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Global Judaism
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Honors Abound
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Blending Soccer and
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Donor Profile
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Academy Awarded Green
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Where Are They Now?
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Focus on the Faculty
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Teachers "Do the Math"
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An Open Book
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We Shall Not Forget
Fall 2013 / 5774 ‫סתו‬, Volume 10, Issue 2
American Hebrew Academy’s Newsletter
Academy Thrives With Record Enrollment
Enrollment at the Academy
has again reached record
levels following several years
of relatively flat growth after
the worldwide recession in
2009. During that period,
many schools retreated and
hunkered down hoping for
more prosperous times ahead,
but the Academy “sharpened
its pencil” and charted a
course for growth that it felt
certain could be achieved as
the economy improved. While
budget cutting was inevitable
and enrollment at Jewish
schools declined worldwide,
the Academy continued to
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commit resources and energy
to growing enrollment and
today we are happy to enjoy
the fruits of our labor.
Overall enrollment at the
Academy has grown 6.5%
over last year and international
enrollment has grown 5%.
International growth has also
reached a record high with
27% of the student body
now coming to the Academy
from abroad. The surge
in international enrollment
over the past four years
has benefitted the Academy
tremendously by expanding
the diversity of the student
body. Enhancing students’
educational
experiences
through their learning of
international cultures and the
multiplicity of worldwide Jewish
customs and practices that
they would otherwise likely
never have the opportunity to
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The Union of Jewish Congregations of Latin
America and the Caribbean Endorses Academy
The
American
Hebrew
Academy, the only international
co-ed Jewish college prep
boarding school in North
America, has earned the
coveted endorsement of the
Union of Jewish Congregations
of Latin America and the
Caribbean (UJCL).
The endorsement of AHA
follows an extensive evaluation
by UJCL board members and
officers, including a site visit
to the Academy’s spectacular
100-acre campus last winter. In
announcing the important news,
Glenn Drew, AHA Executive
Director, stated, “The Academy
is proud to have welcomed
international students from
28 countries, including
many from member
communities of the
UJCL.
The UJCL’s
endorsement
is
recognition
of
the
Academy’s leadership
as
an
international
school for Jewish teenagers.
It is a desired destination for
families who seek a unique
educational opportunity for their
children that is unrivaled by any
other Jewish high school.”
the United States shaping
the school in profound ways.
“Educating Jewish teenagers
to become world leaders is the
foundation upon which AHA was
built. Our international student
body fosters the educational
International students can process in a multitude of ways,”
attend AHA from one to four added Mr. Drew.
years and enroll in a post high The endorsement of AHA
school graduate program. by the UJCL is a significant
Twenty-seven
percent
of step in furthering the Jewish
students come from outside education of teenagers in Latin
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Global Judaism
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American Hebrew Academy
Governance
Founder
Chico Sabbah, z’’l
1929-2006
Dear Academy Community,
often disconnected from one
another and combative. Today
we face modern day struggles
of survival and we have created
new means to overcome them.
The American Hebrew Academy
is winning this battle through
educational innovation that
meets the needs of 21st century
Jewish families.
As an international boarding
school, the American Hebrew
Leeor Sabbah, Chair
Academy has succeeded in
New York, New York
bringing Jewish youth together
Glenn Drew, Executive Director
from around the world in ways
Greensboro, North Carolina
never before imagined, let
Marsha Cohen
alone attempted. As a result,
Washington, DC
families have become even
Joel Fleishman
more engaged and connected
Durham, North Carolina
through their childrens’ Jewish
Douglas Greene
Potomac, Maryland
experiences. Most Academy
Larry Heyman
parents will share that their
New York, New York
own lives have been enriched
Bonnie Lipton
Jewishly in ways they could have
Chicago, Illinois
never imagined by witnessing
Jehuda Reinharz, Ph.D.
their own children thriving at
Waltham, Massachusetts
the Academy. Technology plays
Scott Shay
The Wandering Jew is a a critical role in this important
New York, New York
figure from medieval Christian process.
Michael Steinhardt
mythology
whose
legend Imagine sending your child off
New York, New York
began to spread in Europe to the world’s oldest known
Abe D. Tawil, MBA, MA, MD, JD
in the 13th century. No doubt boarding school, Eton College,
New York, New York
we are a nomadic people. In back in 1440. Founded by King
Joseph Weilgus
ancient times we were tribal, Henry VI, your son would arrive
New York, New York
at Eton by horseback or boat in
Academic Advisory Board
Board of Trustees
Joel Fleishman, Co-Chair
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Lee Shulman, Co-Chair
Stanford University
Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching
Stanford, California
Sharon Feiman-Nemser
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
Rabbi Daniel Gordis, Ph.D.
Shalem Foundation
Jerusalem, Israel
Christoph Guttentag
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina
Anthony S. Kandel, Ph.D.
Over the years I have lost count
of the number of people I have
met in my travels who have told
me Jewish families will not permit
their children to leave home to
attend a boarding school, be
they children from the United
States or from abroad. This year,
the Academy has announced
record enrollment in terms of the
total number of students now
attending the Academy and the
number of international students
who have joined us from around
the globe. It seems we really are
“wandering Jews!”
the summer and you would likely
never see him until the following
spring. Today, Academy parents
speak to their children by cell
phone at least once a day
and many are using Skype or
FaceTime to see one another
from afar. The Academy regularly
webcasts campus events so
parents half way around the
world can enjoy their children
participating in a theatrical
performance or a sporting event.
And teleconferencing with your
child’s teacher has never been
easier. Gone are the days of
visiting teachers at the annual
“open house.”
