Holocaust Learning Experience
Provided By
MorseLife NEXT GENERATIONS
Come Together as One
Holocaust
Learning Experience
MorseLife NEXT GENERATIONS
Come Together as One
MEET OUR EXPERT TEAM
KEITH A. MYERS
President/CEO
MorseLife Health System
- Previously worked for more than seven years at Montefiore in Beachwood, Ohio.
- Significant background in managing multi-faceted healthcare organizations and particular expertise in operations, financial management, quality improvement, strategic planning, board relations, and institutional advancement.
- Former board member of the Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators, a gubernatorial appointment.
- Not-For-Profit Vice President on the Board of Directors of the Florida Health Care Association (FHCA), Florida’s largest advocacy organization for senior care providers.
- Nursing Home Chair and Regional Vice Chair of Advocacy for the Florida Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (FAHSA).
- Served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Health Care Association’s Quality Foundation.
- Served as a Board Member of the Association of Jewish Aging Services (AJAS).
- A member of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging and the American Health Care Association.
- Former Chairman of the Social Services Division of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland.
- Recently invited to serve on the Advisory Board of the George H. Heyman Jr. Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising at New York University.
- Appointed to Florida’s Nursing Home Prospective Payment Working Group.
- Master’s degree in Health Services Administration from George Washington University and a Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Management from the Medical College of Virginia.
- Certificate in Executive Management in Health Care from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
JENNI FRUMER
Ph.D., LCSW, MSEd
VP of Strategic Initiatives &
Director,
NOW for Holocaust Survivors
- Master’s degree in education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
- Master’s degree in social work, Catholic University, Washington DC.
- PhD in Human Capital Management, College of Business, Bellevue University, Nebraska.
- Appointed to the Florida State Commissioner’s Task Force on Holocaust Education (2022).
- Traveled with 36 high school students to Poland to visit the concentration and death camps, March of the Living.
- Honored to provide Testimony on behalf of Holocaust Survivors in southeast Florida, to Ambassador Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues for the U.S. Department of State.
- Developed components of the original training programs employed nationally and assisted in the establishment of the initial model for Jewish Federations of North America’s Federally funded grant programs to assist Holocaust Survivors.
- Co-founder and an Officer on the Board of the International Center of Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma.
- Co-created the national guidelines for Person-Centered Trauma-Informed Care programming and services for Holocaust Survivors.
- Over 38 years in nonprofit leadership.
- Adjunct Faculty at Fordham University and Lynn University.
- Sought out presenter both nationally and internationally on several topics related to service initiatives, cultural competence training in trauma including the unique needs of Holocaust survivors and the multi-generational transmission of trauma.
JENNI FRUMER
Ph.D., LCSW, MSEd
VP of Strategic Initiatives & Director,
NOW for Holocaust Survivors
- Master’s degree in education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
- Master’s degree in social work, Catholic University, Washington DC.
- PhD in Human Capital Management, College of Business, Bellevue University, Nebraska.
- Appointed to the Florida State Commissioner’s Task Force on Holocaust Education (2022).
- Traveled with 36 high school students to Poland to visit the concentration and death camps, March of the Living.
- Honored to provide Testimony on behalf of Holocaust Survivors in southeast Florida, to Ambassador Kennedy, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues for the U.S. Department of State.
- Developed components of the original training programs employed nationally and assisted in the establishment of the initial model for Jewish Federations of North America’s Federally funded grant programs to assist Holocaust Survivors.
- Co-founder and an Officer on the Board of the International Center of Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma.
- Co-created the national guidelines for Person-Centered Trauma-Informed Care programming and services for Holocaust Survivors.
- Over 38 years in nonprofit leadership.
- Adjunct Faculty at Fordham University and Lynn University.
- Sought out presenter both nationally and internationally on several topics related to service initiatives, cultural competence training in trauma including the unique needs of Holocaust survivors and the multi-generational transmission of trauma.
LEIGH ROUTMAN
MSW, ACSW
Executive Director
- Earned a MSW from Barry University and a Bachelor of Science from University of Florida.
- Worked in the field of Social Work for more than 30 years.
- Spent more than a decade working directly with Holocaust Survivors, sharing their lessons and stories in schools throughout Palm Beach County.
- Earned a certificate in Diversity Equity and Inclusion from USF which aligns with the Holocaust Learning Experience.
- Educated students on the importance of being and upstander and being more tolerant of others.
- Is currently an interviewer for the USC Shoah Foundation. Managed the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany grant for Holocaust Survivors.
- Envisioned, created and executed programs both locally and nationally.
- Planned and executed socialization events for Survivors.
- Practiced as clinician in private practice.
LESLIE RHEINGOLD
MA
Holocaust Education
Curriculum Specialist
- BA English, Mercer University
- MA Curriculum and Instruction, University of Phoenix
- Retired Broward County teacher
- Certified in both English 6-12 and Social Studies 6-12
- National Board Certified, English
- Developed Holocaust Curriculum and guides for Broward County Schools
- Instructor, teacher-consultant, writer, and leader in the field of education since 1978
- Recipient of various awards earned during my tenure including:
- The Florida Atlantic University Gutterman Family Foundation Holocaust Educator of the Year.
- The Broward County Holocaust Educator of the Year Award recipient through the Central Agency for Jewish Education.
- Developed curriculum for Weissberg Consulting LLC for the new Mania and Max Nudel Holocaust Learning Center at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie, Florida.
