40 Under 40: Emily Yehezkel

All of Emily Yehezkel’s advocacy is tied to deep personal connections.

Yehezkel, the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, is the founder of 3GATL, the local chapter of Living Links – an organization that connects descendants of Holocaust survivors and empowers them to honor and share their families’ stories, which she was involved with when she lived in New York.

In memory of her mother, who passed away due to the disease, she has been deeply involved in the American Lung Cancer Association and has spoken On Capitol Hill about her mother’s story.

On the professional side, she is deeply involved in education.

Prior to her current role as Director of Admissions at The Weber school, she was the Education and Engagement Director at Creating Connected Communities, where she helped quadruple the amount of members in the mentorship program.

She has also taught in Temple Sinai’s Noar and B’nei Mitzvah programs, where she is also a member, and during this school year, is serving as an American Jewish Committee Leaders for Tomorrow (LFT) facilitator. She also worked with Camp Judaea, including one session in summer 2025 and curriculum development, and continue to support special programs and events.

She serves on Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta’s JTeen Committee, is a PAL through JF&CS, serves on the boards of Project Yellow and Am Yisrael Chai/The Daffodil Project, and has received multiple recognitions for her accomplishments, including being named to Chi Omega’s Inaugural 30 Under 30 cohort, and receiving the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta’s Marilyn Shubin Professional Staff Development Award in 2026.

She is currently a participant in The Zalik Foundation’s SAPIR Salon Atlanta: Young Leadership and is a graduate of M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education’s Atlanta Educator Cohort (2023-2024) and the iCenter/GWU Israel Education Master’s Degree (2019-2021).

Yehezkel is also engaged and will be getting married in September 2027.