Exploring identity, belonging, memory, and meaning through writing, learning, and conversation — and creating spaces where people feel seen, challenged, and a little less alone.
The same thread runs through all of it — helping people make meaning of who they are and where they come from.
Speeches, essays, and thought leadership that turn complex ideas into compelling, authentic narratives.
Discussion-based learning that integrates classical texts, literature, and contemporary thought.
Trained mediation and dialogue that hold space for hard conversations and shared understanding.
Programs, fellowships, and institutions that strengthen Jewish life and intergenerational connection.
A writer, educator, facilitator, and community builder whose work spans education, nonprofit leadership, communications, speechwriting, mediation, and Jewish communal engagement.
I'm drawn to the stories people inherit, the stories they tell themselves, and the stories they choose to pass on. I build relationships, develop innovative programs, facilitate meaningful dialogue, and translate complex ideas into narratives that move people.
From TEDx talks and keynote speeches to a high-school elective on Jewish women's identity, to founding a mother-daughter learning fellowship — my throughline is creating spaces for learning, connection, and belonging.
My current research focuses on the experiences of Jewish American soldiers who participated in the liberation of Nazi concentration camps, examining how witnessing atrocity shaped their postwar lives and the descendants who inherited their stories. Drawing on oral history, archival research, family narratives, and trauma studies, I am particularly interested in the psychological and cultural legacy of liberation. I hold an MA in International Relations from the University of Chicago, where my thesis examined the institutional transmission of trauma in Israel across generations. My writing has appeared in The Times of Israel, eJewishPhilanathropy and focuses on the intersection of memory, belonging, history, and contemporary Jewish life. Based in Los Angeles, I am also active in Jewish education and communal leadership and serve on the Board of Pressman Academy and on the Camper Care Team at Camp Ramah California.
“ I hope to create spaces where people feel seen, challenged, connected, and a little less alone. — Anna Levy Prager
Essays and reflections on Jewish identity, grief, resilience, and the stories that bind generations.
On memory, witness, and what it means to inherit — and carry — the weight of liberation.
A reflection on how Jewish identity is being shaped in the post–Oct. 7 world, examining the tension between necessary vigilance and the risk of defining Jewish life through fear and vulnerability. It calls for a Jewish identity rooted not only in resilience, but also in joy, belonging, meaning, and connection.