Rivy Poupko Kletenik
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Rivy Poupko Kletenik is an American lecturer and educator.
Career[edit]
Poupko Kletenik was the head of school at the Seattle Hebrew Academy[1] from 2006 until 2022. She was the first woman head of school at the Seattle Hebrew Academy. Poupko Kletenik wrote a monthly Jewish advice column called JQ for Seattle's The Jewish Sound.[2] She was the recipient of a Covenant Foundation Award for Jewish educators in 2002.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Poupko Kletenik is the daughter of Gilda Twerski Novoseller Poupko, descendant of a Hasidic dynasty,[4] and Baruch Poupko, rabbi for over 60 years of Shaare Torah Congregation[5] in Pittsburgh.
She is married to Rabbi Moshe Kletenik, and they have four children, including Isaiah Kletenik and Gilah Kletenik.
References[edit]
- ^ "Seattle Hebrew Academy website". Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ "The Jewish Sound". Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ "Covenant Foundation website". Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ^ Rosenstein, Neil. The Unbroken Chain. Lakewood, NJ: CIS, 1990, p. 294.
- ^ "Shaare Torah Congregation". Retrieved 2014-04-02.
External links[edit]
University of Washington Digital Archives Interview with Rivy Poupko Kletenik 2017
Washington's First Foray into Outdoor Learning with Rivy Poupko Kletenik 2020
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