Motivated by a deep connection to her grandparents who were Holocaust survivors, Leslie Kornreich Feldman began her career in Washington, D.C. at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, where she worked in the Survivor Affairs division and for the Committee on Conscience.

Since moving back home to Phoenix, she has worked for educational institutions in event planning and fundraising, as a foundation director, and an alumni director. She has also taught a high school course on Comparative Genocide. She is the first Executive Director of the Phoenix Holocaust Association.

Leslie graduated Magna Cum Laude from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in history. Her research focused on Modern Central Europe and the Holocaust. Her honors thesis brought to light the failures of the American Jewish community to assist Holocaust survivors in their resettlement upon the initial years after their immigration. She received her master’s degree in social work from Arizona State University. Leslie has shared her grandparents’ wartime experiences on many platforms, including CNN’s piece commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Leslie grew up at the former Tri City JCC and is especially looking forward to returning to the East Valley for this program. 

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