Seymour Kopelowitz joined the Jewish Education Center in July 1999 as Executive Director. Since January 2009 he has also been the Interim President of Siegal College. Earlier in his career in South Africa, he served as a High School teacher, a Jewish day school principal, and National Director of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies, the national umbrella body for South Africa’s 85,000 Jews.
Seymour earned a Ph.D from Kent State University in 2009, with a major in educational leadership. In addition, he is a graduate of the University of Cape Town where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree, Teachers Diploma, and Masters of Business Administration. He also has a Bachelor of Education from the University of Natal, and is a graduate of the prestigious Mandel Jerusalem Fellows program. Dr. Kopelowitz holds multiple endorsements from the Ohio Department of Education, including a superintendent’s license.
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