2024 Award Winners
Mazel tov to all the educators on these awards!
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Lifetime Impact Award
Cantor Karen Berman
Congregation Shalom
CJL Levy Family Jewish Educator of the Year Award
Chava Edelman
Milwaukee Community Hebrew School
Jerry Benjamin Inspiration Award for Informal Education
Rabbi Dov Ber Smith
Every Jew is Awesome
Gill Incentive for Teachers (GIFT Award)
Cindy Cooper
Congregation Sinai (Yahrzeit Lamps)
Yonina Schlussel, Mara Kleiman, Bobby Ehrlich
Milwaukee Jewish Day School (Empowering Successful Jewish Studies Culture)
Double Chai Award
Gilah Saltzman
Yeshiva Elementary School
Joyce Gutzke
Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun
Tziporah Altman-Shafer
Coalition for Jewish Learning
Teacher Impact and School Support Award
Bader Hillel Academy
Brittni Clark, Teacher Impact Award
Chaya Schechter, School Support Award
Bader Hillel High
Mitchell Lechter, School Support Award
Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid
Jodie Honigman, Teacher Impact Award
Michael Johnson, School Support Award
Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshurun
Jess Plotkin-Sell, Teacher Impact Award
Audrie Berman, School Support Award
Congregation Emanu-El of Waukesha
Andi Patz and Deb Hacker, School Support Award
Congregation Shalom
Nicole Boico, Teacher Impact Award
Mandy Wienke, School Support Award
Congregation Sinai Youth Education Program
Lori Fisher, Teacher Impact Award
Bennett Friedman, School Support Award
Gan Ami Early Childhood Education JCC
Jessie Piraino, Teacher Impact Award
Amy Pequignot, School Support Award
Gan Ami Mequon
Mariela Guerreo, Teacher Impact Award
Ryliee Boeck, School Support Award
Jewish Beginnings
Kerri Bergren, Teacher Impact Award
Rivka Abuya, School Support Award
Jewish Kids Club
Breiny Lipskier and Shaina Brownstein, Teacher Impact Award
Aliya Porrus-Diamond, School Support Award
Milwaukee Jewish Day School
Linsey Kimmel, Teacher Impact Award
Susan Gray, School Support Award
Mequon Jewish Preschool
Cassie Tompkins, Teacher Impact Award
Janice Levy, School Support Award
Milwaukee Community Hebrew School
Tova Tornek, Teacher Impact Award
Chaya Schechter, School Support Award
Pelz Hebrew School
Esther Groner, Teacher Impact Award
Torah Academy of Milwaukee
Gitty Kramer, Teacher Impact Award
Nechama Sklar, School Support Award
Yeshiva Elementary School
Sandra Boersma, Teacher Impact Award
Zachary Williams, School Support Award
BINAH Cohort
Nicole Boico
Shelly Eiland
Karen Faust
Cindi Hammel
Mandy Singh
