Dani Steiner, Director

Dani was born in Tiberias, Israel, to parents from Switzerland who immigrated to Israel in the mid 1960’s. He grew up in Haifa as a practicing Conservative Jew. After high School, he joined the IDF, and served in active duty for 4.5 years as an infantry combat officer and commander.

After the army, Dani earned a degree in sociology while working as an informal educator, leading seminars on Jewish identity for high school students, and leading camps for youth. He served as a school principal for almost 20 years in schools in Israel and the US. During this time he established a new unique school combining secular and religious students. He also completed his MA degree in anthropology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
In the past two years, Dani served as a Shaliach at the Beth T’filoh School and Congregation in Baltimore, Maryland.

Shoshi Idan, Deputy Director

Shoshi is a lifelong member of the Reali School community, as a student, teacher, principal and Director of Pedagogy. Originally born in Haifa, she raised her children and grandchildren in the city. Shoshi also established an Israeli, Hebrew-speaking school in the former Soviet Union for Israeli officials’ children and is currently serving as the Chair of Beit Ruth, a local learning center. She is also the Chair of a non-profit organization assisting the Ethiopian community in the Haifa area. Shoshi was part of the original think tank that created Hadarim.

Collaborations:

We are proud to collaborate with many organizations, groups and communities that support and promote Jewish Israeli culture including:

Haifa Municipality

Haifa University

Israeli Ministry of Education

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Agnon House, Jerusalem

Tzofim – The Israeli Scouts Movement, Haifa branch

Hebrew Writers Association in Israel, Haifa branch

Association of Journalists of Haifa and the North

Israeli Association of Illustrators