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Aviva Abitbol
Early Childhood Teacher
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Mary Achuel
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
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Hailey Arnold
Middle School Science Teacher
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Adi Arussi
Executive Assistant to the Head of School
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Keim Awin
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
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Tsippi Banks
Early Childhood Teacher
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Idit Ben Ami
Bat Sherut
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Na'amah Ben Ami
Bat Sherut
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Ido BenShahar
Hebrew and Judaic Studies Teacher
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Rowan Bigham
Lower School General Studies Principal
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Merle Bloch
Assistant Teacher
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Asher Block
Upper School Judaic Studies Teacher
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Bonnie Blumberg
Early Childhood Director
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Raquel Cedano
Upper School General Studies Principal
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Benjamin Cell
High School History Teacher
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Anat Chen
Hebrew and Judaic Studies Academic Support
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Gila Chen
Lower and Upper School Hebrew Teacher
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Chris Cole
Sports Program Director and Upper School Physical Education Teacher
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Kaycee Crandall
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
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Jay Dela Cruz
Director of Infrastructure and Technology
Michael Duke
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
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Elie Dvorin
Upper School English Teacher
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Roya Eftekhar
Upper School Science Teacher
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Chanania Engelsman
Upper School Judaic Studies Principal
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Rina Erlichman
Lower School Hebrew Teacher
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Ilene Farber
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
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Hanna Feigenson
Lower School Judaic Studies Teacher
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Yehuda Filler
Lower School Judaic Studies Teacher
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Ashley Forrest
Student Support Specialist
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Sandy Frydberg
Early Childhood Teacher
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Susie Garcia
Early Childhood Teacher
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Rivka Gottlieb
Lower School Judaic Studies Principal
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Roza Gross
Lower School Hebrew and Judaic Studies Teacher
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Efrat Halaf
Lower School Hebrew Teacher and Shlicha
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Shahar Halaf
Shaliach
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Alexandra Herr
EC Music and Movement Teacher
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Elana Hoffman
Lower School Assistant Teacher
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Lily Jimenez
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
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Stephanie Jones
Accounting Assistant
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Adau Juac
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
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Sarah Klausner
Lower School General Studies Teacher
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Misba Lalani
Lower School General Studies Teacher
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Yoel Lax
Upper School Judaic Studies Teacher
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Tania Levenstein
Director of Development and Marketing
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Dovid Lieberman
Upper School Judaic Studies Teacher and Israel Guidance
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Roxanne Maikoetter
Business Manager
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Sarah Morrison
Lower School General Studies Teacher
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Fannet Nater
Director of Admissions
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Tzippe Nathanson
Lower School Judaic Studies Teacher
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Bonnie Olson
Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
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Johnny Ouzzan
High School Judaic Studies Teacher
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Asha Parikh
Upper School Math Teacher
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Rachel Piontkewicz
Upper School Counselor and College Guidance
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Mindeleah Pollak
Upper School Judaic Studies Teacher
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Adriana Price
Lower School Assistant Teacher
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Bella Qun
Upper School Math Teacher
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Ziyona Rantz
Art Teacher
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Cindy Reiner
School Nurse
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Sarah Reitman
Lower School General Studies Montessori Teacher
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Matt Riklin
EC and Lower School STEAM Teacher
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Isabel Riojas
Lower School General Studies Teacher
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Jennifer Rosenzweig
Upper School Math Teacher
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Sharon Ruben
Middle School English Teacher
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Nicole Rzonzew
Lower School Counselor
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Esther Saghian
Lower School Judaic Studies Teacher
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Nelson Sanchez
Building Maintenance
Mirit Schneider
Lower School General Studies Teacher
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Clara Schwartz
Early Childhood Teacher
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Regina Sebit
Early Childhood Teacher
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Eileen Silvestri
Student Support Specialist
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Jordan Silvestri
Head of School
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Dolph Simon
Lower School General Studies Teacher
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Chaya TurJman
Lower School Judaic Studies Teacher
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Emily Weitz
Librarian
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Rachel Weizman
Lower School Hebrew Teacher
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Hanna Wiesner Zicer
Early Childhood Teacher
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