Barbara Mark-Dreyfuss

Biography 06/20/2018

Barbara Mark Dreyfuss

Barbara Mark Dreyfuss has a varied background. Originally from Minneapolis, she worked in retail, became a Registered Radiologic Technologist, taught Sunday School, created Masketeers, a trouping theatre, presenting original plays to elementary schools through NCJW of Minneapolis, worked in community theatre as a makeup artist, assistant director and actor, created the first Minnesota Association of Community Theatres, entered the management world in a large company as the San Francisco Branch Manager, continued her education to become a Personal Financial Advisor. Now retired from the world of finance, she is a Sculptor, Writer, and Professional Public Speaker; and an Arbitrator for FINRA, a dispute resolution company.

Barbara, as a poet and author, has written Kaleidoscope, a book of poetry, Renewal of Body, Renewal of Spirit, A Guide to Health, Hope and Healing; America At Last, A Family’s Journey from Fear to Freedom and Remember Always, Spiritual Poetry. And ”Legacy, an Ethical Will through Life Stories.” She also served as a ghost writer to create a book under the subject’s name. Barbara has donated several of the sculptures she created to fund-raising auctions to benefit Hadassah Hospital’s Mother and Child Pavilion, Scottsdale Symphony, Free Arts for Abused Children, Temple Chai and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.

Barbara is a member AIPAC, and is a board member of the Anti Defamation League and a Life Member of Hadassah. She has served as a board member of Congregation Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California, the Jewish Community Relations Council, Temple Chai Endowment, the Women’s Department of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and was active in Adath Jeshurun Synagogue in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Barbara raised her three children in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, and they now live in various parts of the world with their wonderful spouses and her fourteen fabulous grandchildren and five adorable great grandchildren. Barbara moved from Los Angeles to establish her home in Scottsdale in 1994. When Barbara has spare time, and is not visiting her children, she spends it playing bridge, reading, cooking and doing much more writing.