Experience the Difference
Emery's Rabbi Laura Sheinkopf Selected for ADL's Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award
ADL Southwest is honoring three outstanding Houston-area educators who fight hate and promote respect. They will receive the 2025 Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award on Thursday, May 8, at 11 a.m., at Holocaust Museum Houston.
The honorees are Rabbi Laura Sheinkopf, Jewish Life and Upper School Judaic Studies director at The Emery/Weiner School; Michael J. Curl, principal of Kingwood Middle School in the Humble Independent School District; and Kim Jackson, counselor at Calder Road Elementary School in the Dickinson Independent School District.
The award is presented annually to three educators for their outstanding efforts to create an atmosphere in their schools that rejects prejudice and regards diversity as a strength. The award was named in memory of beloved Holocaust survivor Walter Kase, who spent many years speaking to students about the horrors he experienced during the Holocaust, the dangers of hate and the value of love.
Click HERE to read the full article.
Back
The honorees are Rabbi Laura Sheinkopf, Jewish Life and Upper School Judaic Studies director at The Emery/Weiner School; Michael J. Curl, principal of Kingwood Middle School in the Humble Independent School District; and Kim Jackson, counselor at Calder Road Elementary School in the Dickinson Independent School District.
The award is presented annually to three educators for their outstanding efforts to create an atmosphere in their schools that rejects prejudice and regards diversity as a strength. The award was named in memory of beloved Holocaust survivor Walter Kase, who spent many years speaking to students about the horrors he experienced during the Holocaust, the dangers of hate and the value of love.
Click HERE to read the full article.
The Emery/Weiner School
A private, pluralistic Jewish, college-preparatory middle and high school serving grades 6-12.
Click here for more information.
Click here for more information.