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Shmuel Legesse

Shmuel Legesse

Shmuel Legesse, Ed.D., is an Israeli-American diplomacy expert, international educator and community activist from Ethiopia’s ancient Jewish community. A former New York State Supreme Court investigator, he has also served in the Israeli Police and specializes in conflict resolution, restorative peace and moral diplomacy.

We are not an “ethnic group” in the bureaucratic sense; we are a people of covenant that happens to come in many colors.
We are not spectators. We are the people who write just laws, pave safer streets and make sure that every neighbor is seen.
We are watching history repeat itself, with division, blame and political egos undermining the collective good.