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Franciska
This show is hosted by Franciska, a female Jewish Orthodox singer, producer, composer. She interviews people in her industry hoping to learn and share about this field, bringing awareness to the market that is still quite underdeveloped.
Batya Zachter (Age 22) grew up in Los Angeles, California and is the second to oldest of six children in her family. She went to Bais Yaakov Los Angeles and attended two years of seminary in Israel. Batya has been a Madricha for various dorms and camps during the past few years. She loves to enhance other’s experiences, and always strives to create a fun and comfortable atmosphere wherever she goes. It is in Batya’s nature to bring her ideas and imagination, and to make it a reality. She refers to it as “Making dreams come true.” Batya has been involved in many plays, Jewish movies, comedy skits, drama camps, and directed a performance one summer in a Kiruv camp as well. She loves to express herself through being part of a performance, but as a director and event planner, she is now able to use her many talents to help others express themselves in a Frum way. Batya also loves to lead events for teens. Whenever there is an opportunity to create a fun and meaningful program, she grabs it. She has organized and lead night camps, Tisha B’av programs, dance classes, and loves to create music videos for friends, families, schools, and bat mitzvas to help people bond in a creative way. As she is a Social Worker(LMSW) by profession, Batya has the ability to direct and plan her shows and events in a sensitive, calm, and organized manner, making sure everyone feels good during the process. Batya had the idea to create Girls’ Talent Tour in November 2018. From the moment she had this idea, there was nothing that could stop her from accomplishing this dream. Batya partnered up with Hatzolah of Staten Island for her debut in December 2018. Rivka and Moishe Weber, the heads of Hatzolah of Staten Island stated: “She was so passionate about her plan that her enthusiasm was truly contagious.” Being that this was Batya’s first major event, she quickly realized the enormous details entailed in creating this “Dream Show.” A few of the many aspects included: selecting the talent and judges, booking the venue, staging, lighting, sound systems, ticket sales, advertisement, talent coaching and much more. Continuing her full-time job as a Social Worker, Batya worked to create the show she imagined. The first Girls’ Talent Competition was such a success. The talent was truly incredible, and the show was amazing and entertaining. First, second, and third place winners were selected by three remarkable judges: Shaindel Antelis, Maayan Davis, and Devorah Schwartz. The feedback from the show was amazing! This lead various communities to reach out to Batya and ask her to go on tour and select new talent. Batya’s next show will IY’H be on February 24th in the Lafayette Theater near Monsey, Passaic, Teaneck, and Monroe. The proceeds from this show are to raise money for Toras Dovid Community Kollel, a Kollel for Baalei Teshuva. Batya is very excited about this show. The very talented composer and singer, Nechama Cohen, was added as a fourth guest judge for this upcoming show. The size of this theater is more than double the size of last show’s venue. The talent chosen for this show is something to really look forward to. You can purchase tickets by visiting the website dreamontalenttickets.com or by calling Tzippy Simon at 201-983-3748. Batya is looking forward to continuing to create more events in the future. Follow Batya on Instagram @dream_on_events and on Facebook.
