FACULTY
Karen Herskowitz I’m so happy to be at my home away from home at Beth Am Temple, where I serve as principal and also teach in the religious school. When I’m not at the temple, I’m at home in West Nyack with my husband, Michael, and our dog, Charlie. Our two children, Jacob and Sara both grew up here, going through the religious school all the way through confirmation. Outside of temple life, you can usually find me at Felix Festa, teaching English, or out running around my neighborhood.
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Ruth Pernick Hi! My name is Ruth Pernick. I have been teaching at Beth Am Temple for 39 years. I've taught everything from Kindergarten through 7th grade, though now I'm teaching 4th - 7th. I am married to Rabbi Dan and we have four grown children and four grandchildren. I look forward to another amazing year with our wonderful Beth Am Temple students.
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Ellen Silber has taught religious school to grades K-4. During the week, she is a middle school special ed teacher in Passaic, NJ. Ellen has three children, Greg, Kenny and Jenny ... and she enjoys seeing all children get excited about learning about Judaism.
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Rebecca Freimann
I am excited for another successful year at Beth Am. Before Beth Am welcomed me as an addition to their already amazing staff, I taught several years at several different temples around Rockland.
I am also a third generation speaker with the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center in Westchester.
I have written a book about my family and their experiences during the Holocaust, titled: "Family Tree, Rooted in Survival." From time to time, you can find me publicly speaking about that.
In addition to Judaica, I am also a Special Education teacher at Felix Festa Middle school in Clarkstown, where I helped spearhead the Names Not Numbers project. I am looking forward to another successful year at Beth Am!
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