Linda Scherzer is a former Mideast correspondent for CNN and Israel Television. She covered the first intifada, the Gulf War and the Oslo Process. In 1993 she produced a documentary called “Through the Eyes of Enemies: Is the Middle East Ready for Peace?” which explored attitudes towards Israel in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt. Today, she is the JCRC (Jewish Community Relations Council) Director for the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest, NJ, the state’s largest Federation. She is also the Founding Director of Teen Israel Leadership Council, the former Write On For Israel/NY which prepares high school students for Jewish leadership on their future college campuses.
