Sara London
2019 GRINSPOON AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN JEWISH EDUCATION
Mazel Tov to Sara London!
Hillel Academy
Middle School Boys & Girls and High School Boys Educator
Ms. London uses literature to help her student to establish a stronger Jewish identity. She accomplishes this by teaching students to think about Jewish concepts and ideas in ways that at first glance do not directly correlate to the standard Judaic curriculum. Ms. London seamlessly integrates Judaic ideas into her lessons allowing her students to explore their Judaism through literature and other non-Judaic topics and subjects. This provides her students with a more complex view of Judaism that is transferable to all aspects of their lives.
The Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Jewish Education is supported in Pittsburgh by the Barbara and Lester Parker Fund for a Jewish Future of the Jewish Community Foundation, The Harold Grinspoon Foundation, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. This year we are honoring a local educator from a Jewish Day School.
Join Us in Honoring Excellence in Jewish Education at our Grinspoon Award Celebration Event.
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 5:00 pm at the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.
Grinspoon Award
Past Pittsburgh Recipients
Sharon Serbin, Adat Shalom Religious School & Dor Hadash Religious School
2017 GRINSPOON AWARD
Ellen Drook, Temple Emanuel Early Childhood Development Center
2016 GRINSPOON AWARD
Jackie Goldblum, Community Day School
2015 GRINSPOON AWARD
Rabbi Nossin Hoen, Yeshiva Schools
2014 GRINSPOON AWARD
David Harris-Gerson, Community Day School
2013 GRINSPOON AWARD
Eve Skirboll, JCC Early Childhood Development Center
2012 GRINSPOON AWARD
Steve Kroser, J-SITE
2011 GRINSPOON AWARD
Nancy Glick, Community Day School
2010 GRINSPOON AWARD
Rachel Pekkar, Preschool at Yeshiva Schools
2008 GRINSPOON AWARD
Barak Naveh, J-SITE and Temple Emanuel
2007 GRINSPOON AWARD
Susan Loether, Rodef Shalom Religious School
Myriam Gumerman, Beth Shalom Preschool
Miriam Altman, Community Day School
2006 GRINSPOON AWARD
Harold Marcus, Temple Sinai Religious School
Devorah Kohanbash, Hillel Academy Preschool
Nechama Itkin, Yeshiva Schools
2005 GRINSPOON AWARD
Jackie Jonas, Rodef Shalom Religious School
Michelle Mark, Beth Shalom Preschool
Rabbi Eli Rothman, Yeshiva Schools
2004 GRINSPOON AWARD
Susan Finder, Beth El Religious School
Lea Szklinski, Beth Shalom Preschool
Esther Pfeffer, Hillel Academy
2003 GRINSPOON AWARD
Janice Keilly, Temple Emanuel Torah Center
Ilene Ruttenberg, Jewish Community Center Early Childhood Department
2002 GRINSPOON AWARD
Rivky Herman, Yeshiva Schools
Nira Lion, School of Advanced Jewish Studies and Jewish Education Institute
2001 GRINSPOON AWARD
Zipporah Mazer, Community Day School
2000 GRINSPOON AWARD
Tsiona Blitstein, Beth Shalom Religious School and Jewish Teacher Resource Center
The Grinspoon Awards for Excellence in Jewish Education is designed to recognize, honor and support outstanding Jewish educators in day schools, part-time religious schools, and early childhood centers, these national awards are presented to professionals in up to 80 communities across North America. Locally, the Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Jewish Education is supported in Pittsburgh by the Barbara and Lester Parker Endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Foundation, The Harold Grinspoon Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.
