University of North Texas Jewish Studies Program


	Howard Watt, Chair Attorney at Law The Law Office of Howard E. Watt, P. C. 218 North Elm Street Denton, TX 76201-4108 Tel: (940) 387-0565 Ext. 237 Metro: (940) 434-3830 Ext. 237 Fax: (940) 898-0196 Email: Howardewatt@yahoo.com
Howard Watt was born on July 14, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. He received his B.B.A. degree from SMU in 1969 and his J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. Attorney at Law, The Law Office of Howard E. Watt, P. C., Former Municipal Judge, City of Denton; Former President, Cogregation Kol Ami, Flower Mound, Texas; former Chair, Big Brother, Big Sister of Denton County; Denton County Child Welfare Board; and Regional Hillel of North Texas.

	Mark Briskman
Director of the North Texas-Oklahoma Regional Office fo the Anti-Defamation League; member of the Texas Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights; Chair of the Multi-Ethnic Committee of the Plano Independent School District and of the Task Force in the International Business Forum of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce; former member of the Dallas Mayor's Advisory Committee on Crime and the Boards fo the Greater Dallas Community of Churches, the Dallas Memorial Center for Holocaust Studies, and Arnold A. Jaffee Holocaust Collection of the University of Texas at Dallas.

	Sherry Goldberg 16208 Ranchita Drive Dallas, Texas 75248 Tel: (972) 233-4545 Email: Sgold54@aol.com
Sherry Goldberg was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and attended The University of Texas-Austin, receiving a degree in Education. She has been involved in the Dallas and Richardson Independent School Districts as a full time advocate and volunteer at the administrative level. Partner with her husband Ken in their family business, doing Community Relations work with the City of Dallas. Former fulltime advocate and volunteer for the Dallas Richardson Independent School Districts; founding member of the RISD Religious Practices Advisory Committee and The J.J. Pearce High School Excellence in Education Fund; member of the boards of the Dallas Jewish Community Center and Federation, of the Jewish Community Relations Council, of the North Texas Regional Hillel, of the University of Texas-Austin, Hillel, and of the Dallas BBYO; former Dallas Teen Tour to Israel Chair and Jewish Community Center Board of Education Chair.

	Morton L. Herman Attorney and Counselor at Law Cantey & Hanger, L.L.P. Fort Worth, TX 76203-0650 Tel: (817) 877-2800 Fax: (817) 877-2807 Attorney, Cantey & Hanger, LLP, Fort Worth, Texas Former President of Congregation Ahavath Sholom Co-Founder Texas Cowboys Alumni Association, University of Texas at Austin Advisory Board, College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin
Morton is a graduate of St. Mary’s University School of Law, J.D. where he also served as associate editor of St. Mary’s Law Journal. He earned his undergraduate degree, a B.B.A. at the University of Texas at Austin. Attorney, Cantey & Hanger, LLP, Fort Worth, Texas; former President of Congregation Ahavath Sholom, Fort Worth; board member of the Carter Blood Care in Fort Worth and of the advisory council of the University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts; a co-founder and board member of the University of Texas at Austin, Texas Cowboys Alumni and the T Association. He is also a member of local, state, and American bar associations.

	Stephanie Hirsh National Staff Development Council Deputy Executive Director 16306 Sunset Valley Dallas, TX 75248 Tel: (972) 818-1450 Fax: (972) 818-1451 Email: NDSCHirsh@aol.com
Dr. Hirsh earned her doctorate degree from the University of North Texas; her masters and undergraduate degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. Executive Director for the National Staff Development Council; U.S. Microsoft Partners in Learning Advisory Board; National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform; the University of Texas Education Foundation; former school board trustee in the Richcardson Independent School District; Dallas Jewish Community Center Board of Directors; Chair, Social Action Commission, Jewish Community Relations Council; Advisor, Center for Advancement of Jewish Education (Miami).

	Allyn Kramer


	Mitchel Kruger, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Mitchel Kruger, M.D., was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There he attended college and medical school, graduating summa cum laude from La Salle University and with honors from Thomas Jefferson Medical University. Cardiovascular Specialists, P.A.; Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society; United States Army; former Chair of Medicine and Chief of Staff of Presbyterian Hospital of Denton; Member, Presbyterian Hospital of Denton board of trustees; Denton County Medical Society; Lewisville Chapter of the American Heart Association; and past President of Congregation Kol Ami, Flower Mound, Texas.

	Bill Lee
Attorney at Law and CPA; President, Congegation Kol Ami, Flower Mound, Texas; member of the board of Hebert Acquisitions, LLC Austin, Texas; Former board member of Tide-Air, Inc., Houston, Texas; and Vice President and General Counsel of INDSPEC Chemical Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA.; member, State Bar of Texas; member AICPA; and member and former board member of the Texas Society of CPAs.

	Nathan Margolis 14223 Faulkey Gully Houston, Texas 77070 Tel: (713) 831-6163 Email: margolis123@yahoo.com
Born in Dallas, graduated from the University of North Texas in 1975 with a degree in Business Administration. Senior Credit Analyst, AIG Global Investments Group; Sigma Alpha Mu Alumni Advisor at Texas A&M (Chapter Advisor of the Year 1996 and 2007); member, Sigma Alpha Mu committee on Alumni Relations and Centennial 2009 committee; President UNT Sigma Alpha Mu Alumni Club; National Night Out Coordinator for Lakewood Crossing Homeowner's Association; Former volunteer for Seven Acres Jewish Nursing Home and for Big Brothers and Big Sisters; former Sigma Alpha Mu Alumni Advisor at UNT, SFA and UH; CenterPoint Energy Volunteer Family of the Year.