Batya Zachter (Age 22) grew up in Los Angeles, California and is the second to oldest of six children in her family. She went to Bais Yaakov Los Angeles and attended two years of seminary in Israel. Batya has been a Madricha for various dorms and camps during the past few years. She loves to enhance other’s experiences, and always strives to create a fun and comfortable atmosphere wherever she goes. It is in Batya’s nature to bring her ideas and imagination, and to make it a reality. She refers to it as “Making dreams come true.” Batya has been involved in many plays, Jewish movies, comedy skits, drama camps, and directed a performance one summer in a Kiruv camp as well. She loves to express herself through being part of a performance, but as a director and event planner, she is now able to use her many talents to help others express themselves in a Frum way. Batya also loves to lead events for teens. Whenever there is an opportunity to create a fun and meaningful program, she grabs it. She has organized and lead night camps, Tisha B’av programs, dance classes, and loves to create music videos for friends, families, schools, and bat mitzvas to help people bond in a creative way. As she is a Social Worker(LMSW) by profession, Batya has the ability to direct and plan her shows and events in a sensitive, calm, and organized manner, making sure everyone feels good during the process. Batya had the idea to create Girls’ Talent Tour in November 2018. From the moment she had this idea, there was nothing that could stop her from accomplishing this dream. Batya partnered up with Hatzolah of Staten Island for her debut in December 2018. Rivka and Moishe Weber, the heads of Hatzolah of Staten Island stated: “She was so passionate about her plan that her enthusiasm was truly contagious.” Being that this was Batya’s first major event, she quickly realized the enormous details entailed in creating this “Dream Show.” A few of the many aspects included: selecting the talent and judges, booking the venue, staging, lighting, sound systems, ticket sales, advertisement, talent coaching and much more. Continuing her full-time job as a Social Worker, Batya worked to create the show she imagined. The first Girls’ Talent Competition was such a success. The talent was truly incredible, and the show was amazing and entertaining. First, second, and third place winners were selected by three remarkable judges: Shaindel Antelis, Maayan Davis, and Devorah Schwartz. The feedback from the show was amazing! This lead various communities to reach out to Batya and ask her to go on tour and select new talent. Batya’s next show will IY’H be on February 24th in the Lafayette Theater near Monsey, Passaic, Teaneck, and Monroe. The proceeds from this show are to raise money for Toras Dovid Community Kollel, a Kollel for Baalei Teshuva. Batya is very excited about this show. The very talented composer and singer, Nechama Cohen, was added as a fourth guest judge for this upcoming show. The size of this theater is more than double the size of last show’s venue. The talent chosen for this show is something to really look forward to. You can purchase tickets by visiting the website dreamontalenttickets.com or by calling Tzippy Simon at 201-983-3748. Batya is looking forward to continuing to create more events in the future. Follow Batya on Instagram @dream_on_events and on Facebook.
Estee Goldschmidt is the co-founder of ShopDrop app, a virtual GPS to sample sales. When working at Estee Lauder, Estee struggled to dress in designer clothes while on an Associate salary. After discovering her first sample sale, where $2,000 items were selling for $200, she got involved with ShopDrop – a single easy-to-use app to answer every sample sale need. Estee currently works for Spotlyte and has an MBA from NYU Stern. instagram.com/shopdropapp thespotlyte.com shopdropapp.com
Estee Goldschmidt is the co-founder of ShopDrop app, a virtual GPS to sample sales. When working at Estee Lauder, Estee struggled to dress in designer clothes while on an Associate salary. After discovering her first sample sale, where $2,000 items were selling for $200, she got involved with ShopDrop – a single easy-to-use app to answer every sample sale need. Estee currently works for Spotlyte and has an MBA from NYU Stern. instagram.com/shopdropapp thespotlyte.com shopdropapp.com
Adina Miles aka FlatbushGirl has been publicly fighting for local issues and rights for the last 3 years. As FlatbushGirl on Instagram she champions issues ranging from minority & women's rights and religious freedoms, to just cleaning up the streets! She reaches tens of thousands of people in the local community on a daily basis on social media by sharing frustrations, humor, and empathy for everyone. Through her platform, she fosters personal relationships with Jewish members of every community. She uses her voice to shatter the glass ceilings put up by the establishment. Adina is deeply rooted in the Jewish community, where she proudly raises her family. Follow her on INSTAGRAM
