Debra Polsky, Executive Director of the Dallas Jewish Historical Society, was born in New York in 1954 and moved with her family to Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the age of two. Debra moved to Dallas in 1989 for a job with B’nai Brith Youth Organization. Since then, she has profoundly influenced Jewish life in Dallas through her work with many different organizations.
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Beverley Katz was born in 1950 in South Africa. Beverley moved to Dallas in 1986, where she was an involved Jewish community member, before she and her family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1998.
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Rabbi Howard Wolk was born in 1952 in the Bronx and grew up in Queens, NY. His father, a cantor, was born in Poland and came over with his parents and siblings, while Rabbi Wolk’s mother was born in Berlin and came to America with her parents and sister before the war. Rabbi Wolk moved with his family to Dallas, where he first became the founding Rabbi of Congregation Shaare Tefilla. He always has been and continues to be a strong role model and active leader within Dallas’s Jewish community and with many organizations, including Jewish Family Service and the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas. As proud parents of six children, Rabbi Wolk and his wife, Annette, have had a great impact on the community and have taught many.
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Jo Reingold was born in Dallas, Texas, and has been a highly active member of the Dallas Jewish community, with many leadership roles in various organizations. From a very young age, she has valued community service.
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Janine Pulman was born in 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri. She has worked in many capacities to improve and build up the Dallas Jewish community, in which she is an active member and supporter.
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Charles Pulman was born in 1950 in San Antonio and moved to Dallas in 1977. He has been a crucially involved member and supporter of the Dallas Jewish community.
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