June Professional Women’s Brunch
June 20 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Join the IRD on June 20th for our Professional Women’s Brunch. We will hear from Simone Rizkallah, head of the Coalition of Catholics Against Antisemitism. She will discuss her organization’s role in fighting against the recent rise in antisemitism. The theme will be Brunch at Tiffany’s, feel free to dress accordingly. There will be food, mimosas, and time for networking. Guests are encouraged! The event will take place from 11:00AM – 12:30PM. This event is only for women.
Simone Rizkallah
Simone Rizkallah is a founding member of the Coalition of Catholics Against Antisemitism (CCAA), now housed at the Institute on Religion and Democracy. The Coalition advances Catholic–Jewish solidarity, confronts antisemitism wherever it appears, and fosters principled solidarity with persecuted communities around the world. You can add your name to the CCAA statement by visiting www.
A first-generation American of Egyptian-Armenian descent, Simone describes herself as a “cultural gypsy”—Western-born and educated yet formed within an Eastern ethnic and cultural context. This unique background, combined with her experience in marketing, communications, media, radio, and theatre, gives her a distinctive lens on the universal longing for identity, belonging, and spiritual depth. She holds a graduate degree in Theological Studies with an emphasis in Systematic Theology from Christendom College.
Simone has served in youth and adult formation at St. Ambrose Parish in Annandale, Virginia, and taught moral theology and Church history as Chair of the Theology Department at St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Phoenix, Arizona. She also worked for Endow, a Catholic women’s apostolate inspired by Pope St. John Paul II, and hosted The Endow Podcast from 2020–2023. You can view her talks, publications and the Beyond Rome podcast at www.simonerizkallah.com
