Margalit Schindler (they/them) is Principal Conservator at Pearl Preservation LLC, a preventive conservation consultation and services firm based in Los Angeles, CA. Pearl Preservation is guided by material science, sustainable preservation practice, and ethical decision making to support and steward collections of all kinds. Founded on the Jewish value of L’dor va dor, from generation to generation, Pearl Preservation specializes in the support of Judaica and Jewish material culture. Margalit is a formally trained preventive conservator with a decade of experience working in museums and preservation labs. They are a graduate of the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation and have worked at institutions including The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and ICA Art Conservation. A passion for Jewish culture has led to a focus in studying and impacting the preservation of Judaica in collections around the world. In addition to more traditional preservation work, Margalit facilitates storytelling sessions that use objects as catalysts for community building.