Adina Miles aka FlatbushGirl has been publicly fighting for local issues and rights for the last 3 years. As FlatbushGirl on Instagram she champions issues ranging from minority & women's rights and religious freedoms, to just cleaning up the streets! She reaches tens of thousands of people in the local community on a daily basis on social media by sharing frustrations, humor, and empathy for everyone. Through her platform, she fosters personal relationships with Jewish members of every community. She uses her voice to shatter the glass ceilings put up by the establishment. Adina is deeply rooted in the Jewish community, where she proudly raises her family. Follow her on INSTAGRAM
Tobi Rubinstein is a fashion and marketing executive of 35 years with companies as fashion and marketing executive, Victoria Secret, JCPenny, Kmart and Disney. She has expanded currently to produce and market runway and lifestyle events for NYFW, specializing in Israel’s leading artists and designers. She is also the founder of The House of Faith N Fashion, fusing culture, art, and fashion with Torah. Tobi has been a guest expert for ABC, Geraldo Rivera, Huffington Post, Lifetime, NBC, Bravo, and Arise. She hosted her own radio and reality TV series. Currently hosting JWOMEN on Facebook live each Wednesday night. Tobi is a mother, wife, renegade and in a relentless pursuit of self-improvement. " I am currently my most authentic self " Instagram The House of Faith N Fashion
Tobi Rubinstein is a fashion and marketing executive of 35 years with companies as fashion and marketing executive, Victoria Secret, JCPenny, Kmart and Disney. She has expanded currently to produce and market runway and lifestyle events for NYFW, specializing in Israel’s leading artists and designers. She is also the founder of The House of Faith N Fashion, fusing culture, art, and fashion with Torah. Tobi has been a guest expert for ABC, Geraldo Rivera, Huffington Post, Lifetime, NBC, Bravo, and Arise. She hosted her own radio and reality TV series. Currently hosting JWOMEN on Facebook live each Wednesday night. Tobi is a mother, wife, renegade and in a relentless pursuit of self-improvement. " I am currently my most authentic self " Instagram The House of Faith N Fashion
Ruchi Koval is the co-founder and Associate Director of Congregation JFX, an innovative community in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been a Jewish educator for two decades, leading mussar groups for adults and teens, and mentoring educators around the world. Ruchi is a certified parenting coach, motivational speaker, musician, author, and mother of seven. She is a Trip Leader for the JWRP, inspiring hundreds of women on their journeys in Israel. She is also a columnist for the Cleveland Jewish News, and her first book, "Conversations with G-d," was released in 2016, with a second book on the way. Find Ruchi on Facebook and Instagram; her blog at outoftheorthobox.com; and her podcast on iTunes or Spotify.
In its original Latin, curriculum vitae means ‘course of life’. Thus far the course of my life can be summised as such; Rosa is an exceptional singer, a writer, and a skilled boxer. She has performed at fancy places around the world. And at not so fancy places around the world. The differentiating factor is not locality., despite the perceived ‘prestige’ of one place versus another. The only factor that makes one performance ‘worth’ more than another is how authentically, technically flawlessly and beautifully the voice has told a story., and the capacity of the audience to receive that story. As there are those who listen. And there are those who hear. When all man-made infrastructures and industries are put to one side, a course of life is comprised of a series of deeds. And deeds are measured on a scale of ‘repair’. Do the actions executed by an individual yield repair; do they mend, uplift, unify, or do they further propagate shattering and destruction. This is the only legitimate curriculum vitae., the only course of live worth recounting and recording. Her deeds, her words, and her voice are unabashedly aligned with this path of repair and truth. Exclusively. And in Faith.
Simmi Brodie started painting since she was just four years old. "In the fifth grade my teacher was walking around the room and stopped at my desk and said out loud- "Simma is an artist!" and ever since then I understood that that was true." Simmi was the co-art editor of her school yearbook and painted sets for a show at the age of 15 already in charge of full sets at the Maple Lake camp in Livinsgton manner. She studied art in high school with over 15 hours a week in studio time and then went on to majoring in art at St. Thomas Aquinas with one semester left to graduate. Simmi founded an interior design company BLS designs with her mother and sister. They designed commercial showrooms in Manhattan and then Simmi continued solo for thirty years. Simmi belonged to the Artist Studio in Manhattan for 4 years, her art was featured in three exhibitions including the Gallery Madison 90. Simmi always pursued her passion for art and studied at the Rockland center for the arts, painted with Carolyn Peterson and has learned from teaching her many students. Simmi sold a number of paintings over the years and has been featured as the cover art on Franciska's albums. She also paints & engraves stunning walking sticks that make her look like the most fashionable grandmother in town. Simmi Brodie is currently looking for an agent to help sell her art.
