Braverman, Libbie L. (Libbie Levin), 1900-

Libbie L. Braverman was a a nationally prominent teacher, author, lecturer, and consultant in the field of Jewish education. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she moved to Cleveland, Ohio while in high school. She received a teaching certificate from Cleveland Normal School (ca. 1920) and a B.S. in Education from Western Reserve University in 1933. From 1946-1952 she was director of the Euclid Avenue Temple School and in 1945, became the first woman elected to the Board of the National Council for Jewish Education. She wrote numerous books and articles, including many co-authored with Nathan Brilliant. She was married to architect Sigmund Braverman in 1924.

From the description of Libbie L. Braverman papers, 1925-1991. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 43079359

Libbie L. Braverman was a nationally prominent teacher, author, lecturer, and consultant in the field of Jewish education. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she moved to Cleveland, Ohio while in high school. She received a teaching certificate from Cleveland Normal School (ca. 1920) and a B.S. in Education from Western Reserve University in 1933. From 1946-1952 she was director of the Euclid Avenue Temple School and in 1945, became the first woman elected to the Board of the National Council for Jewish Education. She wrote numerous books and articles, including many co-authored with Nathan Brilliant. She was married to architect Sigmund Braverman in 1924.

From the description of Libbie L. Braverman papers, series II, 1923-1985. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 44949485

Libbie Levin Braverman (1900-1990) was a nationally prominent teacher, author, lecturer, and consultant in the field of Jewish education. Braverman was the daughter of Orthodox Rabbi Morris A. Levin. Born in Boston, the family relocated several times before moving to Cleveland. Braverman's father encouraged Libbie's interest in Jewish education and, in addition to tutoring that she received from him, she studied Hebrew and Torah at the Talmud Torah in Chicago where she was often the only girl in the class. When Braverman was in high school, the Levin family moved to Cleveland where Rabbi Levin served the congregation Anshe Grodno and headed the Community Hebrew Schools, and Libbie began teaching Hebrew at Euclid Avenue Temple (Anshe Chesed), a Reform congregation, and B'nai Jeshurun, a Conservative congregation.

Braverman received a teaching certificate from Cleveland Normal School (ca. 1920) and a B.S. degree in Education from Western Reserve University (1933). After teaching and supervising at the Euclid Avenue Temple school, one of the largest in the country, she served as director from 1946 1952. Throughout her career she did educational consulting, lectured, and led educational institutes throughout the United States. Beginning in 1931 she visited Palestine/Israel eighteen times, trips that provided material for many of her books and articles. In 1924 she married Sigmund Braverman, an architect, who became a partner in the firm of Braverman and Halperin, best known for its synagogue buildings. (See WRHS MSS. 3807 Sigmund Braverman Papers, MSS. 4537 Sigmund Braverman Papers, Series II, and PG. 210 Sigmund Braverman Photographic Collection.)

In 1945 Libbie Braverman became the first woman elected to the Board of the National Council for Jewish Education and, in 1952, the first woman engaged to lecture by the Jewish Chautauqua Society. She was the author of two children's books, Children of Emek (1937, 1964) and Children of Freedom (1953), and an autobiography, Libbie (1986). In addition, she was the co author of at least eight other books and the author or co author of numerous articles. Among the publications that Braverman co authored with Nathan Brilliant (principal of the Euclid Avenue Temple school from 1927 1946, and director of the Bureau of Education from 1946 to 1960), were the following books: Religious Pageants for the Jewish School (1941), High Holy Days Children Services (1943), Children's Services for Sabbath, Holiday and Special Occasions (1948), and Activities in the Religious School (1951). In 1969 Braverman and Rabbi Samuel M. Silver co authored a book for adolescents, The Six Day Warriors: An Introduction to Those Who Gave Israel Its Vigor and Its Victories. Libbie Braverman received honors from numerous Jewish groups and, in her later years, established several educational awards and funds in Jewish centers and schools both in America and in Israel.

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From the guide to the Libbie L. Braverman Papers, Series II, 1923-1985, (Western Reserve Historical Society)

