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Bernard Hailperin
Bernard David Hailperin was born and raised in New Jersey. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa where he and majored in English, Drama and Creative Writing.
During his career, Bernard taugh...view moreBernard David Hailperin was born and raised in New Jersey. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa where he and majored in English, Drama and Creative Writing.
During his career, Bernard taught English Literature, Drama and Speech at Parsippany Hills High School in New Jersey. As Director of the Forensics debate program at the high school. in 1982, he was awarded the Coach of the Year Award in Forensics by the University of Pennsylvania. He also received a Presidential Citation from former President Richard Nixon for Excellence in Environmental Protection.
Bernard’s teaching career actively involved him as Title 1 Coordinator for New Jersey Public Schools. He successfully published a book on Title 1 programs and was cited by former Congressman, Peter Rodino, in the Congressional Record for his efforts. He has published articles in New Jersey Schoolmaster and several poems in the National Library of Poetry. Bernard has been an evaluator for the Paper Mill Playhouse of New Jersey and has strongly promoted and selected each year’s “Rising Star. Many of the New Jersey “Rising Stars” have gone on to perform on Broadway.
Bernard served in Italy during WORLD WAR 11, leaving him with many memories of orphaned children in Naples. He wrote “Children of Vesuvius” because he could not forget what he experienced and the novel is a tribute to those children.
When Bernard is not writing, he is sharing his lifetime of travel experiences with senior complexes and nursing homes. . He currently resides in New Jersey with his wife, Sheila, and has a second novel in progress.view less