Tzivia Kay was born in the Former Soviet Union, Uzbekistan, in the city of Tashkent in 1983, and was raised in a Secular Russian speaking Jewish home. Tzivia remembers demanding for pen and paper and making up songs in her backyard since early childhood. “As a child, I remember dancing around the trees in my backyard and composing my own songs. I pretended to be a singer on stage.” Tzivia foresaw herself on a big stage and knew that she would become an Artist one day. In 1993, Tzivia and her whole family migrated to New York, where she grew extremely nostalgic for her former country and friends. She kept writing songs and poems in her native language, “I wrote my first song in Russian on a sheet of paper and repeatedly sang it over. I called my friends and shared it with them. To my surprise it was a big hit in my neighborhood.” At around 14, Tzivia felt very comfortable to express herself in English and started composing songs and poems in English as well as in Russian. Today, Tzivia Kay is a bilingual Poet, Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Inspirational Speaker, Parodist, Artist, Producer and a Performer for Women and Girls Only. Tzivia writes inspirational songs to bring herself, her family and others closer to God. Tzivia Kay released her first CD Album, “Tell Me Why?” in November, 2014 and is currently working on her second Album. Tzivia enjoys working and inspiring all Jewish Communities. However, her main focus remains Outreach as she herself became Baal Tshuva and can highly relate to the Kiruv Community, hoping to make a difference in people’s lives by bringing them closer to Hashem. “I had a spiritual wakeup call and realized that my mission is to exalt G-d through my poetry, songs and art.” Youtube Website iTunes Instagram Facebook
Leah Asher, an L.A. native, is a Baltimore based singer-songwriter born in 1996. Her lyrically-driven pop songs are an honest account of her life, and she is often compared to Carly Simon and Taylor Swift in the pointed way she utilizes her music to call people out. Much of her emotional drive stems from her battle with lupus, and some of her most rousing tracks use romantic relationships metaphorically for the emotions she has encountered in her relationship with her body and illness. One of her trademark strengths is the way that crowds who are new to her music are singing along by the second chorus. Stylistically a catchy pop artist, her musical signature is the original way she writes about experiences people think they are facing in isolation, leaving her listeners feeling understood and empowered.
Esther is an artist with international law and political science diplomas who has been creating fantasy and Judaica pieces of art for over ten years. Esther's works of art as a whole are intended to express her belief in the importance of the human capacity to appreciate the beauty and to apprehend the participation of the Creator in each moment of our lives and in the world around us. For placing orders please contact her via: website: www.esthersurikova.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esthersurikova/ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esthersurikova/ The twelve tribes of Israel series with description to each painting: https://www.esthersurikova.com/twelve-tribes-of-israel.html
Mikah started out providing fashionable apparel for women who wanted to dress modestly but still wanted to look cool and stylish. Our pieces were engineered so they could be worn in many different ways and were flattering on most body types, these pieces are perfect travel companions. But we see ourselves as much more than just a fashion brand. We see ourselves as a platform for women to feel empowered, honored, and respected. Our Summer ‘19 line, debuting at SFIFW, tells our story and the story of every woman through the design of our fabrics and through the individual stories of incredible women we will be sharing on our blog. Mikah prides itself on creating pieces that will enable women to avoid compromising between feeling good and looking good. Our goals are that our clothing will inspire people to be comfortable in their own bodies – and in the clothing, they choose to wear! Use Promo "Fran15" to get 15% off your purchase from www.mikahfashion.com This code is valid for 2 months after the episode release. If you missed the 15% window, email Mikah at sales@mikahfashion.com for a 10% savings code. Instagram: @mikahfashion For info on the Kintsugi line, please email sales@mikahfashion.com
