schrader: From Ice Skating to Fighting the Ayatollahs". 28 June 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  11. ^ Leichman, Abigail Klein (2023-09-06). "Israeli social-media campaign supports Iranian protesters". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  12. ^ "Women from Iran, Israel call to denounce Hamas and the Islamic Republic". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-03-07. Archived from the original on 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  13. ^ "הישראלית שהפכה לאחת המטרות של המשטר האיראני". mako. 2023-03-06. Archived from the original on 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  14. ^ Schrader, Emily (2023-03-19). "How I became a target of the Islamic Republic of Iran". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  15. ^ "اختصاصی؛ امیلی شریدر: اسرائیلی‌ها حامی مبارزه ایرانیان برای تغییر رژیم «آپارتاید جنسیتی» جمهوری اسلامی هستند". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). 2024-03-08. Archived from the original on 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  16. ^ "امیلی شریدر: اسرائیل برای حفاظت از شهروندانش در برابر تهدیدهای جمهوری اسلامی هیچ مرزی ندارد". صدای آمریکا (in Persian). 2023-02-15. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  17. ^ Line, The Media (2020-08-12). "Adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism, Facebook told". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 2024-09-02. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  18. ^ Algemeiner, The (2022-11-30). "The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2022 - Algemeiner.com". www.algemeiner.com. Algemeiner. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  19. ^ Fox, Mira (2023-05-09). "Hadassah hopes its 'women to watch' list will freshen its commitment to Zionism". The Forward. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  20. ^ רגב, שי (2021-05-20). "בין כל האזעקות והפיצוצים: הצעת הנישואין המרגשת בעוטף עזה". www.maariv.co.il (in Hebrew). Maariv (newspaper). Archived from the original on 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  21. ^ Leichman, Abigail Klein (2022-02-13). "5 power couples reveal how they mix love with business". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  22. ^ Gustman, Justine. "Married couple Emily Schrader and Yoseph Haddad spoke about antisemitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict". The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-09-09.