Meet Our Team

A professional Jewish storyteller, educator, facilitator, and coach, Jennifer has been teaching people to tell the stories of Holocaust survivors with empathy and love for more than 15 years.

Based in Baltimore, MD, Jennifer serves as a storyteller-in-residence at synagogues across the US and  is the founder and director of The Golden Door: Storytelling for Social Justice.

Lynne is a pioneer in guiding with storytelling, certified as an Educational Holocaust guide by Yad Vashem and a Poland Tour Guide by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism.

Based in Tel Aviv, Lynne is also a dedicated Holocaust scholar and researcher with an MA in Holocaust Studies from the University of Haifa.

Leora is an author, storyteller, early childhood educator, supplemental school teacher, and best-selling children’s author. Educated in Cape Town, South Africa, she is now based in San Diego, CA.

Leora is the granddaughter of survivors and is dedicated to telling her family’s stories.

Tanya has been telling stories her whole life, starting with reading to her little sister.  She worked with preschoolers, as a museum interpreter, and as a Religious School principal.  Tanya was a Day School science teacher and drama coach for 11 years before retiring to pursue her many other interests.

Acadia is a student of Religious, Medieval, and Judaic Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. She has worked at various Jewish educational institutions over the past 7 years.

Nick studies Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He is building a web app for using stories as part of Holocaust-oriented walking tours.

Rowan is a student at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, studying biology. They worked with Dr. Fripp doing behind-the-scenes work in order to make the website and foundation work smoothly.

Mehak has a PhD in Holocaust Studies and is the Program Coordinator for Online Global Initiatives at the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas.

Greg a holistic practitioner of massage therapy and folk herbalism in Flower Mound, TX. He is a first generation son of immigrants of Balkan and Eastern European descent. Romanian was his first language.

Rowan is a student at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, studying biology. They have been telling stories for Teach the Shoah since they were 17 years old.

Esther attends high school at the Singapore American School. She’s excited about bringing storytelling to her school.

Karen is an international touring storyteller, musician, published author, award-winning recording artist, educator and the director of a learning center. 

Tamara Filipović lives in Seward, Alaska and has been a Holocaust storyteller since 2009. She is a graduate of the Goucher College Oral History of Holocaust Survivors course.