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Rivy Poupko Kletenik is an American lecturer and educator.
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Rivy Poupko Kletenik is an American lecturer and educator.
Poupko Kletenik was the head of school at the Seattle Hebrew Academy [1] from 2006 until 2022. She was the first woman head of school at the Seattle Hebrew Academy. Poupko Kletenik wrote a monthly Jewish advice column called JQ for Seattle's The Jewish Sound. [2] She was the recipient of a Covenant Foundation Award for Jewish educators in 2002. [3]
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Poupko Kletenik is the daughter of Gilda Twerski Novoseller Poupko, descendant of a Hasidic dynasty, [4] and Baruch Poupko, rabbi for over 60 years of Shaare Torah Congregation [5] in Pittsburgh.
She is married to Rabbi Moshe Kletenik, and they have four children, including Isaiah Kletenik and Gilah Kletenik.
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University of Washington Digital Archives Interview with Rivy Poupko Kletenik 2017
Washington's First Foray into Outdoor Learning with Rivy Poupko Kletenik 2020
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