Oral history interview with Kay Pomerantz, July 1, 1987.

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Oral history interview with Kay Pomerantz, July 1, 1987.

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Pomerantz discusses her role in the Jewish Education Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle since her hiring in 1972. Pomerantz's initial responsibility was teacher training and teen education at the High School of Jewish Studies. She describes the formation of the Jewish Education Council as an entity independent of the Jewish Federation in 1981. Sam Stroum was head of the Federation at this time, and Lawrence Nieder was the chairman of the committee. Pomerantz gives her opinion of the benefits of the scholarship program for teen trips to Israel and the Jewish Awareness Institute. She supported the parents who created the Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle and later implemented a new Hebrew language program for the school. She mentions the inception of the Kay Pomerantz Jewish Education Library, the Principals Association, Jewish Librarians Association, and the local Conference for Alternatives in Jewish Education (called "Mini-CAJE"). Pomerantz states that advocacy for Jewish education has been her greatest contribution as director of the Jewish Education Council.

Sound recordings: 2 sound cassettes : analog, mono.Transcript: 42 leaves.

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Jewish Archives (University of Washington)

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Nieder, Lawrence.

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Jewish Education Council of Greater Seattle.

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Stroum, Samuel, 1921-2001,

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Born in 1921 in Waltham, Massachusetts, Stroum came to Seattle, Washington, in the early 1940s. A businessman and entrepreneur, he was the principal of Samuel Stroum Enterprises, led several other business ventures, and served on various boards. Stroum was a legendary philanthropist, giving to the arts, education, and community agencies - including significant fundraising efforts for the Jewish Community Center of Greater Seattle. He died on March 9, 2001. From the description of Ora...

Nieder, Ann,

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Jewish Awareness Institute (Seattle, Wash.)

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Pomerantz, Kay Kantor

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Executive director of the Jewish Education Council of Seattle, Washington (ca. 1981-1987). From the description of Oral history interview with Kay Pomerantz, July 1, 1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 50741527 ...

Kay Pomerantz Jewish Education Library.

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Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Jewish Education Committee.

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