Instructors and Facilitators

Bella Brandeis | Volunteer Facilitator

Bella Brandeis is the granddaughter of two Holocaust survivors. She completed the training course in early 2021 as a way to honor her grandfather and keep his memory alive by sharing his story in classrooms. Bella grew up in Boston, Massachusetts, but has called New York City home for the past 12 years where she works in advertising sales as an Account Director for a premium streaming service. She currently serves on the board of 3GNY.

Julie Brill | Volunteer Facilitator

Julie Brill's family come from Belgrade, Serbia and she shares her grandparents and father's story in classrooms. Julie is the author of Hidden In Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia. She is a lactation consultant and the mother of two adult daughters.

Brian Liss | Volunteer Facilitator

Brian Liss is Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the Homeland Sector at Leidos, a Fortune 500 innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in National Security and Health. Brian earned his law degree with honors from the George Washington University Law School, and his MBA from the University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business. Brian received a B.A. degree in political science magna cum laude from the University of Rochester.

Brian serves as on the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School and as a member of the Washington Lawyers Committee of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Brian and his wife and two children live in Bethesda, MD. Brian’s daughter attends the University of Rochester (’26) and his son attends the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (’26). In his spare time, Brian enjoys travelling with his family, golf, reading, and rooting for the Wizards and Nationals.

Jenna Polivy | Volunteer Facilitator

Jenna became a 3GNY speaker in 2016 to share the lessons she learned from her beloved grandparents about resilience, perspective, and the big impact of small acts of kindness.

Jenna lives on Long Island with her husband, who is also a 3G, and their 4G twins. She has a B.A. from Hamilton College and a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. She is an attorney and currently works as an Associate Director of Business Development at a large law firm in Manhattan.

Alison Reynolds | Volunteer Facilitator

Alison Reynolds is the maternal granddaughter of two Hungarian Holocaust survivors. She completed 3GNY's speaker training program in 2019 after her grandmother passed away to ensure the stories and lessons that shaped her own understanding of tolerance would continue to live on. She has since joined the 3GNY Board of Directors and serves on the Living Links Affiliate Council.

Professionally, Alison is an Associate Director of Corporate Affairs at KPMG, where she leads communications and governance support for the KPMG US Board of Directors. She is a professional storyteller, her career has focused on building strong communications strategies across both corporate and nonprofit sectors.

Alison holds an BA in Communications and Political Science from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business with specializations in Sustainable Business & Innovation and Leadership & Change Management.

Pamela Romanchuk | Volunteer Facilitator

Pamela Romanchuk, is a granddaughter of four Holocaust Survivors, and she has been sharing her grandparent’s stories with students and groups across New York and New Jersey for the last three years. Her passion for telling her family's story and educating students about the history of the Holocaust extends beyond 3GNJ. Pamela is also a middle school Social Studies teacher, and she is on her way to a Masters Degree in Judeo-Christian Studies. When Pamela shares her family's stories she is not only sharing stories of survival, but also stories of family, legacy, and the enduring strength of the Jewish people. However, Pamela does not do this important work alone. She is supported by her husband and daughter, her parents and sisters and all of her extended family and friends who affectionately call Pamela the Family Historian.

Barbara Schulhof | Volunteer Facilitator

Barbara's grandmother was a young woman in Budapest when the Holocaust reached her doorstep. She survived by hiding in one small apartment, protected by a single brave individual who risked their own safety to shield her. While she endured and lived to tell her story, much of the rest of her family suffered and perished during that dark time. Her survival is a testament to both human resilience and the profound impact one person’s courage can make.

As her granddaughter and a trained 3G speaker, Barbara carries her grandmother's voice into classrooms.

Dina Wizmur | Volunteer Facilitator

Dina is the granddaughter of four Holocaust survivors and the daughter of two refugees from Communist Hungary. Dina has been working with Living Links for over 17 years, sharing the stories of her family with people of all ages and backgrounds. Professionally, she has worked at non-profit organizations advocating for the rights of people on Medicare and Medicaid. Currently she supports a youth sports organization helping young athletes reach their goals. She is the proud mother of three children, who she hopes will also share their family stories with the world.