Background
Paiss, Doris Bell was born on November 19, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Simon and Sarah (Freedman) Cohen.
Paiss, Doris Bell was born on November 19, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Simon and Sarah (Freedman) Cohen.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Barnard College, 1954. Postgraduate, Los Angeles City College, 1962—1963. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy of Ancient Civilizations, Columbia University, 1976. Degree in Geriatrics in Abnormal Psychology, 1978.
Active Jewish education, 1963—1986. Educational director M.D. Hoffman Regional Hebrew High School, Philadelphia, 1973—1983. Coordinator Daroff Campus of Senior Adult Studies, Raymond and Miriam Klein Branch Jewish Community Center, 1982—1985.
Faculty Daroff Campus Adult Studies, 1978—1985. Consultant Life Care and Retirement, 1985—1997. Designing support and educational programs for stress related memory loss.
Lecturer on stress, memory, time management, development human potential, Philadelphia, 1976—1997. Guest lecturer Columbia University, University Wisconsin, University California, Santa Barbara, Oberlin College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, University Tampa, Coalition for Jewish Education. Writers' conferences, community service organizations, industrial seminars.
Member faculty Institute Awareness, 1980—1983, Satinsky Institute for Blind, 1980—1985. Free-lance writer and producer commercial, industrial and educational films, 1950—1970.
Member of faculty Institute Awareness, 1980-1983, Satinsky Institute for Blind, 1980-1985. Member National Association for Female Executives, American Film Institute.
Married Lee Paiss, July 26, 1953. Children: Jana, Michael.