Myriam Ackermann-Sommer, born and raised in France, is currently a first-year student at Yeshivat Maharat. She is completing a Ph.D. in American Jewish literature at the Sorbonne and the Ecole Normale Supérieure. She and her husband, Emile, a rabbinical student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, co-founded the association Ayeka, a co-ed study group for Parisian students and young professionals.
