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Susan Yammer

Susan works for the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators. In that capacity, she serves as the co-director of Novice Teacher Support, pedagogy teacher as well as a teaching mentor for the current graduate students.

Before making aliyah in 2007, she worked for more than 30 years as a classroom teacher, educational director and teaching mentor in Jewish Day Schools, afternoon Hebrew schools and summer camps in the United States. She has a Master’s degree in Jewish Education and is a recipient of the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education.

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