	Rabbi Andrew Paley Senior Rabbi Temple Shalom 6930 Alpha Rd. Dallas, TX 75240 Photo by: Pollack Studio of Cleveland, Ohio
Rabbi Andrew was ordained by the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in 1995, Rabbi Paley also holds a masters degree in Hebrew Letters from H.U.C. – J.I.R and bachelor’s degree in psychology from the Ohio State University as well as a certificate in marital and pre-marital counseling. Senior Rabbi, Temple Shalom, Dallas Texas, Central conference of American rabbis; Southwest Association of Reform Rabbis; Rabbinical Association of Greater Dallas; Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, board member; Anti-Defamation league, Dallas chapter; Reform movement's national commission of Worship, music and Religious living member; Religious practices committee of Richardson independent school district; and executive committee of the Attending Clergy Association of Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas.

	Richard Rafes President East Central University Ada, OK
Dr. Rafes received his B.A. in government from Lamar University and his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center. He earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of North Texas. President, East Central University, Ada, OK; University of North Texas, former Senior Vice President for Administration; University of North Texas System, former Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, and served as the chief legal officer; Director of the Center for Education Law, Administration and Policy; former General Counsel, Texas State University System; former Assistant Attorney General of Texas; founder and program coordinator, Texas Higher Education Law Conference.

	Bernard Rapoport Chairman Emeritus Founder of American Income Life Insurance Company P.O. Box 21900 Waco, TX 76702-1900 Tel: (254) 776-9523 Fax: (254) 776-9526 Email: brapoport@ailife.com
Born: July 17, 1917, San Antonio, Texas Wife: Audre Rapoport Son: Ronald B. Rapoport, Ph.D. Marshall Professor of Government College of Williams and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia President, Chairman of the Board & CEO of Southwestern Life Insurance Company Dallas, Texas (June 2000- June 2001) Chairman Emeritus & Founder of American Income Life Insurance Company Executive Offices; Waco, Texas (October 1999- Present) Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer American Income Life Insurance Company Executive Offices; Waco, Texas (March 1951- September 1999) More...

	Mark Schor Senior Vice President, Executive Services Right Management Consultants North Texas Region Dallas, TX Tel: (972) 371-1206 Email: mark.schor@right.com
Mark Schor received his Ph.D. in Counselor Education from the University of North Texas in 1987. He also holds a Masters Degree in Education from the university and bachelor degrees in Government and Secondary Education from the University of Texas at Austin. Senior Vice President, Executive Services Right Management Consultants, North Texas Region; President, Dallas Jewish Historical Society; member and former Chair of the Scholarship Committee of the Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas; member of the board of Hillels of North Texas, and former Vice President of the Southwest Region of the American Jewish Congress; member of the Human Resource Committee of the Dallas Jewish Community Center and of CEO Netweavers.

	Jaynie Schultz 9241 LBJ Freeway Dallas, TX 75243 Tel:: (972) 233-7564 x4272 Fax: (972) 690-7564 Email: jaynie@schultzmotorcars.com
Vice President, Garrett Creek Ranch Conference Center; Director of the Schultz Family Foundation of Dallas, Texas; past President of the Akiba Academy Board of Directors; Chair, Jewish Education Department and Board member Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas; birthright Israel Foundation Board; member, Lippman Kanfer Institute Board; Yavneh High School Board.

	Fredell Schulkin
Board member of Congregation Tiferet Israel; Board member Bnai Brith Youth Organization, and of the Dallas Area Torah Association; member of the Education Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas and of Texas Hillel in Austin; social worker for Home Health Agency; Chair of Jewish Community Center Arts Fest Vulunteers.

	Peggy Tobolowsky Professor of Criminal Justice University of North Texas 359E Chilton Hall Denton TX 76203 Tel: (940) 565-4085 Fax: (940) 565-2548 Email: peggy@scs.cmm.unt.edu
Peggy Tobolowsky received her Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University in 1977. Professor and Associate Chair of the Criminal Justice Department, University of North Texas; formerly a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia and a litigator at a major law firm with offices in Dallas, Texas, Washington, DC, and several other cities. Immediate past charperson and currently Life Trustee of the Board of Trustees of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation. Member, Board of Directors, and former member of various committees as well as Chair of the Education Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas; member of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Foundation Board of Directors; former Chair fo the Community Investment Committee, Chair of Central Allocations Committee, and member of the Executive Committee of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Foundation.

	Helen Rosenberg-Waks
Psychotherpist with Legacy Counseling Center of Dallas; member fo the Mental Health and the Social Work committees of the Medical Reserve Corp of Dallas County, of the New Leadership Network of AIPAC, and of the non-profit child advocacy organization TEX Preotects; former Board member of BBYO, the North Texas Youth Commission, Family Outreach of Carrolton, Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas Young Leadership, Akiba Academy (Dallas), and Solomon Schechter Academy (Dallas); former member of the Steering Committee for the Jewish Family Services Career Placement.

	Dr. Martin Yaffe Tel: (940) 565-2266 Fax: (940) 565-4488 Email: yaffe@unt.edu or mdyaffe@attbi.com
Martin D. Yaffe holds a B.A. from University of Toronto and a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University. Professor of Philosophy and Religion Studies, University of North Texas; Curriculum Consultant and Bar/Bat Mitzvah Director, Temple Emamu-El, Dallas, Texas (1973-2003); Research Director, Institute for Jewish Studies, Dallas, Texas (1972-83); member of Academy for Jewish Philosophy, American Academy of Religion (President, Southwest Region, 1989-90), Association for Jewish Studies, National Association of Scholars, North American Spinoza Society, North Texas Philosophy Association, Society for the Study of Ancient Greek Political Thought.

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