BATSHEVA SHULMAN
Batsheva Shulman is a copyeditor and writer at The Jerusalem Post. She moved to Israel from South Africa in February 2022, where her family lives, but she grew up in London. She holds a B.Sc in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Cape Town and a Master's in Communication Disorders at Hadassah Academic College in Jerusalem. She is passionate about languages, linguistics, writing, and storytelling. In her spare time, she enjoys meeting up with her friends, travelling, and dabbling in ukulele or piano. She currently lives in Jerusalem.
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