Meet the jGirls+ Team

Teen Editorial Staff 2024–25

We are delighted to introduce jGirls+ Magazine’s 2024–2025 teen staff members. These Jewish teenagers come to us with diverse backgrounds, identities, interests and personal experiences. Their individual and collective views and passions bring jGirls+’ content and priorities to life.

Aimée Brown-Borges

Aimée Brown-Borges is a member of the graduating class of 2025 on the East Coast. Her favorite areas of study are history and English, and she enjoys having deep discussions about interesting topics.

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Allie Gerber

Allie Gerber is a member of the class of 2026 at the Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas. She loves to read, write, run, bake, and hang out with friends and family.

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Annika Liss

Annika Liss lives in Durham, Connecticut, where she is a member of the class of 2025 at Coginchaug Regional High School. She loves playing the horn and the guitar, as well as reading, writing, playing…

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Arianna Kanter

Arianna Kanter is a member of the class of 2026 in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. She actively participates in a variety of clubs and activities, such as Model UN, community theater, and […]

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Ary Hammerman

Ary Hammerman is a member of the class of 2025 at the Leffell School in Hartsdale, New York. She is an aspiring journalist and has written for a variety of publications including the Jewish Telegraphi…

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Avah Montgomery

Avah Montgomery is a member of the class of 2025 at Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona. When she is not writing, you can often find her at a local coffee shop reading a wide variety of bo…

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Ella Persky

Ella Persky is a member of the class of 2025 at Mountain View High School in Mountain View, CA. She is a student journalist and competitive dancer and enjoys baking and reading in her free time. […]

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Ella Schreiber

Ella Schreiber is a member of the Class of 2026 and lives in Paoli, Pennsylvania. She enjoys reading, dancing, and listening to Taylor Swift. At school, Ella is very ambitious and enjoys English and h…

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Emily Maremont

Emily Maremont (she/her/hers) is a member of the class of 2025 at University High School in San Francisco, California. She was a 2024 YoungArts Winner with Distinction in Writing/Creative Nonfiction…

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Emmie Wolf-Dubin

Emmie Wolf-Dubin is a member of the class of 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. A five-time award-winning writer, she has published over 35 pieces in outlets such as The Jerusalem Post, The Tennessean, the…

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Gabi Bigio

Gabi Bigio is a member of the class of 2027 at Ransom Everglades School. She writes for her school newspaper, specializing in fashion and art journalism. Gabi loves Pilates, writing, and learning new…

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Natalie Dweck Romero

I’m Natalie Dweck Romero. I live in the suburbs of New York City, and I a member of the class of 2025 at Hastings High School. As well as running track and cross country, I also play roller derby […

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Noa Doupe

Noa Doupe is a member of the class of 2025 at Parkdale Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Canada. She serves on the board of The Pen & Sword (her school’s newspaper) and rock climbs with a team at her…

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Orli Adamski

Orli Adamski is a member of the class of 2025 at The Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City. She is passionate about art and literature, plants and animals, and the correct usage of the Oxford Co…

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Stevie Ryke

Stevie Ryke is a member of the class of 2027 at the International Academy. She lives in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. In her free time, she writes for her school’s newspaper and participates in speech…

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Sydney Burgess

Sydney Burgess is a member of the class of 2025 from DC. In her free time, she swims, writes for and edits her school newspaper, and volunteers with schools and daycares. You can find Sydney hanging o…

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Tova Weiss

Tova Weiss is a member of the class of 2026. She is passionate about music, writing, and making the world a better place. Her other hobbies include being outside, vegan cooking, and reading. […]

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Editorial Staff Alums

Teen Photography Staff 2024–25

Abby Kaye

Abby Kaye is a member of the class of 2027 at Kohelet Yeshiva High School in Lower Merion, PA. She is a member of the soccer, basketball, and softball teams, as well as the debate and Reading Olympics…

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Abigail Chesman

Abigail Chesman is a member of the class of 2025 at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (CESJDS) in Rockville, MD. She is the multimedia editor of her school newspaper, photo editor of the yearbook…

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Maddie Renert

Maddie Renert is a member of the class of 2025 at The Clinton School in New York City. She is a member of BBYO, where she has served as the member appreciation chair for her chapter and worked on regi…

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Vivian Speyer

Vivian Speyer is a member of the class of 2027 at Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona. She is the sophomore class secretary and enjoys playing on the varsity softball team. Her favorite subjects a…

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Photography Staff Alums

Adult Staff

Elizabeth Mandel

Founder & Executive Director

jGirls+ Magazine’s Executive Director Elizabeth Mandel is an accomplished documentary filmmaker, published writer, editor, and community activist. She has built a successful record of using media to…

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Bex Ehrmann

Senior Program Manager

Bex Ehrmann is a Chicago-based writer, theatremaker, and educator. They have received fellowships from Luminarts Cultural Foundation and Lambda Literary…

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Sophie Greenspan

Program Manager

Sophie Greenspan provides support to Kumi, Kol Koleinu, and jGirls+ Magazine…

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Rabbi Tamara Cohen

Chief of Program & Strategy

Rabbi Tamara Cohen guides and supports Moving Traditions’ strategy, program development and partnership work in collaboration with her fabulous colleagues…

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Moving Traditions

Parent Organization

Moving Traditions emboldens Jewish youth to thrive through the pursuit of personal wellbeing (shleimut), caring relationships (hesed), and a Jewish and feminist vision of equity and justice (tzedek)…

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The jGirls+ Team

Meet the jGirls+ Team

Teen Editorial Staff 2024–25

Aimée Brown-Borges

Allie Gerber

Annika Liss

Arianna Kanter

Ary Hammerman

Avah Montgomery

Ella Persky

Ella Schreiber

Emily Maremont

Emmie Wolf-Dubin

Gabi Bigio

Natalie Dweck Romero

Noa Doupe

Orli Adamski

Stevie Ryke

Sydney Burgess

Tova Weiss

Teen Photography Staff 2024–25

Abby Kaye

Abigail Chesman

Maddie Renert

Vivian Speyer

Adult Staff

Elizabeth Mandel

Bex Ehrmann

Sophie Greenspan

Rabbi Tamara Cohen

Moving Traditions

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