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Prizmah Podcast Live: Bimkomenu–Seizing Place-Based Learning Opportunities with the Seattle Sephardic Heritage Initiative

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Tue, 05/20/2025 - 13:00
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Presenter(s)
David Zimand, Gabrielle Azose
Facilitator(s)
Elliott Rabin
Audience(s)
Educational Administrators / Directors of Teaching and Learning, Heads of School, Principals

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For heads of school, directors of teaching and learning, and principals

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET // 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT

With a "Culture of Belonging" microgrant from Prizmah, the Seattle Jewish Community School launched a Seattle Sephardic Heritage Initiative in the fall of 2023, in partnership with the Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle. At its inception, this program aimed to introduce 5th graders from both schools to the distinctive Sephardic roots of Seattle's Jewish community and to the ongoing influence of the Jewish culture of Rhodes and Turkey on their hometown. From the start, this initiative inspired an enthusiastic response from the Sephardic community, opening an array of opportunities, exceeding all initial aspirations. Discover the origins of the initiative and how it has flourished.

Program Outline

This podcast will be a 30 minute presentation followed by a Q&A session with host Josh Gold.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 12 - 1 PM EDT

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Gabriella Azose
Gabrielle
Azose

Gabrielle Azose is the director of curriculum & pedagogy at Seattle Jewish Community School, where she has worked in a variety of roles, including general studies and Jewish studies teacher. She also recently coordinated SJCS's self-study toward reaccreditation and completed the YOU Lead program. Gabrielle is a day school graduate herself and currently has three children in day school, giving her close ties to three of Seattle's Jewish schools.

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David Zimand
David
Zimand

David Zimand serves as head of school at the Seattle Jewish Community School, having previously worked in administrative roles at community day schools in Washington, DC, and Palo Alto, CA. Now in his 17th year as an administrator in Jewish K-8 programs, he also taught US History to high school and college students for 20 years. David is a day school graduate, the son and sibling of day school graduates, and the parent of day school graduates as well.