Lizzy Savetsky

Elizabeth Savetsky (; born October 1985) is an American social media influencer and pro-Israel activist.

Early life and education Elizabeth Savetsky (nee Blum) was born in October 1985 and grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. She sang country music, She first visited Israel at age 18 on a Birthright Israel trip.

Career After graduating, Savetsky worked in fashion PR and maintained a moderately successful blog in the mid-2000s. As readership declined, she shifted to emerging social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook. She became the social media director for Seventh House Public Relations

In 2022, Savetsky was cast on the Real Housewives of New York Season 14. In November, she stated that she was withdrawing from the show because of online antisemitic attacks against her. Page Six later reported that she left due to a conflict with another cast member.

After the October 7 attacks, Savetsky posted in support of the Gaza war. To advocate for the Israeli hostages taken by Palestinian armed groups from Israel, she walked through New York City in blood-stained clothing and interviewed their families.

In March 2024, Savetsky told The Times of Israel that her primary goal is to increase Jewish pride rather than attempt to change the minds of antisemitic people, saying: "The best reaction to antisemitism is to be unapologetically Jewish". In January 2025, she was named as a contender for the role of U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism in the Second cabinet of Donald Trump by the New York Post. She also received the "Voice of Iron" award at a ceremony held at the Knesset in Jerusalem, Israel. The Knesset, Israel's national legislature, presented the award to honor her efforts in defending Israel and amplifying its voice during the Israel-Hamas War.

In February 2025, Savetsky posted to her Instagram account a video clip of the far-right politician Meir Kahane, who was convicted of multiple acts of terrorism in the United States and in Israel. Savetsky wrote that "Rabbi Meir Kahane, of blessed memory, was labeled as a violent extremist, but he was right. This is the truth right here. The only language the Arabs understand is force and fear." The post triggered an immediate and mostly negative reaction. In a follow-up video and interview, she stated that she endorsed only the specific message she shared, not all of Kahane's views. She also elaborated that she supports the use of force to combat Palestinian "terror", which motivated her to post the initial video. Savetsky also endorsed Trump's proposed plan to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. thumb

In June 2026, a video of Savetsky and comedian Elon Gold at the premier for The Wedding Entertainer at the Tribeca Festival went viral. Gold said the movie was filmed in Israel, saying, "I was only raped by two Israeli dogs," to which Savetsky replies, "I thought they only raped Palestinians." The jokes were in reference to "The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians", Nicholas Kristof's New York Times column that included allegations by Palestinians that dogs were used to commit sexual abuse in Israeli prisons. Savetsky said "I stand by it with no regrets. The outrage only exposes how the press and those poisoned by anti-Israel propaganda will twist anything to blame the Jews… even when it means justifying a story with zero evidence about something biologically impossible."

Personal life Savetsky is married to plastic surgeon Ira Savetsky. Savetsky follows Orthodox Judaism.