Nikita Bezman
Chair of the association
Nikita Bezman is a founding member and chair of Tsameret Hashivyon. Before moving to Israel, he took part in the Jewish community of Saint Petersburg. In Ashdod, he represents the association in its dealings with community and municipal partners.
Managing an Israeli nonprofit
In spring 2026, Nikita took part in a course on managing an Israeli nonprofit association (amuta) at the Corporations Authority Campus of Israel’s Ministry of Justice. The four sessions ran from 11 March to 13 April and covered the board’s responsibilities and annual reporting to the Registrar of Associations.
FIDE title and licence
In 2026, Nikita was awarded the FIDE School Instructor (SI) educational title by the International Chess Federation. His School Instructor licence was issued for 2026–2029. His FIDE ID is 2898047.
Further education
In 2020–2021, Nikita completed the programme “International Methods of Helping Children and Adults with Psychological Trauma”, comprising 144 academic hours and 40 hours of supervision.
He completed the “Therapeutic Education” programme in 2021, comprising 90 academic hours and 50 hours of supervision under Konstantin Olkhovsky.
In 2020, he completed “Applied Psychiatry for Practising Psychologists”, led by Mikhail Moskvin, comprising 72 academic hours and 40 hours of supervision.
In 2021, Nikita studied Ericksonian psychotherapy and hypnosis with Vladimir Domoratsky. His certificates for modules 1–3, held between February and May, record 28 class hours each, or 84 hours across those three modules.
He also holds a certificate as a professional user of Udo Hagedorn’s SMART SEVEN method.
International scientific conference
On 27–28 March 2021, Nikita participated in the international scientific and practical conference “Traumatic Stress and Psychotrauma in the Social and Educational Environment”, organised in Saint Petersburg. He was a member of its organising committee and coordinated the conference’s Israeli contacts. His participation certificate records 18 academic hours.