Ron Koas
Ron Koas (Hebrew: רון קואס) is an Israeli-born educator, news-writer, reporter, actor, and children's book writer.
Biography
Koas was born in Ramat Gan, Israel in 1961 and, after serving as Captain in the Israeli Defence Forces, studied at the prestigious Beit Tzvi Theatre Academy before deciding to enter the field of education. He received his Bachelor's degree in Education from Levinsky Teachers College and his Master’s degree in Educational Administration from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Ron taught history, geography and Israel studies to middle schoolers and high schoolers, and was a member of the senior administration of Rothberg High School in Ramat Hasharon.
In 1999, Koas was selected to represent Israel for the Progressive Zionist Movement in Melbourne, Australia, where he was involved in the synagogue, school, and youth group communities. Following his three-year term in Australia, Koas moved to the United States in 2002, serving as the Director of Education at the Park Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan. He simultaneously served as Editor-in-Chief of the Hebrew-language newspaper supplement "Here and There" (Hebrew: שם-פה), and made guest appearances on the Israeli "Voice of the Heart" (Hebrew: קול-הלב) radio-broadcast talk show.
In 2011, Koas was appointed Head of School of the Syracuse Hebrew Day School, a Jewish community day school in central New York, and in 2012 began working at the North Shore Jewish Center and South Huntington Jewish Center in order to be closer to his family.
Koas is married to Miriam Eckstein-Koas, a special education teacher and adjunct professor at Touro College. Together they have three children: Daniel, an undergraduate at Brandeis University, Yair, 15, and Talia, 6. The Koas family resides in Huntington, New York on Long Island.
Books
Koas released a book entitled "Here and There" (Hebrew: שם-פה), which was a compilation of specific award-winning articles. In 2012, He released a commercially-successful book in Israel titled Daddy You are Mixed-Up. Hebrew: (אבא אתה מבולבל). He is now working on his next children's novel.