Miriam

Miriam has been a polyglot since she was an infant. She attended a Hebrew school from the age of four, her nuclear family spoke in Spanish, her mother and grandmother spoke to her in Yiddish, and her other grandmother in German. But four languages were not enough for young Miriam, so she learned English throughout her school years, and once her brother moved to Paris, she also developed a strong understanding of French from her many visits. It should come as no surprise, then, that Miriam pursued a career as a language trainer. She certified as a Hebrew teacher in 1976, in Rosario, Argentina, where she still lives today. In 1978, Miriam started teaching in the same school in which she qualified, and she would continue teaching students of all ages, from kindergarten to adults, in schools until 2005. Since 1996, she has taught one-on-one Hebrew classes, tutoring over 120 private students, in addition to her many online clients with Language Trainers. Miriam is, therefore, an expert at both managing individuals’ learning needs in her group lessons, and teaching students via virtual classrooms. Former private students of hers include learners who went on to study at Harvard and the University of Seattle. Her primary reason for teaching Hebrew to students around the world, who include film actors and Israeli migrants, is to help people. This passion was further demonstrated in 2004, when Miriam went back to school to study social psychology, later graduating with a Bachelor’s in Clinical Psychology in 2019. She describes her greatest love as being her ability to share her life and experiences with her language students and clinical patients. Although born in Argentina, Miriam spent five years living in a kibbutz in Israel, where had the first of her three children. So, besides her over 40 years’ experience working in Hebrew schools and studying the language in Israeli institutions, Miriam’s understanding of the language’s culture comes from her own lived experiences, and her knowledge is second to none. Students enrolled on this course can expect lessons to prioritize the development of their conversational Hebrew. This is because Miriam loves to engage students in whatever topics interest them. And don’t worry if you are not sure what you want to talk about. She is just as thrilled to teach Hebrew vocabulary and phrases across the wide range of subjects that inspire her: from travel and linguistics to people and family. In particular, she loves to share stories about the fun she has with her two young granddaughters.