2018 Award Winners
Mazel tov to all the educators on these awards!
Lifetime Impact Award
Jerry Benjamin
CJL Grinspoon Jewish Educator of the Year
Ellie Gettinger
Jewish Museum Milwaukee
Inspiration Award for Informal Education
Rabbi Avremi Schapiro
Camp Gan Israel, CTeen Milwaukee
Rabbi Emanuel & Deborah Lifshutz Mitzvah Award
Rona Wolfe
Milwaukee Jewish Day School
Gill Incentive for Teachers (GIFT Award)
Leah Emmer and Chaya Mann
Bader Hillel Academy
Gill Incentive for Teachers (GIFT Award)
Yael Stein
Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid
Teacher Impact Award and School Support Award
Bader Hillel Academy
Jacqueline Cabessa Redlich, Teacher Impact Award
Jennifer Amram, School Support Award
Bader Hillel High
Rebecca Berger, Teacher Impact Award
Dr. Shimon Salama, School Support Award
Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid School of Jewish Studies
Sara Martin, Teacher Impact Award
Marlynn Brick, School Support Award
Congregation Emanu El B’ne Jeshurun
Susan Edelstein, Teacher Impact Award
Jody Lansing, School Support Award
Congregation Emanu-El of Waukesha
Ilene Jauquet, Teacher Impact Award
Andi Patz, Tabb Patz and Loren Schmidt, School Support Award
Congregation Shalom
Terry Salpeter, Teacher Impact Award
Sophie Gilbert, School Support Award
Congregation Sinai
Marilyn Kraar, Teacher Impact Award
Velia Tarnoff, School Support Award
Gan Ami Early Childhood Education Program
Rachelle Schneider and Mandy Singh, Teacher Impact Award
Diana Turner, School Support Award
JCC Kids Center
Judi Viljoen, Teacher Impact Award
Jewish Beginnings Lubavitch Preschool
Marnie Atias, Teacher Impact Award
Amanda Wiedholz, School Support Award
Mequon Jewish Preschool
Ann Becker, Teacher Impact Award
Janelle Shalelashvili, School Support Award
Milwaukee Community Hebrew School
Leah Harlig, Teacher Impact Award
Rochel Leah Stein, School Support Award
Milwaukee Jewish Day School
Noah Kaufman, Teacher Impact Award
Florence Steinberger, School Support Award
Pelz Hebrew School
Liora Bushee, Teacher Impact Award
Dobie Rapoport and Shira Weinstein, School Support Award
Torah Academy of Milwaukee
Eva Zussman, Teacher Impact Award
Linda Chernin, School Support Award
Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study (WITS)
Rabbi Yitzchak Shapiro, Teacher Impact Award
Mrs. Denise Metzger, School Support Award
Yeshiva Elementary School
Sandra Boersma and Nicole Anderson, Teacher Impact Award
Beth Meister, School Support Award
Chai Award
Deborah Braatz
Double Chai Award
Lori Katz
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