After detour, psychologist returns to community work.FOR Beryl Geber, who recently joined the Jewish Federation A Jewish Federation is a confederation of various Jewish social agencies, volunteer programs, educational bodies, and related organizations, found within most cities in North America that host a viable Jewish community. of Greater Los Angeles, the direction of a life steeped in philanthropic work, cultural studies and activism was set at a young age. After graduating from the University of Cape Town “UCT” redirects here. For other uses, see UCT (disambiguation). in her native South Africa with degrees in psychology and social anthropology, Geber fled with her family to England in the late 1960s to protest apartheid. She received a Ph.D. in black education in 1972 from the London School of Economics The School is a member of the Russell Group, the European University Association, Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Community of European Management Schools and International Companies, The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs as well as the Golden , and then became a professor of social psychology at the school. In 1979, Geber and her husband moved to Los Angeles for a sabbatical and never left. She went from teaching as a visiting professor of psychology at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX to coordinating foreign student exchange as the London School's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. dean. Then she began working in real estate development. While her husband led land acquisition and development of large residential projects, Geber managed the projects' community relations and human resources. "I believe the physical attributes of a community influence how the community functions," Geber said. "I'm absolutely committed to the concept of building community." In her new role as associate executive vice president for policy development at the Jewish Federation, Geber will assess the needs of the 18 Jewish aid agencies in L.A. County and help allocate the $45 million the Federation raised last year. It funds programs ranging from medical care to HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome assistance and addiction treatment, as well as early childhood education. Geber will also deal with overseas programs, such as one that provides mentors for Israeli filmmakers. Geber is a widow. She has four children and 11 grandchildren. |
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