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Philip J. Schlossberg

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Born in Summit, NJ on the 11th of Adar 5725 and Raised in Wayne, NJ.

Schooling: I went to the Preakness Elementary School, followed by the Schulyer-Colfax Junior High School, after which I attended the Frisch Yeshiva of Paramus (1979 - 1981) for 2 years before transferring back to public High School (Wayne Valley High School 1981 - 1983).

My Religious Education: Starting out in at the Wayne Conservative Congregation Hebrew School (1973 - 1978) followed by the Confirmation Class (1978 - 1981) and in High School I attended the Regional Hebrew High School (Sundays, 1978 - 1983)

During my summers I attended Summer Camp. First I went to local day camps and then when I was all of 9 years old I went to sleep away camp for the first time. First Camp Cejwin (1974, 1975), then a Hadassah sponsored camps - Camp Young Judaea – Sprout Lake (Camper: 1976, 1977, 1978; Staff 1983) and Camp Tel Yehudah (1979, 1980). I went to Israel with Young Judaea on Hadracha in Israel (1981) and after High School before I started college I went on Young Judaea Year Course (1983 - 1984).

My education after High School was at Hofstra University, Hempstead, Long Island (1984 - 1988) where I got my BA: Liberal Arts. After a few years off I went back to school and received my Master’s of Social Work from Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work (1990 - 1992).

Throughout The Years I have lived in many places. Here is a sample: Wayne, NJ 1965 - 1983; Israel 1983 - 1984; Hempstead, NY 1984 - 1987; Flushing, NY 1988 - 1990; Lynbrook, NY 1990; Valley Stream, NY 1990 - 1991; Silver Spring, MD 1991 -1994; West Orange, NJ 1994 (October); Edison, NJ 1994 - 1996 (2 apartments); Athens, GA 1996 – 2002; House in Athens 2002-2004; W. Lafayette, IN 2004 - Present.

Work History:

Llanfair House Nursing Home  1981

Lakeview Convalescent Center 1982 - 1983

Camp Young Judaea - Sprout Lake 1983

Temple Or-Elohim (Hebrew School)  1988 - 1989

Temple Beth David (Hebrew School)  1988 - 1989

Encyclopedia Britannica Summer 1989

B’nai B’rith Hillel/JACY

Hofstra University - DSA  1989 - 1991

C.W. Post/LIU – Program Director  1989 – 1991

Young Judaea 1991 - 1996

Seaboard (G’lil Yam) Regional Director 1991 - 1994

New Jersey (Ganei Yehudah) Regional Director  1994 - 1996

Camp Judaea, Hendersonville, NC 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 - summers

NY Trip Coordinator  1992 (assistant), 1993, 1997, 1998

DC Trip Coordinator  1997, 1998

ACA Coordinator  1994, 2000, 2003

Atlanta YAD: The Jewish Young Adult Agency

University of Georgia Hillel 1996 – 2002

Hillels of Georgia

University of Georgia Hillel 2002 – 2004

Camp Tel Yehudah, Barryville, NY

ACA Reaccredidation Coordinator  2004

Purdue Hillel Foundation

Purdue University  2004 - Present

Other Information:

Marital Status: Single

Favorite Drinks: Diet Coke, Vodka, Single Malt Scotch, RCL Shooters

Favorite Color: Blue, Red & Black - it’s a Georgia thing, Black & Gold – it’s a Purdue thing

Favorite Teams: New York Mets, New York Jets, New York Giants, New Jersey Devils, New Jersey Nets, Hofstra University Flying Dutchmen, Georgia Bulldogs, Purdue Biolermakers

Favorite Movies: Rock n’ Roll High School, Young Frankenstein, Hold That Ghost, Cast A Giant Shadow, All 5 Star Wars Movies, All Abbott and Costello and Marx Brothers Movies

Favorite TV Shows: Current: CSI, CSI Miami, CSI NY, L & O SVU, L & O, ER, Without a Trace, NCIS, Numb3rs, Las Vegas -– Old: West Wing, NYPD Blue -- All Time: M*A*S*H

Favorite Cartoons: Warner Brothers (Bugs Bunny, Pinky and the Brain, etc.) SpongeBob Squarepants

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