Miami, Florida (Hexa PR Wire – May 19, 2026) – NEW YORK, NY – Mayan Eden, founder of Eden Realty Properties, and Chen Kupperman, founder and CEO of Blend NGO, joined forces to discuss cultural dialogue and peacebuilding efforts on Abrahamic Voices. The conversation explores how entrepreneurship and education can bridge cultural divides in the Middle East through practical initiatives and cross-cultural understanding.
Eden brings a unique perspective as an Arabic-Jewish real estate broker who has built a diverse property portfolio across the United States while serving both Jewish and Arab clients in New York City. Her multicultural expertise stems from extensive travel throughout the Middle East, where she has worked to bridge cultural divides through her fluency in Hebrew, Yiddish, and English, along with her developing Arabic language skills. Kupperman leads Blend, an NGO that promotes social cohesion through immersive Hebrew-Arabic education programs across Israel and the Middle East, advising diplomats, business leaders, and community organizations on meaningful cross-cultural engagement.
The discussion centers on practical approaches to fostering understanding between communities through education and business relationships. Both guests share insights from their professional experiences working with diverse populations and implementing programs designed to create meaningful dialogue between different cultural groups in the region.
The conversation highlights how language education and entrepreneurship can serve as bridges for community building, with both speakers drawing from their direct experience in creating spaces for cross-cultural communication and understanding in challenging environments.
About Mayan Eden
Mayan Eden is an Arabic-Jewish real estate broker, investor, and founder of Eden Realty Properties in New York City. After earning a degree in business law, she built a diverse property portfolio across the US and leveraged her expertise to serve both Jewish and Arab clients. Deeply committed to cultural understanding, Mayan has traveled throughout the Middle East to bridge divides, using her fluency in Hebrew, Yiddish, and English and her burgeoning Arabic to foster trust and meaningful dialogue. Through education, entrepreneurship, and empathy, she empowers communities to see one another as partners in peace.
About Chen Kupperman
Chen Kupperman is the founder and CEO of Blend, an NGO dedicated to fostering social cohesion through immersive Hebrew-Arabic education across Israel and the Middle East. A polyglot fluent in Hebrew, Arabic, and English (with working knowledge of Hindi, Mandarin, and French), he has designed and scaled innovative language-and-culture programs that address cross-cultural misunderstanding. Under his leadership, Blend’s 55-member team advises diplomats, business leaders, and community organizations on meaningful cross-cultural engagement, empowering generations to build peace through dialogue.
About Abrahamic Voices
Abrahamic Voices features conversations exploring cultural dialogue, peacebuilding, and understanding between different communities in the Middle East and beyond, emphasizing practical approaches to bridging divides through education and entrepreneurship.
