Spertus Institute Board Chair Dr. Sharon Silverman Featured in Series on Jewish Role Models
Since 2017, San Francisco-based Silver Screen Studios has been making short videos that spotlight seniors with powerful stories to share. Its current series, Sign of the Times, focuses on Jewish activists, age 60+. Among those profiled is Spertus Board Chair Dr. Sharon Silverman. Directed and produced by Silver Screen founder Tiffany Woolf, the series is funded in part by Reboot, an organization that supports the work of creators, artists, and entrepreneurs who explore the Jewish experience. Silverman said that being interviewed made her think about her own life’s path. In her segment, she discusses how her Jewish identity is tied to her passion for teaching. She shares highlights from her career as an academic, including her work at Loyola University Chicago, where she founded the university’s Learning Assistance Center and taught in the School of Education, and her experiences as a Fulbright Senior Scholar at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa and a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Silverman said: “I’ve seized opportunities and grown and developed through them. By sharing my experiences, I hope it inspires others to do the same.” Silverman has brought her considerable energy and expertise to her role as Chair of the Spertus Board of Trustees. At the same time, she has been inspired by the Institute’s signature application of Jewish learning to address pressing issues and to prepare those we serve for our collective future.
View the video at spertus.edu/silverscreen
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