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Leah Michalove

Election Year: 2016

Election Constituency: United States of America

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: Georgia & Green Templeton 2016

Leah Michalove

Biography

Leah S. Michalove, Atlanta, is a senior at Emory University where she majors in Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, and minors in Anthropology. Following a semester in Morocco, she is writing her senior thesis on young Moroccans' self-identity in an increasingly interconnected world. She is active in theater at Emory as an artistic director and production manager. Leah chairs the Emory J Street U and represents Emory regionally and nationally at conferences relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She is a tutor in both Hebrew and Arabic and has been active in Georgia political campaigns.