David is a BA student of humanity studies at the Charles University and works at the CET Academic Programs Study Abroad. He was also company manager and co-founder of Kosher Prague, a Czech travel agency focused on an orthodox Jewish clientele. David has been involved in numerous Jewish and interfaith organizations: Prague JC, Czech Union of Jewish Students (where he currently serves his second term as president), Teplice JC, Hakoah Czechia, Jewish Veterans and Partisans Union, Masorti Olami, Jewish Salons and the League Against Antisemitism. He is on the advisory committee of the Czech Jewish Federation and has volunteered with the WUJS, EJC, JDC, Czech-German Youth Forum and others. David is interested in Jewish studies, history and contemporary life. His hobbies include collecting vintage postcards and photos, Judaica and antiquities, architecture, traveling, art, film, sports, reggae music, photography and dance. His future goal is to form a Jewish family and raise many young Jews. He is committed to the Czech Jewish community, its European neighbors and the Jewish future.
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My Jewish Experience: Voices from Europe
Four Paideia fellows talk about their Jewish experience in Europe, whether in or out of communities, or as students of Jewish culture at universities. What is the situation of Judaism and Jewishness in Europe today? In the aftermath of the Holocaust, is there really something for Jews in Europe? Hear from four Paideia fellows – Jews and non-Jews, men and women, communally involved and not – about what being engaged in Jewish issues means to them, and how they see the future of Jewish culture and ideas – as well as community and life – in their home countries.