FACULTY
Karen Herskowitz is the principal of Beth Am Temple Religious School and is also teaching the 3rd grade class. Mrs. Herskowitz lives in West Nyack, NY with her two children, Jacob and Sara, and her husband Michael.
She has taught Sunday school at Beth Am Temple for more than 15 years, and has been teaching in the Clarkstown School District for 27 years. Mrs. Herskowitz is looking forward to bringing her years of experience and uplifting positivity to another wonderfully rewarding school year at Beth Am Temple.
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Ruth Pernick has taught virtually every grade at Beth Am Temple since joining the faculty in 1986. This year her primary focus is on fourth and seventh grade Hebrew.
Ruth is married to Rabbi Daniel Pernick and is the mother of four wonderful children, Sarah (Joel), Ben (Hilla), Joshua (Hannah) and David. She is also a proud Bubbie to Meira, Mikey, Jakey and Nadav.
Ruth loves to sing in Jewish choral groups and to listen to classical music. She also enjoys teaching and tutoring Hebrew, swimming, spending time with family and friends, as well as rooting for her beloved Red Sox.
Welcome Rebbitzin Ruth!
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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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