Leah Gottfried is an award-winning director, writer, producer and actor, and founder of the production company Dignity Entertainment. She is the creator of the hit comedic web series Soon By You, which centers on young Orthodox Jews dating in NYC and currently has over 800K views on YouTube. Her short film The Setup won Best Short Film at the Washington Jewish Film Festival 2016 and has screened in numerous film festivals all around the world. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuMGWHFZ2BmJmjisxc4WoLw facebook, instagram @soonbyyou www.soonbyyou.com www.dignity-entertainment.com
Ruthie Feldman, aka Dr. Ruth Pinkenson Feldman and the “Green Bubbie” is a believer in the creative power in each of us to be lifelong learners, Ruth has moved from representationalism to abstract expressionism in her paintings and layered meanings in her collages. She finds the interpretations viewers bring to her works endlessly intriguing and a strong motivation for her continued development as an artist. www.ruthfeldmanart.com
At MAOR Performing Arts Summer Program, girls step into the spotlight and explore their passions for the performing arts on a beautiful campus located in the Pocono Mountains. No matter their experience, education or training, girls at Camp Maor have the opportunity to learn from professional artists in the performing arts, including acting, dancing, and vocal performance. Throughout the summer, special guests are invited to teach specialized workshops, perform for the camp and speak about their personal experiences in the performing arts while remaining true to their Jewish faith. This summer, Franciska joined the Maor professional staff as a vocal coach for the first ever two-day boot camp for the campers. She also hosted the recording of a special episode of the Franciska Show featuring the professional staff and talking about the mission and goals of the camp.
Perl Wolfe is a musician, songwriter, producer, makeup artist, and fashion designer. She is best known as the lead singer and co-founder of Bulletproof Stockings, an all-girl Hasidic rock band from Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Born and raised in a Hasidic family in Chicago, IL, Perl showed an interest and aptitude for music early on. She began training in classical piano at the age of 5 and soon began performing in recitals and competitions. She sang in choirs throughout her childhood, but it wasn’t until a move to NYC, that she began writing and performing original music. After writing a number of songs in the spring of 2011, Wolfe set out to create an all-female band, hoping to build an empowering environment for women of all walks of life to come together through music. A few months into her search for musicians, Wolfe was introduced to drummer Dalia Shusterman, and Bulletproof Stockings was formed. Wolfe’s thoughtful, evocative lyrics, transportive melodies, and powerhouse vocal performances, quickly helped gain the first all-woman Hasidic rock band a following as well as media attention and acclaim. The first of its kind, Bulletproof Stockings was revolutionary, offering women a safe space that was entirely their own, in a rock music scene dominated by men. Bulletproof Stockings grew a loyal fan base, produced an EP, “Down To The Top,” a full-length album, “Homeland Call Stomp,” and toured the country, performing in many legendary rock venues. In April 2016, after a whirlwind national tour, the group disbanded. Perl is currently living in Chicago, where she is working on several music projects, including her first solo album. She recently wrote and performed music for the upcoming film, 93Queen, which premieres at the IFC Center in NYC on July 25th, and will air on PBS in September. While she has since opened up her live audience to include anyone and everyone, she still works to empower women, hiring many talented female musicians to perform on her upcoming album and tour. Look for Perl’s first solo album, due out Spring 2019. Facebook: facebook.com/perlmusic Instagram: @perlmusic Twitter: @perl_music
Laura Melnicoff and Esther Freeman join together to bring Kol Isha to the big stages of Jewish Festivals! To contribute to this initiative, go to https://www.gofundme.com/jewish-women-in-the-lineup