Maya Lichtmann is a Canadian from British Columbia who attended J.N. Burnett Secondary School in Richmond, B.C.
Lichtmann was featured in a November 2019 article from the Jewish Independent focused on her internship with StandWithUs, which it describes as “an international organization that educates about Israel and fights antisemitism.”
It quotes Lichtmann: “‘I’m very passionate about Israel,’ she said. ‘It’s one of the key factors in fighting international antisemitism because I believe that unity and acceptance of Jewish people has been a struggle for the past 1,900 years, as the Jewish people were throughout the Diaspora, and I hope to continue to help Jewish people feel more accepted within society.’ She added: ‘My grandfather was in a concentration camp, Bergen-Belsen. We were forced to relocate after the Holocaust, so my family moved to Israel and my father was born in Israel and then immigrated to Canada. But my ties and connection to Israel are obviously still very strong.’”
Lichtmann eventually moved to Israel and joined the Israeli military.
A Facebook post from Lichtmann’s mother states: “The moment Maya realizes it is not only me in Israel, but her dad and sisters. Waiting for her grad ceremony to begin as she becomes an Officer in the IDF Foreign Relations Unit. Phew… no more big secret to keep!!!” The post contains a video showing Lichtmann in Israeli uniform.
