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The Charlotte Jewish News - November 2014 - Page 9 Hebrew Highlights Phil Brodsky Ever wonder where our He brew High graduates go after they leave Charlotte? Our students are doing all sorts of wonderful things, all over the US, in Israel, and throughout the world. They are lawyers, doetors, eaptains of industry, and machers of all sorts. Our proudest moments eome, when they deeide to dedieate their professional lives to the Jewish eommunity. Below are the stories of just a few of these wonderful grads. Phil Brodsky Phil is the exeeu- tive direetor of The David Projeet, an organization that helps eollege stu dents talk about Is rael in their own words with their peers. As the exeeu- tive direetor, Phil is the lead edueator at The David Projeet as well as oversees the organiza tion’s business and strategie mis sion. Before eoming to The David Projeet, Phil graduated from Uni versity of North Carolina for un dergrad and Brandeis University for graduate sehool. At The David Projeet, Phil works to make Israel relevant and something that brings people together, a journey that he started while a senior at Hebrew High. In the fall of 2000, Phil or ganized a youth rally for Israel gathering 200 Hebrew High stu dents before the start of elass. Alan a Cooper Alana Cooper eurrently serves as the National Direetor of Alumni Relations at the Ameriean Friends of the He brew University. With more than 13 years of experienee as a professional in the Jewish eommu nity, Alana is a proud graduate of the Charlotte Consolidated High Sehool of Jewish Studies. After spending many years at Alana Cooper Jewish eamps and involvement with a variety of Jewish youth groups, spending a gap year in Is rael with Young Judaea’s Year Course program, returning to Is rael for part of her junior year, she fully understands the profound impaet of both formal and infor mal Jewish edueation. In law sehool, while most of her elassmates were spending summers elerk- ing at law firms, she lead Israel summer programs; while they elerked for judges during the year, she taught He brew Sehool; and when they went to work drafting briefs and filing elaims - she was reeruiting Birthright Israel and serving as the Hillel direetor at Goueher College. It’s very possible that she should have seen what eareer path she was heading down... And what a path it has been - Alana has worked with the lead ing organizations in the Jewish world ineluding Hillel, the ADL, Union for Reform Judaism, and Young Judaea. Hebrew High was an integral part of the formation of her Jewish identity - allowing a deeper exploration of issues and texts not eovered in other venues. An indispensable platform for Jewish learning and an opportu nity to delve into the dirty parts (as Hebrew High teaeher, Gladys Lavitan, used to say) engaged her in Jewish learning and made “Hebrew Sehool” fun. Thanks in large part to He brew High - Alana has had the opportunity to spend her pro fessional life being part of a wonderful and exeiting world and getting to be a “profes sional Jew.” Todah! Ruthie Warshenbrot After graduating from He brew High, Ruthie eontinued to pursue Jewish Edueation, earning a BA in Jewish Studies from Chapel Hill and a graduate degree Jena Coen Ruthie Warshenbrot for Hadassah Installation & Open House Wine & Cheese Reception Thursday, December 4 6:30pm Som Lerner Center - Sholom Park Join us os we honor our leaders and volunteers, and Install our 2015 board members ond Incoming president, Sandra Goldmdn, Free Event Open to the coirtmonlty SAH from NYU. Ruthie is currently working as an Associate Program Di rector at The Wexner Foundation in Colum bus, Ohio, leading the development and im plementation of new initiatives for the Wexner Graduate Fel lowship/Davidson Scholars Program, in particular the Wexner Field Fel lows program (in partnership with the Jim Joseph Foundation), a program for full-time Jewish communal professionals seeking additional professional develop ment, as well as increased pro gramming for alumni. She also helped initiate the development of a new teen Jewish service-learn ing program for Columbus Jewish teenagers called the Wexner Serv ice Corps, which includes an an nual service trip and year-round local community service and Jew ish learning. Ruthie says that He brew High gave her a context for all of her projects, particularly helping her understand what types of educators and professionals are effective. In terms of her current work, she thinks about both how important training is for profes sionals, teachers, educators, and advisors to do their work effec tively and meaningfully, as well as what type of educators are well received by teenagers. Jena Coen Jena Coen was bom and raised in Charlotte, and was active in Chai Chavarim BBG and Hebrew High School, serving on the boards of both. After graduating from UNCW in 2006, Jena returned home to her Temple Beth El family, where she co-chaired the young adult community and served as a mem ber of the Board of Directors. Jena’s involvement in high school and her young adult involvement at Temple Beth El, led her to be come a full-time Jewish profes sional with Moishe House, an international Jewish organization that gives young adults in their 20s a place to create meaningful Jewish experiences for themselves and their peers. Jena is the Devel opment Manager for Moishe house in their East Coast office in Charlotte. Thanks to their involve ment in the Charlotte Jew ish community, and particularly at Hebrew these young men and women have chosen to spend their lives helping to ensure a strong, vibrant, Jewish future. That is our goal at Hebrew High. We couldn’t be any prouder of them! It’s not too late to sign up for the 5775 school year at Hebrew High. For more information, call Roz at 704-944-6782 or email rcooper@shalomcharlotte .org. ^ High, Hamkiek ®ACURA CHARLOTTE 16 Years Serving the Greater Charlotte Area Please contact me for all of your automotive needs. DAVID ROSENBAUM 704-563-7800 6824 E Independence Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28227 www.HENDRICKACURA.com "Our Summer Pliu e" esi. 196J ...Where more and more kids from CHARLOTTE are swimming, horseback riding, ciimbing, skiing, biking, booting, zipping, acting and "blobbing" beneath a million stars every summer! 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