Michal Peleg-Uziyahu: Outgoing shlicha

an early morning at JEWISHcolorado, Michal Peleg-Uziyahu arrives clutching a cup of coffee but never takes a sip. Her rapid-fire words, a delicious blend of decaf and the real stuff — heavily accented English and Hebrew — omit the opportunity. Peleg-Uziyahu, who became Israel’s shlicha (emissary) to Colorado in 2011, is leaving her Denver-based post in mid-June of this year. Spurred by memories, accomplishments and intimations of the future, the “almost” 38-year-old Israeli from the Negev is amiable, animated, funny, dedicated and emphatic. “I was — oh my gosh — 34 when I came here,” says Peleg-Uziyahu, who arrived with her husband Amir, their daughter (now 10) and twin sons (now eight). “It wasn’t really a hard move. “First of all, it was my decision […]