Staff
The Camp Seneca Lake Staff Is:
Irv Bader
Director
In 2010 Irv was elected into the Jewish Basketball Hall of Fame
Irv Bader is the founder and Director of Camp Seneca Lake. He has been a camp Director for over 41 years, and hires all his staff members, and oversees the entire camp operation. He makes sure that all campers’ religious, social and athletic needs are met. Irv has been able to retain key staff members at camp for many years.
Irv is also the Chairman of the Physical Education Department and Athletic Director at Touro College in New York, NY. Prior heading up Touro College’s Athletic Department, he was the Athletic Director at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School in Great Neck, NY and Flatbush Yeshiva in Brooklyn, NY. He was also the Director of Adapted Physical Education for the New York City Department of Education for 28 years and a retired Professor of Physical Education at Brooklyn College for 26 years.
Camp Rabbeim And Chinuch Staff
Jessica and Rabbi Zev Kahane
Jessica and Rabbi Zev Kahane live in Bergenfield, NJ with their daughter Margalit. Jessica, a former camper of Camp Seneca, grew up in the Five Towns, and attended HAFTR and Ba’er Miriam Seminary. Zev grew up in Teaneck and attended TABC and Yeshivat Shaalvim.
The Kahane’s lived in Jerusalem for three years at the Yeshiva University Gruss campus where Zev received his Semicha rabbinic ordination from YU’s RIETS. While living in Israel, Zev taught in Shaalvim for Women, Mevaseret, and Torat Shraga. The Kahane’s moved back to Bergenfield, and now Zev is a rebbe at The Moriah School of Englewood. Zev also works for NCSY and Congregation Ahavath Torah in Englewood. Jessica Kahane works for NCSY, where she is in charge of family engagement in the New Jersey Metro West region. Through their work with NCSY, Jessica and Zev have led humanitarian chessed trips for high school students, to cities all over country, where they volunteered with Habitat for Humanity. Jessica also owns and manages her own jewelry company.
The Kahane’s strive to serve Hashem with happiness and love and they look to spread that happiness and love to their family, friends, and students. They love spending their summers in camp. Rabbi Zev has served as the camp rabbi previously in other camps. They recognize, that in addition to all the fun and great memories, camp provides great opportunities for unique growth and personal development.
Jessica and Zev Kahane are so excited to join the Camp Seneca Family.
Ariel and Channa Shani
OTHER CAMP STAFF
- Ross ZuckermanAssistant director
- Shalom BabayevDivision Head
- Andrew LeibowitzSpecial Activities Coordinator & Mini Camp Director
- Alexis BlattDivision Head
- Karen HershkowitzDivision Head
- Avishag vanaDivision Head
- hannnah LippmanAssistant Division Head
- Zeeva SklarDivision Head
- tamar edellDivision Head
- Amy KalterHead of Summer office
- Eliza DachsInfirmary manager
- Beth PykusAccounts Payable
- Judith RoseHead Nurse
- Aliza DuftlerInfirmary Staff
- Yonit feldermanHead of Pool
- Andrea RandolphHead of Lake
- Jenny GoldsteinAssistant Program Director
- Arup DuttHead Tennis Director
- Irene OkunArts & Crafts
- Yael Rudolphprogram director
- David BenhamuHead Chef
- Hava GreenfestHead Chef special diets/allergy kitchen
- Leslie Ann FromenHead of Baking Program
- Nikki Sulemanoffhead of summer office
- Harry Bernzweigdivision head
- Amanda dryerHead of cooking program
- Tali SeinfeldInfirmary staff
- roi malagenDivision Head
- Emil CoronadoAssistant Division Head, Head of Softball Program
- Robyn DweckDivision Head
- Nechamie GoldbergInfirmary Staff
- Talia RosenInfirmary Staff
- Chad DavisAthletic Director
- Rabbi Boaz TomskyHead of Dining Room, Assistant Chinuch
- Karen ZaltaMini Camp Head Staff
- Laya DanielCo-Head Day Camp
- shachar fruendDivision head
- Asher and nechama krohnchinuch
- Ido suissadivision head
- Odelya suissachinuch
- Larry WingateHead of basketball