Eta Yudin is CIJA’s Vice President, Quebec. She built her expertise in communications, advocacy, and community and government relations starting as a grassroots student advocate. At CIJA, she served as Deputy Director of Public Affairs and Community Relations before being appointed Vice-President (Quebec) in 2016.

Eta was instrumental in facilitating the first official visits to Israel of a sitting Quebec Premier, a Montreal Mayor and the recent historic opening of a Quebec Bureau in Israel, a significant milestone in the Quebec-Israel relationship. She has appeared as an expert witness before Quebec National Assembly commissions and serves as a media spokesperson.
Beyond her work as an advocate, Eta serves as founding member and President of the Limmud Centre, created to fill the secular educational gap in the Montreal Lubavitch community, ensuring access to solid secular education without compromising religious education and identity.

She is a recipient of King Charles III’s Coronation Medal, the Medal of the National Assembly, and the Tel Aviv University Friendship Award honouring her leadership in representing the interests of her community.

She lives in Cote St Luc with her husband Ray Petrovic and 4 children.