Emily Schrader
Emily Schrader is an Israeli-American journalist, author, activist and Zionist. She is a news anchor at ILTV News and a co-host of The Quad on JNS.
Early life
Schrader was born in Seattle, Washington, and raised in Los Angeles, California. She has a mixed Christian and Jewish background, and identifies as Jewish.Schrader studied at the University of Southern California, majoring in political science, and obtained her master's degree at Tel Aviv University in political communications. Schrader made Aliyah to Israel in 2015.
Career
Schrader is a journalist, pro-Israel activist and Zionist, and campaigner against antisemitism. She has been a Jerusalem Post columnist and a commentator on Middle Eastern affairs. She was digital director of the pro-Israel lobbying organization, StandWithUs. She is a mentor for the Karsh Journalism Fellowship, a journalism fellowship founded by activist Jacki Karsh and her husband Jeff with a stated goal of helping Israel win an "information war".She has advocated for women's rights in Israel and in the Middle East, with a focus on calling attention to issues women face in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In December 2023, Schrader initiated an open letter condemning the activities of the Iranian government and Hamas, which was co-signed by 55 female leaders from 12 Middle Eastern countries.
In 2020, she helped organize an open letter urging Meta Platforms to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism.
Schrader was included by Algemeiner in its list of "100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life" in 2022, and in 2023 as one of the 18 "women to watch" by Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization. She also received the 2023 Sylvan Adams Nefesh b'Nefesh Bonei Zion Award for Young Leadership, an award given to English-speaking immigrants to the state of Israel for their outstanding contributions to Israeli society.
In February 2025, her first book was published, 10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go To College, co-authored with Israeli writer Blake Flayton and American artist Kimberly Brooks. In the book, Schrader recommends that young Jews participate in Birthright Israel, learn Hebrew, and connect with Jewish communities.
In January 2026, during the ongoing Iranian protests, Schrader posted an AI-generated image claiming to show the bodies of protesters in Iran.