Ariella Amit

Ariella Amit is a Jewish high school senior from Los Angeles. She is the president of the Interfaith Youth Council of Los Angeles County and co-founded the Interfaith Club at her high school. She is involved in her school’s golf team, Gay Straight Alliance, and homeroom leader program, which helps incoming 6th graders adjust to middle school social and academic life. Her interests include political science, American history, social justice, and ethics. She also has a deep interest for learning languages and is currently taking Hebrew and Spanish literature courses. Ariella has a passion for Tikkun Olam, that is, repairing the world, in Hebrew, and has volunteered with her interfaith council at the Union Rescue Mission to help homeless individuals and families in Skid Row.