Background
Her mother, Margaret"s (née Lefkowitz) (1916-1998) family was from Hungary, and her father Meyer"s (1910-1996) family was from Russia.
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Her mother, Margaret"s (née Lefkowitz) (1916-1998) family was from Hungary, and her father Meyer"s (1910-1996) family was from Russia.
She is on the Board of Directors of Peace Alliance, an organization which supports the creation of a United States Department of Peace. In 2012, she co-founded the non-profit organization River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding which provides and promotes the best practices and principles of peacebuilding and global sustainability. Although her family was Jewish and celebrated the Jewish culture and holidays, they did not attend synagogue.
Arlyn and John renamed themselves for a brief period, taking the biblical names Jochebed and Amram, respectively.
Around this time, they legally adopted the surname "Phoenix" (Arlyn later changed her name to "Heart" in 1988) and began to embrace veganism as their new diet and lifestyle. She is now married to Jeffrey Weisberg.
Phoenix was the Executive Director of The Florida School of Traditional Midwifery for five years, one of ten accredited direct entry midwifery schools in the country. In 2012, she co-founded the non-profit organization River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding which provides and promotes the best practices and principles of peacebuilding and global sustainability.