19 Facts About Rudy Rochman

Rudy Israel Rochman is a Jewish-Israeli rights activist.

Rudy Rochman was born in Paris, France, but moved to Israel when he was three years old.

In 2000, at the age of seven, Rudy Rochman experienced antisemitism after being physically removed from a bus in London, England, for being Jewish; he has described this experience as the origin for his will to defend Jews worldwide.

Rudy Rochman served in the Paratroopers Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces from 2011 to 2013.

Rudy Rochman graduated from Columbia University in 2018 with a BA in political science.

Rudy Rochman is a noted speaker and writer on Jewish rights.

Rudy Rochman frequently speaks at college campuses and to organizations that are pro-Israel.

Rudy Rochman is known for his work as a Jewish and Israel rights activist on social media, where he has gained thousands of followers and subscribers across platforms and services such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter.

In 2020, Rudy Rochman ran in the World Zionist Congress elections as part of the Vision slate.

Rudy Rochman currently serves on the board of The Israel Innovation Fund, a philanthropic organization, and as part of the leadership team of HaBayit, a platform that aims to bring unity through dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians.

Rudy Rochman has been working on a documentary series called We Were Never Lost, which interviews "lesser-known Jewish communities".

Rudy Rochman returned to active duty as a paratrooper in the Israeli Defense Forces during the 2023 Gaza war.

Rudy Rochman gave numerous interviews from the battlefield to major news outlets such as MSNBC, Fox News and CBS, offering them a firsthand look at the conflict, including a description of what he witnessed in the aftermath of the Hamas massacre of Kfar Aza.

Rudy Rochman has notably stated that, although "Jewish people's connection to a higher power and Torah is an essential part of their identity", Judaism is not a religion.

Rudy Rochman explains that religion is considered a belief system in a deity or god that can spread across borders and nations, whereas if a Jew rejects the notion of God and the Torah or considers themselves to be atheist or agnostic, they would still be part of the Jewish people.

Rudy Rochman is against the United States foreign aid to Israel.

Rudy Rochman is a critic of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.

Rudy Rochman believes that the movement's agenda is rooted in antisemitism, and that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement has contributed to the rise in antisemitic incidents on college campuses.

Later that month, Rudy Rochman faced further criticism for defending basketball player Kyrie Irving, who posted a link on Twitter to the documentary Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, which contains antisemitic tropes and Holocaust denial.