Risa Epstein | Lead Poland educator 

Risa Epstein is the National Executive Director of Canadian Young Judaea. As an alumni of many CYJ camps, and the past Biluim Canada Program Director, and Camp Solelim Director from 2003 to 2015. Risa earned her Graduate Diploma in Holocaust and Genocide Studies from the University of Toronto’s OISE. As well, as the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, Risa has an invested interest in the continuation of Holocaust education and ensuring that the memory of those who were lost during the Holocaust and the stories of those who survived are preserved.