School Names New Head

Amy Gold, Associate Head of School at The Rashi School in Dedham, will be the next Head of School at Cohen Hillel Academy, a Jewish day school in Marblehead. The school made the announcement to families of current CHA students this week.

Gold, who is fluent in Hebrew, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in History and French, and earned a Master’s degree in Education from Boston University in Teaching and Curriculum Design. Before assuming her present position at Rashi, she was the grade 3-5 Division Director. Previously, she was a math specialist as well as a third grade teacher.

“We are thrilled that Amy Gold will be our next head of school,” said Jerry Somers, chair of Cohen Hillel Academy’s Committee for Excellence, a group charged with finding a new head of school and, working with outside experts, analyzing the school’s workings in order to develop recommendations for change. “Amy has demonstrated strong leadership in her current position and we are convinced that she has the experience, commitment, energy and vision to fulfill Cohen Hillel’s aspirations for a school of even greater excellence,” he said.

President of the Board Robert Salter concurs. “Amy Gold is the consummate educator,” Salter commented. “We couldn’t be more pleased to welcome her to the Hillel community. She is absolutely the right person for this time in Hillel’s history.”

Gold, a resident of Needham, is married to Fredric Gold, an engineer with Hologic; they have two children, Zachary (12) and Orli (8). Gold is looking forward to her first headship. “I am thrilled to be joining the Cohen Hillel community as their next academic leader,” Gold stated. “I am passionate about Jewish day school education and look forward to helping the school grow and flourish so that it is known as an institution which provides outstanding secular academics while nurturing children and developing their Jewish identity.”

Cohen Hillel Academy, celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, enrolls Jewish students from pluralistic backgrounds and from 23 communities north of Boston.