The Libbie L. Braverman Award is a parent nominated award that recognizes a teacher who has demonstrated dedication and devotion to teaching and has significantly contributed to developing methods or materials to the Jewish teaching profession. A $1000 Israel Bond will be awarded.
Any teacher in any Jewish school setting, from pre-school through grade 12, is eligible.
Click here to complete the nomination/application.
Year | School | Name |
1984 | Congregation Shaarey Tikvah | Honey Massey |
1985 | The Temple-Tifereth Israel | Sharlene Pearl, Debra Tew |
1986 | Temple Emanu El | Susan Lokshine |
1987 | Hebrew Academy of Cleveland | Carol Schottenstein |
1988 | Beth Israel-West Temple | Evy Rosenblum |
1989 | Beth Torah | Dr. Melvin Arnoff |
1990 | Temple Emanu El | Ellen Wohl |
1991 | Park Synagogue | Drora Arussy |
1992 | Temple Emanu El | Evan Langholt |
1992 | The Cleveland Hebrew Schools | Bar bar Isaacs and Melanie Ryshen |
1993 | The Temple-Tifereth Israel | Sandy Baskin, Lynne Berliner, Rosalie Schwebel, Barbara Seewald |
1994 | Temple Ner Tamid | Jesse Epstein |
1995 | B'nai Jeshurun Congregation | Darryl Gordesky |
1995 | Akiva High School | Alice Green |
1996 | Congregation Bethaynu | Rosalie Young |
1998 | Akiva High School | Rabbi Moise Adler |
1999 | Fuchs Mizrachi School | Lesley Schwersenski |
2000 | The Agnon School | Kim Weisberg Farkas |
2001 | Cleveland Hebrew Schools | Beatrice Stadtler |
2002 | B'nai Jeshurun Congregation | Alan Goldweber |
2003 | Kadima Gan | Melanie Ryshen |
2004 | Hebrew Academy of Cleveland | Rivky Wolf |
2005 | Etgar | Heidi Solomon |
2006 | B'nai Jeshurun Congregation | Paul Koret |
2007 | Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple | Eileen Sadowsky |
2008 | Etgar | Hadassah Shtern |
2009 | Mandel JCC Early Childhood Program | Kathy Klein |
2010 | Temple Emanu El | Kate Milgrom |
2011 | B'nai Jeshurun Congregation | Gregg Levine |
2012 | Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple | Rick Leibovich |
2013 | Kol HaLev | Jodilyn Solomon |
2014 | JDN Early Childhood Center | Debbie Abrams |
2015 | Temple Beth Shalom | Jean Beasley |
2016 | Fuchs Mizrachi School | Ellie Silber |
2017 | Temple Emanu El | Paula Goddard |
2018 | YABI Nursery & Childcare | Arleen Paluscsak |
2019 | Beth Israel-The West Temple | Scott Machol |