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A new director at Betzalel Learning Center in a statement. “She brings a we a l t h o f k n ow l e d g e a n d understanding to the role that For the past five years, Erica will help inspire the next genSilverstein has been a teacher eration of Jewish Bar rier at the Gural JCC Early Child- Islanders with a love for the hood Center in the Five Towns. richness of their Jewish heriNow she has been appointed tage.” During her tenure at the the new director of the Betzalel Gural JCC, SilverM i l s t e i n Jew i s h stein got to know Learning Center, a many families in collaborative initiat h e c o m m u n i t y, t ive a m o n g t h e including Berlin’s. BACH Jewish CenT hat connection ter of Long Beach, influenced her deciLido Beach Synasion to take on her gogue, and Temple new role. Israel of Long “When Rabbi Beach. Berlin approached The Betzalel Milme about working stein Center has with him at the Betoffered after-school RABBI zalel Milstein Jewreligious studies to BENNy BERlIN ish Learning Cendozens of Jewish Betzalel Milstein children, ages 5 to Jewish Learning Center ter, I knew I had to be a part of it,” she 13, in Long Beach said. since 2017. Silverstein will be responsiRabbi Benny Berlin, of the BACH Jewish Center, expressed ble for creating dynamic prohis enthusiasm for Silverstein’s gramming for the children, new role, saying he believed developing and implementing she could positively impact the curriculum, and managing Jewish lear ners for genera- assistant teachers. While the core curriculum, tions. “We’re very excited for Erica which focuses on teaching the Hebrew alphabet and about to serve as our next director of the Betzalel Milstein Jewish Israel, Jewish holidays, mitzLearning Center,” Berlin said Continued on page 5
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Celebrating National Night out, indoors National Night Out celebrations were canceled across the county due to rain on Tuesday, but not Long Beach’s. Community members gathered at the MLK Center for food, music and fun. Story, more photos, Page 3.
e’re very excited for Erica to serve as our next director.