About
I was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. My father was from Latvia, and my mom was forced to escape her home in Germany at the outset of World War II. Both were raised in South Africa, where they met and where my brother and I were born before my family immigrated to the United States.
I have been in the field of Early Childhood Education for over 40 years teaching the values and customs of the Jewish people. I also have done extensive outreach to public schools.
I was honored by my community for leadership, including commendations from Mayor Bob Foster, State Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, and Senator Diane Feinstein. I was also invited to sit, along with my Mother, on the floor of the State Assembly during their annual recognition of survivors of the Holocaust. I was honored to be a part of the video that was made and then played during the gathering. I was also asked, following the remembrance ceremony, to sing a prayer of healing at the luncheon for survivors on the lawn of the State Capitol. (See video below; my mom is first, I’m at about 6:13)
My personal credo is “Tolerance begins when ignorance ends,” so I have dedicated my life to teaching this principle and "‘growing good humans.’
The name HaMo’Robyn, under which I record, was given to me by a child who compounded Ha Morah (the teacher), with my name….and it stuck.