My Illegal Immigration to Palestine

Genia Kutner

Genia Kutner was born in Poland. She, her brother, and parents are Holocaust survivors. After the war the family left for Palestine, where Genia served in the Israeli Army. She received her Teacher's Diploma in New York and taught in the Solomon Schechter School in Queens. She continued to teach after moving to Florida. Genia was the President of Sisterhood of the Utopia Jewish Center, NY and the chairmen of the Holocaust Commemoration Committee at Temple Emeth, FL. For her dedication to teaching and to Jewish community service Genia has received numerous awards and honors, including the Best Teacher of the Year, the Shem Tov and the Kehila Service awards. Genia has two children with her husband Benjamin Kutner.