Ruth Precker            
2103 Prairie Creek Dr. W.                                               
Richardson TX 75080
Phone: 972 699 0129
Email: ruthprecker@attbi.com

Work experience

1992-present                                         Jewish Community Center                              Dallas, Texas

Director of Adult Hebrew Institute

Responsibilities include hiring teachers, liaison with students, determining curriculum

and teaching materials, teaching classes and supervision of other classes.

1996-1999                                             Southern Methodist University                        Dallas, Texas

Instructor in Informal Education Program

Classes include Hebrew language, Plants of the Bible and Israeli History and Culture.

1989-present

Teacher

Experience includes teaching Hebrew language, history of the Hebrew Language,

Jewish religious subjects and modern Israeli culture, at a private high school, to home

school groups and in private instruction. I also have helped develop and introduce Chocolate

Hebrew, an innovative multimedia method of intensive Hebrew instruction, in the Dallas area.


1980-84                                                 Neot Kedumim Biblical Gardens                    Modi’in, Israel

Administrator, Researcher and Guide

Responsibilities at this 600-acre nature preserve and educational facility included

developing guiding standards, training new staff, coordinating group visits, conducting

teacher seminars and teaching Jewish tradition, holidays, nature and ancient agriculture.

Education

1993                                                      Bar-Ilan University                                             Ramat Gan, Israel

M.A., Land of Israel Studies

  • Discipline included studies in Jewish Religion and History, Archaeology, Paleography,

Botany, Numismatics and Geography. Master’s thesis on Ancient Dyes and Dyeing

Techniques and Installations in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Hellenistic, Roman

and Byzantine periods.

1976                                                    Tel Aviv University                                                Tel Aviv, Israel

B.A. in Geography

  • Specialization in Urban Development

Languages

Hebrew, English and French

Special Interests

Semitic languages, herb gardening, Biblical agriculture

Available upon request

References available upon request