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Ruth P. Schoenberg

Ruth P. Schoenberg is a member of the faculty of Brooklyn College, C.U.N.Y., in the Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science. Formerly an associate editor of the Israel Dance Institute publication Nirkoda, she currently has similar responsibilities with the English language portion of Rokdim/Nirkoda, a project of the Israel Dance Institute in New York City. She is also the co-editor of the Clearinghouse Calendar, Kesher Lemachol, a bi-monthly publication of the Israel Dance Institute. She has participated in various Israeli folk dance activities as a dancer, resource person, teacher, group leader, performer and choreographer. Since 1959 she has been involved with the annual Israeli Dance Festival in New York, serving as archivist for the Fiftieth Anniversary festival program, Horati, in 1998.

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Israeli Folk Dance Pioneers in North America

Dance has been an integral element of the Jewish community since biblical times. An intense desire to share the joy of dance, coupled with a strong identification with both Israel and their Jewish roots, spurred a group of influential women to create a flourishing movement of Israeli folk dance in North America. Today, Israeli folk dance enjoys a wider popularity than ever.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Ruth P. Schoenberg." (Viewed on March 19, 2024) <http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/schoenberg-ruth>.