Terrific Teacher of the Month

Dr. Leon Weissberg

Boca Raton
Jewish Education Commission

Dr. Leon Weissberg was recently honored by the Jewish Education Commission, of which he is its executive director, with a dinner and a journal of famous Jewish quotes called "Judaism says...". The JEC is the central Jewish educational agency of the south Palm Beach Jewish community. Dr. Weissberg holds five advanced degrees including a Masters in Jewish Studies and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership.

Dr. Weissberg has been a principal of 2 Jewish Day Schools over his span of 30 years in So. Florida and has created & developed 2 Bureaus of Jewish Education. He has been the cornerstone of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School program in this community since its inception 15 years ago with an enrollment now of over 300 adult students.

Dr. Weissberg, among his many tasks is also the US Southern Region Director of the March of the Living. He has taken well over 1200 students to Poland & Israel over the past 18 years of the March, just recently returning with 193 participants from the Southern Region. He has been involved in Holocaust education teaching undergraduates at Lynn University in Boca Raton.

Dr. Weissberg has been a leader in presenting educational concepts and programs to the private schools and educators throughout Florida. He is a master trainer of the Florida Performance Measurement System and has been involved in certifying principals and administrators as supervisors in the use of the instrumentation for observation of instruction.

But most importantly ? Dr. Weissberg, over the past two years has been blessed with 3 grandchildren from two daughters.