Meet the Family

Mrs. Adler was born and raised in Antwerp, Belgium, where she graduated with a teaching diploma. After marrying, she settled in Switzerland, and is deeply grateful for the opportunity to teach at Bais Yaakov Machon Chen since its inception.

Mrs. Beck, born and raised in Vienna, studied in the Bais Yaakov system for ten years, followed by two years at Gateshead Seminary, England. Subsequently, she taught at Bais Yaakov of Vienna and took educational courses in reading, concentrating on focusing issues, particularly for children with ADHD/ADD. She lived in Israel before moving to Zurich, Switzerland. Mrs. Beck has been teaching Jewish History at B.Y. Machon Chen since 2022.

Mrs. Benet grew up in Antwerp, Belgium and attended Jesodei Hatorah Beis Jakov. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Vives University in Kortrijk, Belgium. She majored in teaching maths and English on the high school / secondary level. Mrs. Benet has many years teaching experience at the elementary and secondary levels in Belgium and Switzerland. She has lived in Zurich, Switzerland since 2016 and joined the Machon Chen staff in 2023.

Rabbi Brunschwig was born and raised in Basel, where he attended the local Jewish schools. He continued his Talmudic studies in Yeshivas Shaarei Torah (Manchester), Yeshivas Yad Aharon and Yeshivas Mir (Yerushalayim). He studied at a Halacha Kollel in Ramot and completed a Chinuch course at Torah Education Institute (New York). Returning to Basel and joining the Kollel there, he also started to teach the local Mittelschule. His teaching experience includes boys and girls, different age groups, and covers a wide spectrum of Jewish subjects. He joined the Machon Chen staff in 2023.

Mrs. Diamant, a Basel resident, was born in Switzerland and lived in Israel for many years, where she qualified as a language teacher. She taught in the Basel Jewish day school and joined B.Y. Machon Chen in 2020 as a Hebrew language teacher.

Mrs. Direnfeld was raised in Zurich and graduated from Manchester Seminary. She has been teaching at the boys’ elementary school for over fifteen years and joined B.Y. Machon Chen in 2017.

Rabbi Dzialoszynski grew up in Switzerland and attended the Luzern Yeshivah, as well as other yeshivos and kollelim in Eretz Yisrael. He later returned to Switzerland, and is a prominent member and experienced teacher in the Basel community. He has been part of the B.Y. Machon Chen staff since 2007.

Mrs. Eiger, born and educated in Switzerland, attended the Aix-les-Bains seminary, followed by a year at BJJ Seminary in Yerushalayim. She has over twenty years of experience in classroom teaching, including mentorship and leadership positions. Mrs. Eiger speaks six languages: German, French, English, Hebrew, Yiddish, and Italian. She has been the dynamic head of the extracurricular department at B.Y. Machon Chen since 2006.

Mrs. Elefant, a Swiss native, is a graduate of Gateshead Seminary. She has been active for many years in the N’shei Agudas Achim Zurich. She gives private German language lessons at B.Y. Machon Chen.

Mrs. Fein grew up in Antwerp, Belgium, and studied at Gateshead Seminary. She lived in Yerushalayim as a newlywed and subsequently moved to Zurich in 2009. She thrives on creativity and is grateful for the opportunity to work in the extracurricular department at B.Y. Machon Chen.

Mrs. Fischer, a native of Antwerp, graduated from Gateshead Seminary and has been teaching at B.Y. Machon Chen since its inception. She has a Master’s degree in Education, English Literature, and Linguistics from the University of Zurich.

Mrs. Fux, a German native, graduated with a degree in Germanistics, Pedagogy, and Psychology. She has been teaching for over thirty years, specializing in Business German and correspondence. She is on the VSH  Board of Directors in the German department and joined B.Y. Machon Chen in 2018.

