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Marissa Streit
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Streit speaking with attendees at the 2018 Young Women's Leadership Summit
Born (1981-08-28) August 28, 1981 (age 45)
Los Angeles, United States
CitizenshipAmerican and Israeli
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forCEO of conservative media organization PragerU

Marissa Streit is an American-Israeli[1] businesswoman who is CEO of PragerU, a conservative media organization.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

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Streit was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of an Australian father and Moroccan mother.[1] Her parents met in Israel.[1] Following her parents' divorce, Streit and her mother moved to Israel at age 7.[1]

Streit, who is Jewish, completed her primary education in Israel, and later served in the Israel Defense Force's military intelligence Unit 8200.[5][6] After completing her military service, Streit attended the University of California, Los Angeles, studying business and economics.[1]

Career

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Following her graduation, she returned to California and taught fourth and fifth grade, later becoming headmistress of a school in Manhattan Beach[1][7] and worked as the director of operations for the Israeli-American Council.[1]

Streit described her push to activism as a result of Israel's portrayal in American media and growing Anti-Zionism, along with the role of teacher's unions.[7]

In 2009, Streit joined PragerU, a non-profit promoting conservative and capitalist viewpoints. In 2011 she was promoted to its Chief Executive Officer position.[3][7]

Streit has overseen PragerU's vision of "edutainment", focusing on cartoons and five-minute YouTube videos to promote the conservative and pro-Israel point of view on various issues; some of which contain false claims about climate change.[6]

Streit has criticized the teaching of climate change in schools, including in Florida.[8][9][10] She has overseen the expansion of PragerU teaching material to Texas schools.[11]

In August 2025, Streit interviewed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Hungary's relationship with the European Union.[12]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bandler, Aaron (August 31, 2023). "Marissa's Moment". Jewish Journal. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Marissa Streit". www.prageru.com. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Right-Wing Views for Generation Z, Five Minutes at a Time (Published 2020)". January 4, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  4. ↑ Serfaty, Sunlen (August 15, 2025). "Exclusive: Oklahoma to begin controversial test to weed out 'woke' teacher applicants today". CNN. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Biography — Marissa Streit". Kairos. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Stone, Peter (September 6, 2023). "US 'university' spreads climate lies and receives millions from rightwing donors". The Guardian. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "How a Los Angeles-based conservative became one of the internet's biggest sensations". Los Angeles Times. August 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 1, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Florida schools 'hijacked by the left' turn to anti-climate cartoons". Politico. August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Walking the 'woke' tightrope". Politico. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  10. ↑ Skibell, Arianna (August 7, 2023). "Next frontier in Fla. education wars: Climate". Politico. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  11. ↑ Povich, Elaine (November 3, 2023). "Controversial PragerU videos gain educational foothold in a handful of states". Tennessee Lookout. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  12. ↑ Leitner, Attila (August 15, 2025). "Orbán: "I have only one friend – the Hungarian people" - Video". The Budapest Times. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
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