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Dispatches from the network and updates from the Foundation.
Dec 2011
Naomi Brenner is an alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class XIII and an Assistant Professor of Hebrew and Israeli Culture at the Ohio State University. She can be reached at naomibrenner@gmail.com. Recently I was in the process of grading a large stack of midterms, slogging my way through students’ handwriting and trying to assess whether they had mastered fundamental aspects of Jewish Studies. My four-year old daughter walked over
Dec 2011
Alan is a Schusterman/Josey Professor at the University of Oklahoma. He is a Wexner Foundation faculty member and the author, most recently, of The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible (Rowman & Littlefield, 2011). He can be reached at alevenson@ou.edu. Teaching modern Jewish history for close to thirty years, most of that time to Jewish adults, I have often been confronted by the presumption that we are inferior to our
Nov 2011
Lila Corwin Berman is an alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class XIII and an Associate Professor of history at Temple University, where she holds the Murray Friedman Chair in American Jewish History and directs the Feinstein Center for American Jewish History. Lila can be reached at lcberman@gmail.com By the time you read this, we’ll have driven from Philadelphia to Springfield, MA. The drive will have been peaceful, children will
Nov 2011
Dan is a psychiatrist in private practice in the Detroit area. He is an alumnus of the Detroit Wexner Heritage Program (1986). He is on the Board of Governors of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, The Board of JFNA, and continues as the co-chair of the Disabilities Workgroup. He will be at ADVANCE 2011. Dan can be reached at danguyer@aol.com At the recent Wexner Heritage Alumni Retreat in Chicago,
Wendy, a Wexner Graduate Fellowship alumna, Class VI, is the Founder and Principal of Rosov Consulting, www.rosovconsulting.com – a consulting firm working with philanthropic and non-profit clients to utilize research and evaluation to inform strategy and decision-making, as well as enhance impact. Wendy is based in Berkeley California with clients across the US, Canada and Israel. Wendy can be reached at wendy@rosovconsulting.com Some twenty years ago, I was fortunate enough to be
Nov 2011
Carole Sterling is an alumna of Wexner Heritage, Toronto I. Carole can be reached at: carolesterling1@gmail.com. Since my time as a participant in the Wexner Heritage Program, I have actively been involved in the strengthening of synagogue life and the Reform movement. It is my distinct honour to serve as Chair for this Biennial – the opportunity has provided me with many, many defining leadership moments and I will always
Nov 2011
Susan Brous Silverman is a Wexner Heritage NY alumna. She is the Northeast Regional Director for Friends of Yemin Orde, a residential village for at-risk youth in Northern Israel. In her lay capacity, she oversees the Education Committee at Park Avenue Synagogue and is currently working on the Complementary Jewish Education Wexner Affinity Group. Susan can be reached at sbsilvermannyc@gmail.com. This past summer I was in Israel in my new
Nov 2011
Stephen Arnoff is an alumnus of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class XXII, and the Executive Director of the 14th Street Y in New York City. He blogs at http://talkinhavanagilahblues.blogspot.com/. I am a big football fan, not only because I enjoy watching and understanding the game, but because at some of the most formative moments of my life, I lived the game. I played on tremendous teams throughout high school. We
Nov 2011
Howard Lohner is an alumnus of Wexner Heritage Montreal 09. Howard is married, has three children and runs an accounting practice in Montreal, Canada. He can be reached at hlohner@hlohner.com. “Worshipped is He Who spoke, and created the world … worshipped is He Who speaks and does; worshipped is He Who proclaims and accomplishes…” – extract from the Pesukei D’Zimrah portion of daily morning services. How does this extract from
Nov 2011
Steven is a current Miami Wexner Heritage member. He serves on the local boards of Beth Torah Congregation, AJC, UMiami Hillel and the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. He also serves nationally on the Jewish Federations of North America Board of Trustees. Steven is the Principal of Inspire WiFi, a nationwide provider of WiFi networks for apartment communities and hospitals. Steven can be reached at sscheck@inspirewifi.com. “Our flight was canceled!” This