Alexander Gendler, aka Alex

Editor-in-Chief

Alex is the President of the Center for Jewish Life Studies. He is a former syndicated columnist, contributing writer for New York Times op-ed pages, a regular commentator for NPR's Morning Edition, and the translator of Torah into Russian.

Yakov Zinberg

Volunteer translator

Yakov is a professor at Kokushikan University in Japan and is one of the world's premier experts on the geopolitical issues of Eastern Asia. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University. 

Larisa Tonkonogaya

Volunteer Web Developer

Lora has been a cutting-edge programmer and database developer now for many years.

Yuri Fridman

Volunteer translator

Yuri is one of the leading engineers at Motorola. Born in the Soviet Union, he received his Master Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Odessa.