Harlene Winnick Appelman z”l

Harlene Winnick Appelman earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Northwestern University and a Master of Arts in Teaching in English and Education from the University of California, Berkeley. She completed twelve years of Hebrew school at Congregation Shomray Hadath in Elmira, New York, and attended Young Judea, the State University of New York Summer Program in Israel, and an ulpan at Binyanai Ha’oomah in Jerusalem.

Her work experience includes roles as Education Director at Congregation B’nai Shalom Religious School in Walnut Creek, California, Education Director at Beth Israel Congregation in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Family Life Education Director at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Michigan. Harlene has also worked as a teacher and teacher trainer in many different settings. Currently, she serves as Supervisor of Jewish Experiences for Families at the Jewish Community Center in Detroit, and is Senior Consultant for Jewish Education Planning and Development to the Budget and Planning Department of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit.

In 1983, Harlene Winnick Appelman received the Solomon Schechter Award for Excellence in Family Life Education Programming from the United Synagogue of America, and in 1987 she was an invited participant in the Sherman Seminar for Outstanding Young Professionals at Brandeis University. Her articles have been published by Karben Copies, Inc., Hadassah Magazine, Journal of Jewish Communal Service, and National Jewish Monthly.