Barbara Lerman-Golomb

Barbara Lerman-Golomb (Director of Education and Outreach) is the former executive director of the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL). She trained as a Teva Learning Center experiential, environmental educator in 2000 which inspired her to create WOW (Wonders of the World) eco-focused workshops for children, earning her the name Barbara WOW. For over 15 years, Barbara has been addressing groups on the connection between Judaism and the environment. Specifically, she has been working to bring about awareness of global climate change and helping to “green” communities as a way to address this issue.Barbara originated the 2006 nationwide climate change action campaign, “How Many Jews Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?” to promote the use of energy-efficient compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and was featured in Lilith Magazine as an “Eco-Revolutionary” in their Fall, 2007 issue. She is an author, scriptwriter, and designer of a wide variety of educational materials for the leading publishing and edutainment companies. Barbara received a degree in Film/Television/Theatre from New York University and at 19 years old, made a public service film on the dangers of nuclear power. She began in the for-profit sector working for Nickelodeon, MTV, and the Movie Channel, but early on made the choice to focus her efforts on education, community service, and social justice. Barbara was a coordinator for the Million Mom March advocating for gun safety legislation and a former board member of the inter-religious environmental organization GreenFaith. She serves on the Hazon Board, the Union for Reform Judaism’s Commission on Social Action and Northeast Camp Commission.

Barbara lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Johnny Golomb, and two amazing daughters, Joie and Sophie.

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