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In his one-hour interview, Dr. Lewis Bernstein talks about his early interest in teaching children and his education in the United States and Israel. He describes how he landed a job as a research fellow on Sesame Street in 1972, and chronicles the many stages of his career at the Sesame Workshop, from director of research to vice president of global television, to Sesame Street's executive ...
Greenwich, CT 06830. Tickets: $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Register at JCCGreenwich.org or 203-552-1818. Dr. Lewis Bernstein joined Sesame Street in 1972 as Director of Research for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind this beloved Emmy award-winning show. He worked alongside Jim Henson and Jon Stone on a mission to integrate ...
Nov 20, 2015 · Nov. 10, 2015, was the 46th anniversary of the launch of the children's television program "Sesame Street" back in 1969. The Jewish Community's Dr. Lewis Bernstein worked on both the original American version and the Israeli-Palestinian versions of the show for many years. On Nov. 4, the Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco Counties, Florida, ho...
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Dr. Lewis Bernstein has worked for Sesame Workshop in various capacities for over thirty years, beginning as director of research. He currently serves as Executive Vice President of Research and Education. Bernstein was executive producer of Sesame Street from seasons 34 to 36.
As Vice President of Global Productions, Bernstein oversaw and trained production teams for various international versions of Sesame Street. He worked most closely on Shalom Sesame and Sha'ra Simsim, the Israeli/Palestinian co-production. His experiences led to development of the "Global Grover" segments on Sesame Street, and he also served as executive producer for the Berlitz series Sesame English.
The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation interviewed Bernstein in 2004 for the Archive of American Television. The hour-long interview was posted on YouTube in 2009.
•"Sesame Workshop’s Lewis Bernstein Speaks at Shara’a Simsim Launch Event", Sesameworkshop.org press release, includes transcript of Bernstein's speech. November 25, 2008.
Jan 15, 2016 · Creator Joan Ganz Cooney is Jewish and so is Dr. Lewis Bernstein, the Executive Vice President of Research at Sesame Workshop. Bernstein grew up in a Jewish home, attended an Orthodox Jewish ...
Lewis Bernstein is the president of Lewis J. Bernstein and Associates, a company he founded after retiring as executive vice president of Education Research and Outreach at Sesame Workshop. Lewis is a co-founder of SWAN 3G Mentoring, a mental-wellness initiative in which older adults mentor high-school students who are then empowered to mentor ...
