Yakira Cohen
Editor-in-chief
Yakira Cohen is a senior journalism and psychology major from New Rochelle, New York. Beyond Mitzpeh, Yakira keeps a satirical blog about her life as an orthodox Jew on a secular college campus, writes for the Child Mind Institute, works in a psychology lab and is a member of TAMID, a business-consulting club. This summer, she interned for the Baltimore Jewish Times and revived the Hillel garden. When she isn’t writing, Yakira can be found running or cooking, or better yet, writing about cooking while running. Yakira has been part of Mitzpeh staff as features editor since her freshman year, and is excited to be the editor in chief this year! Check out her portfolio here.
Char Freedberg News Editor
Courtney Cohen Features Editor
Courtney Cohn is a sophomore journalism and government & politics major from Rockville, Maryland. She enjoys getting involved with Hillel and Jewish organizations on campus, so Mitzpeh combines her passion for writing and judaism. Outside of Mitzpeh, she is a staff writer for The Campus Trainer, and is in Alpha Delta Pi, a sorority on campus. This is her first semester on Mitzpeh’s staff and she is excited to be the Features Editor.
Deborah Brown
Copy Editor
Deborah Brown is a junior supply chain management major from Houston, Texas. She came to UMD because of the Jewish community here, and Mitzpeh allows her to combine her love of writing with her passion for Judaism. She is president of Avirah – UMD’s Israeli Dancing Company – and involved in Hillel, the business school, and Israel advocacy on campus. She is excited to be a copy editor for her third year!
Logan Heller
Opinion Editor
Logan Heller is a junior government and politics major with minors in International Development and Global Terrorism Studies. He spent last summer serving as a legislative intern with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Currently, Logan is interning with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration He is very interested in foreign policy, with an emphasis on security issues in the Middle East and Northern Africa. Logan cannot be more excited to continue working with Mitzpeh this year!
Ileana Lozano
Arts Editor
Spencer Friedman Sports Editor
Spencer Friedman is a sophomore journalism major from Marlboro, New Jersey. This is his first semester serving as the sports editor for Mitzpeh, and he is excited to get started. Spencer is easy to contact at smf1214@gmail.com, so please reach out to him with any questions or story ideas. He usually responds pretty promptly. Go terps!