Vivian Bercovici
“This isn’t just about judicial reform. This is about decades of social and political mismanagement that’s been festering and building and is now coming home to roost.”
Vivian Bercovici
“This isn’t just about judicial reform. This is about decades of social and political mismanagement that’s been festering and building and is now coming home to roost.”
Vivian Bercovici was born in Toronto, where she lived and worked most of her life, aside from short stints studying in London, UK and Jerusalem. She practiced law in downtown Toronto for 25 years, focusing on media defence and financial regulatory work, as well as representing Canada in negotiations with various First Nations. In January, 2014, she was appointed Canadian Ambassador to Israel by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and served in that position until June, 2016. Vivian has since remained in Israel and resides in Tel Aviv. Over the years, she has been engaged in various independent business projects. Her newest endeavour - State of Tel Aviv - is an independent, truly heterodox newsletter and podcast focusing on politics, economics, security and all things Israel and the middle east. You can find it all at
stateoftelaviv.com - on substack.