From a very early age, Gidon Frank has had a strong connection to the Jewish community in his hometown of Toronto, Ontario Canada.
A graduate of Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto and Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto, Gidon graduated from Brock University in 2011. During his time in university, he helped grow the Jewish Student Association and became very involved with several local Jewish organizations.
With the help of Masa Israel Journey, he spent the 2013-2014 school year in Israel, earning his MA in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Throughout his time at Hebrew U, Gidon was involved with over 50 different Israeli nonprofit organizations.
What inspired you to become a Masa Israel Alumni Fellow?
Masa allowed me to truly experience my personal Israel journey, which I truly treasure. I want to help young Jewish adults experience their own Israel journeys, as well. Nonprofit and Jewish communal work, as well as Israel have always been passions of mine. This in combination with my many years of experience and skills and knowledge gained along the way, will allow me to help guide others toward a positive experience.
Each Masa Israel Alumni Fellow is required to create an Impact project to bring back to their local community, either to increase local alumni involvement or help recruit new participants for Masa Israel programs. What ideas do you have for your Impact project, should you be chosen as a Fellow?
I’d love to run a sports event. Like many other Jewish young adults, sports is a big part of my life as well. I have been involved with other successful Jewish sporting events such as Hoop 4 Israel and would like to start a similar initiative.
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