Libbie Levin Braverman (1900-1990) was a nationally prominent teacher, author, lecturer, and consultant in the field of Jewish education. Braverman was the daughter of Orthodox Rabbi Morris A. Levin. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the family relocated several times before moving to Cleveland, Ohio. Braverman's father encouraged Libbie's interest in Jewish education and, in addition to tutoring that she received from him, she studied Hebrew and Torah at the Talmud Torah in Chicago, Illinois, where she was often the only girl in the class. When Braverman was in high school, the Levin family moved to Cleveland where Rabbi Levin served the congregation Anshe Grodno and headed the Community Hebrew Schools. Libbie began teaching Hebrew at Euclid Avenue Temple (Anshe Chesed), a Reform congregation, and B'nai Jeshurun, a Conservative congregation. Braverman received a teaching certificate from Cleveland Normal School (ca. 1920) and a B.S. degree in Education from Western Reserve University (1933). After teaching and supervising at the Euclid Avenue Temple school, one of the largest in the country, she served as director from 1946-1952. Throughout her career she did educational consulting, lectured, and led educational institutes throughout the United States. Beginning in 1931 she visited Palestine/Israel eighteen times, trips that provided material for many of her books and articles. In 1924 she married Sigmund Braverman, an architect, who became a partner in the firm of Braverman and Halperin, best known for its synagogue buildings. In 1945 Libbie Braverman became the first woman elected to the Board of the National Council for Jewish Education and, in 1952, the first woman engaged to lecture by the Jewish Chautauqua Society. She was the author of two children's books, Children of Emek (1937, 1964) and Children of Freedom (1953), and an autobiography, Libbie (1986). In addition, she was the co-author of at least eight other books and the author or co-author of numerous articles. Among the publications that Braverman co-authored with Nathan Brilliant (principal of the Euclid Avenue Temple school from 1927-1946, and director of the Bureau of Education from 1946 to 1960), were the following books: Religious Pageants for the Jewish School (1941), High Holy Days Children Services (1943), Children's Services for Sabbath, Holiday and Special Occasions (1948), and Activities in the Religious School (1951). In 1969 Braverman and Rabbi Samuel M. Silver co-authored a book for adolescents, The Six Day Warriors: An Introduction to Those Who Gave Israel Its Vigor and Its Victories. Libbie Braverman received honors from numerous Jewish groups and, in her later years, established several educational awards and funds in Jewish centers and schools both in America and in Israel.

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From the guide to the Libbie L. Braverman Papers, 1925-1991, (Western Reserve Historical Society)

Libbie Levin Braverman (1900 1990) was a nationally prominent teacher, author, lecturer, and consultant in the field of Jewish education. Braverman was the daughter of Orthodox Rabbi Morris A. Levin. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the family relocated several times before moving to Cleveland, Ohio. Braverman's father encouraged Libbie's interest in Jewish education and, in addition to tutoring that she received from him, she studied Hebrew and Torah at the Talmud Torah in Chicago where she was often the only girl in the class. When Braverman was in high school, the Levin family moved to Cleveland where Rabbi Levin served the congregation Anshe Grodno and headed the Community Hebrew Schools, and Libbie began teaching Hebrew at Euclid Avenue Temple (Anshe Chesed), a Reform congregation, and B'nai Jeshurun, a Conservative congregation.

Braverman received a teaching certificate from Cleveland Normal School (ca. 1920) and a B.S. degree in Education from Western Reserve University (1933). After teaching and supervising at the Euclid Avenue Temple school, one of the largest in the country, she served as director from 1946 1952. Throughout her career she did educational consulting, lectured, and led educational institutes throughout the United States. Beginning in 1931 she visited Palestine/Israel eighteen times, trips that provided material for many of her books and articles. In 1924 she married Sigmund Braverman, an architect, who became a partner in the firm of Braverman and Halperin, best known for its synagogue buildings. (See WRHS MS 3807, Sigmund Braverman Papers, MS 4537, Sigmund Braverman Papers, Series II, and PG 210, Sigmund Braverman Photographic Collection.)

In 1945 Libbie Braverman became the first woman elected to the Board of the National Council for Jewish Education and, in 1952, the first woman engaged to lecture by the Jewish Chautauqua Society. She was the author of two children's books, Children of Emek (1937, 1964) and Children of Freedom (1953), and an autobiography, Libbie (1986). In addition, she was the co author of at least eight other books and the author or co author of numerous articles. Among the publications that Braverman co authored with Nathan Brilliant (principal of the Euclid Avenue Temple school from 1927 1946, and director of the Bureau of Education from 1946 to 1960), were the following books: Religious Pageants for the Jewish School (1941), High Holy Days Children Services (1943), Children's Services for Sabbath, Holiday and Special Occasions (1948), and Activities in the Religious School (1951). In 1969 Braverman and Rabbi Samuel M. Silver co authored a book for adolescents, The Six Day Warriors: An Introduction to Those Who Gave Israel Its Vigor and Its Victories. Libbie Braverman received honors from numerous Jewish groups and, in her later years, established several educational awards and funds in Jewish centers and schools both in America and in Israel.

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From the guide to the Libbie L. Braverman Papers, Series III, 1936-1963, (Western Reserve Historical Society)