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Noa Tishby is a two-time New York Times best-selling author and Israel’s former Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimisation.

Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, Noa Tishby got her start in the Israeli entertainment industry as a teen in the original musical David. She received a drama scholarship from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and went on to appear in Israel’s leading TV shows, films, theater, and ad campaigns, becoming a household name in her homeland. Tishby served in the Israeli army before landing a starring role on the nation’s highest-rated prime time drama.

After becoming a household name in Israel, Tishby moved to Los Angeles, where as a producer, she made history with the sale of In Treatment to HBO: the first Israeli television show to become an American series. She co-produced the 14 Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated, and Peabody Award-winning In Treatment alongside Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson. With that first sale, Tishby created a market that did not exist before: the sale of Israeli TV formats in the U.S.

Following In Treatment, Tishby formed and headed a Joint Venture between ITV Studios US and Israel’s major network, “Reshet”, to develop, create, and produce TV content made in Israel for the international market. The company was the first to bring a U.S. production to film in Israel with a game show for CBS. Tishby sold numerous TV projects to major TV networks in the US among them HBO, Showtime, ABC, CBS, Comedy Central, and MTV. Her U.S. acting credits include The Island, The Ghost of Girlfriends Past, Star Trek, Big Love, CSI, Dig, and The Affair.

In 2011 Tishby founded the first Israel-focused online advocacy and rapid response organisation, Act For Israel, and became a powerful voice for Israel and the Middle East. In 2014 she initiated a partnership between The Schusterman Foundation and Summit Series and co-created Reality Israel, a series of leadership trips to Israel for Jews and non-Jews alike. To date, Reality has brought to Israel thousands of professionals in tech, music, food, sports and the arts and sciences. She was recognized as one of the 50 Most Powerful Jews in the World and was on Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Power list of international executives.

After years of speaking and writing about Israel, both publicly and privately, Tishby has deciphered how to explain the complexities of Israel in a clear and relatable way. Her first book Israel: a Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth, was published in 2021 by Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster and became a New York Times bestseller. Tishby recently released her second book: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew, which she co-authored with Emmanuel Acho. She was also awarded an honorary doctorate by Reichman University

Tishby is among the best-known pro-Israel figures on social and legacy media, her content reaching millions of people daily across all platforms. In recognition of her extensive advocacy work, Noa was appointed as Israel’s first-ever Special Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism and the Delegitimisation of Israel, a position she held until 2023.

Tishby resides in Los Angeles, and she is a proud Jewish mother to her son Ari.

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