Mrs. Glass was raised in New York, and continued her studies in seminary in Basel, Luzern, and London. She began her teaching career at the age of seventeen, and has been teaching ever since. She specializes in teaching English as a second language and preparing her students for the Cambridge English Language exams. She joined B.Y. Machon Chen in 2015.

Born and educated in Chicago, Mrs. Goldenberg studied at BJJ Seminary, Yerushalayim. She has lived in New York, Yerushalayim, and Zurich. She is the grateful mother and grandmother of a large, beautiful family. She joined the B.Y. Machon Chen Kodesh staff in 2017.

Miss Grunwald, born in Israel and raised in Switzerland, is a graduate of Machon Chen in Zurich, and attended Bnos Yehudis Seminary in Eretz Yisrael. She graduated with the VSK Höheres Wirtschaftsdiplom, and continued to acquire a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College, USA. She has been a teacher of Bookkeeping at B.Y. Machon Chen since 2021, in addition to teaching Mathematics at the JSZ and working as a Bookkeeper in a private Real Estate firm.

Mrs. Grunwald grew up in London, attended Manchester Seminary, and has been living in Switzerland for seventeen years. She has added her creativity and social competence to the B.Y. Machon Chen G.O. team since 2013.

Miss Grunwald grew up in Zurich and attended Machon Chen before learning at Bnos Yehudis Seminary in Eretz Yisrael. She graduated with the VSH Handelsdiplom and VSK Höhere Wirtschaftsdiplom, as well as diplomas in Advanced Computers, Mathematics, and Languages. Now she is delighted to be back at B.Y. Machon Chen, a place where she gained so much, and has been teaching Tefillah since 2022.

Miss Helman, born and raised in Basel, Switzerland, attended JMS, Basel, and Bais Yaakov Machon Chen, Zurich. After graduating with the VSK Höheres Wirtschaftsdiplom, she attended Maalot Yerushalayim in Israel, where she studied for a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Thomas Edison State University, USA. She is currently working as a computer programmer for Dreyfus Bank in Basel, and we are happy to have had her teach business subjects at B.Y. Machon Chen since 2022.

Mrs. Kenig, a native Israeli, studied Holistic Psychotherapy at the Shai Institute, a college for complementary medicine, recognized by Bar Ilan University in Israel, and practices Holistic Psychotherapy, Diagnostic Counseling, and Emotional Therapy in Switzerland. She joined the B.Y. Machon Chen Staff in 2021.

Mrs. Killer, an Israeli native, trained as a machine designer and worked at KWC in Aargau. She taught Modern Hebrew at the Migros Klubschule for ten years and has taught at B.Y. Machon Chen since 2000. During her years of teaching at the JSZ Zurich, she developed and authored a series of three Hebrew language textbooks and workbooks.

Mrs. Klausner, a Swiss native, attended Bais Chaya Mushka Seminary in Montreal, Canada, which is recognized by the McGill University in Canada. She trained as a Reflex Integration therapist and as a CVS trainer. She has been teaching Jewish children in Montreal, Basel, and Zurich for over twenty years. She joined the B.Y. Machon Chen staff in 2019.

Born and raised in New York, Mrs. Kopelman attended Bais Yaakov High School and Teachers Seminary, later obtaining a B.A. in Education and History. Trained as a computer programmer, she worked at the IBM Research Laboratory in Zurich. She has extensive experience at the high school and seminary levels, having taught many years in the U.S. and Eretz Yisrael. Mrs. Kopelman has been the principal of Bais Yaakov Machon Chen since its inception.

Mrs. Kornfein, a Basel native, graduated from Machon Chen before attending Bnos Chava Seminary in Yerushalayim. She has been teaching advanced computers at B.Y. Machon Chen since 2008. She has been very involved in many extracurricular activities and her creativity enriches the G.O. program.

Mrs. Kostelits grew up in Israel and attended Bais Yaakov Seminary. She taught for thirty years in high schools in Israel and Brazil. She has been teaching Modern Hebrew at B.Y. Machon Chen since 2016.