Ruben Shimonov
Ruben is a Jewish educator and community builder living in New York City, by way of Seattle and Uzbekistan. He serves as the Director of the Sephardi-Mizrahi Q Network, the Vice-President of Education & Community Engagement on the American Sephardic Federation’s Young Leadership Board, and the Director of Educational Programming for the Muslim-Jewish Solidarity Committee. His calligraphy has been featured in various exhibitions across New York City.
Ruben Shimonov’s hybrid identity as a Bukharian, Sephardic, and Mizrahi Jew continuously informs his work as a community builder, educator, and artist.