Elias Rosenfeld

Elias Rosenfeld is a student, Dreamer, and immigration rights activist. He was born in Venezuela and raised in Florida. 

Elias Rosenfeld standing at a podium addressing the URJ Biennial

"For Me, the Personal is Always Political"

Elias Rosenfeld

Editor's note: The text that follows was presented before a live audience at the 2019 URJ Biennial on Thursday, Dec. 12.

Good evening. My name is Elias Rosenfeld, and I am a 22-year-old senior at Brandeis University. When I was 6 years old, my mother looked