Boiman, Jackie B.

Jackie Boiman (née Brooks) was born July 21, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Levittown, New York. Her religious connection began in the Levittown Jewish Center Sunday School and under the close relationship she had with her grandmother, who kept kosher and inspired her to do so.

In her early twenties, Boiman worked in data reduction at Grumman Aerospace Corporation and the space program. She was married and had her only child, Andee. After twelve years of marriage, Boiman divorced and relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, where her parents had moved earlier.

In Las Vegas, job opportunities for a single mother were scant. After months of searching, she found her first job as a part time secretary for Temple Beth Sholom. Over the course of the next nearly fifteen years, Boiman would go on to work with almost every congregation and temple in Las Vegas, developing their youth programs and contributing to the growth of each one for 15 years. After a brief retirement, she went back to work as the first administration person for Touro University.