BIO
Dr. Yulia Ben Rephael- Zemlinskaya grew up in St Petersburg, Russia. She moved to Israel in 1997 in the framework of youth program SELA. By 2002 she completed her BA in Sociology and Political Sciences in Tel Aviv University, and continued to pursue academic career in the UK. Yulia received her PhD in 2008 at the University of Manchester. Subsequently, she served as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Sociology Department for two years. Having moved to Israel in 2010, she continued her academic career at Ben-Gurion University of Negev, in the Politics and Government Department. There she worked as a Lecturer and as a Head of the Politics of Conflict MA program for three years (2010-2013). Dr. Yulia Ben Rephael Zemlinskaya’s expertise lies in the field of civil society and protest, organizational networks and nonprofits. She often commentates on the variety of socio-political issues concerning Israeli society in the media. In 2012 Yulia joined “Our Heritage” NGO as a member of the Board of Directors, and subsequently was appointed as its CEO. In 2019, Dr. Yulia Ben Rephael Zemlinskaya took part in national election campaign to the 22nd Knesset as a member of "Tzedek” party. Currently she combines academic work as an adjunct Lecturer at Rothberg School in Hebrew University, with the position in Public Affairs Division of the Tel Aviv University.
