Michal Ben-Dov is the Founder and Co-Director of Kesher-Cham/Camp USA, a unique nonprofit organization that sends Israeli youth to experience meaningful encounters in Jewish camps across North America. In this position, Michal applies her unique knowledge gained from a lifetime of bilingual and bicultural experiences.
Born in the United States to Israeli parents, Michal has lived, studied and worked in both the United States and Israel, which has allowed her to feel at home in both countries and with both people. Michal graduated from the Reali High School in Haifa and then served as an educational and cultural sergeant in the IDF. She studied at Hebrew University and worked for the Israel Experience of the Jewish Agency guiding Americans on Israel programs. After working as a shlicha for the Jewish Agency at the JCC Association in New York, she worked for four years with the JCC Maccabi Games and other programs. Returning to Israel, she completed her master’s in Jewish studies at Tel Aviv University, while serving as the Director of the Junior Maccabiah for the 17th Maccabiah Games.
She then founded the nonprofit she directs today.
Born in the United States to Israeli parents, Michal has lived, studied and worked in both the United States and Israel, which has allowed her to feel at home in both countries and with both people. Michal graduated from the Reali High School in Haifa and then served as an educational and cultural sergeant in the IDF. She studied at Hebrew University and worked for the Israel Experience of the Jewish Agency guiding Americans on Israel programs. After working as a shlicha for the Jewish Agency at the JCC Association in New York, she worked for four years with the JCC Maccabi Games and other programs. Returning to Israel, she completed her master’s in Jewish studies at Tel Aviv University, while serving as the Director of the Junior Maccabiah for the 17th Maccabiah Games.
She then founded the nonprofit she directs today.
