Brazilian chef David Hertz is using food to bring about social change

Over the past 20 years, Brazilian-Jewish chef David Hertz has created a cooking school, Gastromotiva, to help underprivileged Brazilians learn a trade and assist Brazil's most vulnerable citizens.

During the pandemic, chef and social entrepreneur David Hertz started Solidarity Kitchens, a project to enable chefs to use their own kitchens to prepare meals for Brazil’s most vulnerable.

(photo credit: Edipo Ferraz)

ByZEV STUB/JTA

MAY 3, 2024 01:24

Updated: MAY 3, 2024 01:26

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