About The Lion House Agency
The Lion House Agency is a boutique speakers agency specializing in representing authors, filmmakers and artists from Israel for exclusive representation. The Lion House Agency excels in connecting the right speaker with the right venue and program. We represent Israel's top authors, artists, and speakers, and can assist you with securing speakers beyond our official roster. We have over 20 years of experience in talent management and event production. Whether you are exploring speakers for an established series, or putting together an event for the first time, we are here to support you. Please call or email us, and take the first step to creating the next great event that will leave your community talking for weeks.
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Israel has a complex social fabric, often thinned down and simplified by the foreign media. Through the sharing of Israel's culture and arts, we aim to increase discourse and understanding of this rich and multifaceted country, and the people living within it.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Photo by Lindsay Dedario
Ofer Ziv founded The Lion House Agency in 2014, after years of working in a boutique literary speakers agency. He began his involvement with Israeli author while at Sarah Lawrence College, when he arranged a book tour for Meir Shalev, and discovered his passion for promoting Israeli culture through literary and academic talks. Ofer received his BA from Sarah Lawrence College, and his Masters in Social Work from the University at Buffalo. He currently lives in Buffalo NY with his wife and two children, where he is also a psychotherapist.
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