Some
have
called
the
Academy’s founding and growth
revolutionary.
Our
people
have evolved throughout the
centuries often by choice and
more often out of necessity.
But what has transcended
thousands of years, millions of
miles, territorial boundaries and
community infighting has been
the universal understanding that
Jewish education must serve
as the foundation for future
generations. While the means
by which Jewish education is
delivered may change over time,
our values remain sacrosanct.
The American Hebrew Academy
has changed the face of Jewish
education forever. By design, it
has brought together Jews of all
backgrounds and from around
the world to build a community
that shares the common bond of
pride in oneself and respect for
all Jews.
Attention global Jewish citizens
of the world. Unite! At the
American Hebrew Academy.
B’Shalom,
Hilton Head, South Carolina
Ira M. Miller
Ramaz School
New York, New York
Samuel S. Wineburg, Ph.D.
Stanford University
Stanford, California
Glenn A. Drew
Executive Director
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Volume 10, Issue 2
National Merit and A.P. Honors Abound for Academy Students
Academy
students
have
once again been awarded
numerous honors for their
outstanding
academic
achievements over the past
year. Senior, Alex Milder, has
been named a 2014 National
Merit
Scholarship
semifinalist. The National Merit
Scholarship competition is
one of the most prestigious
scholarship programs for high
school students in the United
States. Alex is among less
than 1% of the 1.5 million
students
competing
who
qualified as a semi-finalist. He
will now continue to compete
for total scholarship prizes of
thirty-five million dollars.
Academy
seniors
Jemma
performance.
A.P. Scholar with Distinction,
the highest of all A.P. honors
were awarded to Matthew
Goldkind and Micaela Naibryf
scoring a 3.5 or higher on five
or more exams.
Marcus-Shi,
Max
Nemhauser
and
Meir
O’Brien have been named
Commended
Scholars
in
the
National
Merit
Scholarship
competition.
All of these students have
shown exceptional academic
performance on the College
Board PSAT examination
and we wish them continued
success with their college
admissions.
Academy
students
performed
exceptionally
well on the College Board
A.P. (Advanced Placement)
examinations with 80% of
students scoring a 3.0 or
higher as required to receive
advanced
college
credit.
Nationally, only 58% of
students taking the annual
A.P. examinations score a 3.0
or higher.
A.P. Scholars with Honor
for scoring 3.25 on four or
more exams were awarded
to Brianna Shporer, Daniel
Levitin and Shana Iden.
A.P. Scholar designation
for scoring 3.25 or higher on
three or more exams went to
Abby Kaplan, Alyssa Bruell,
Shira Chandler, Ma’ayan
Levy, Brooklyn Michalowicz
Eleven
students
were and Jonah Spear who scored
bestowed with special honors a perfect 5.0 on three exams.
also for their A.P. exam outstanding
Academy's Record Enrollment continued
explore, has served to attract distinguish itself among all
even more students.
other Jewish high schools
Domestically,
the
unique in the United States. The
international
model
the Academy offers not only
Academy has created has a boarding experience to
enabled the Academy to truly cultivate independence and
college prep but also provides
UJCL Endorses Academy continued
America and the Caribbean.
Representing the Jewish
communities
of
Aruba,
Bahamas, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Curacao, El
Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica,
Mexico,
Panama
and
Suriname, the UJCL strives
to preserve the continuity
of Judaism throughout the
region by serving as an
advocate and resource for
small Jewish communities
that would otherwise be
isolated. With only a limited
number of local Jewish
educational institutions, these
communities face serious
challenges to survival. The
UJCL focuses its efforts on the
education of its youth through
the incredible richness of
an international atmosphere
unmatched by any other
Jewish high school. During
the 2013-2014 academic
year, the Academy will focus
on growing the student body
domestically and abroad so
that it can continue to offer
innovative curriculum and
state of the art facilities to an
even larger number of Jewish
youth from around the world.
Jewish identity, heritage and stay connected makes AHA
culture.
a very viable resource for our
Commenting
on
the children and enables them
announcement,
UJCL to gain Jewish educational
otherwise
President, Ricardo Stanley opportunities
unavailable.
They
will
benefit
of El Salvador noted, “The
tremendously
while
living
and
American Hebrew Academy is
learning
with
Jewish
youth
a model for Jewish education
in the 21st century. The ease from around the world and
at which we can travel and from communities big and
small.”
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Photos of Our Academy Juniors Currently Living and Studying in
Israel at the Alexander Muss High School
Sarah Ripps and Cheyenne Alia pose for a
picture on their descent from Masada
After studying about Roman society in ancient Judea,
students dressed up in their very own Roman togas!
Students
on a tour of
Jerusalem’s
Hezekiah’s
Tunnels, which
saved the
city during
an Assyrian
invasion.
Fall 2013 / 5774 ‫סתו‬
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Event a Perfect Blend of Soccer and Growth
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by Henry Molski, Special to the News & Record
team, worked with the Special
Olympics group through his
time at the American Hebrew
GREENSBORO — Green Academy.
shorts, neon yellow and “I really enjoy seeing the
orange cleats, high white interaction between the girls
socks and a jersey two sizes and the players,” Furlough
too big. This is the outfit said. “The emotion that comes
Bryan Hyatt picked out for with these events is truly
his Tuesday soccer practice. positive, and it can really be
Bryan was so excited that it something to learn from.”
had been on the floor of his The
Greensboro
United
room since Sunday.
girls spent their Tuesday
“We were worried today
when his teacher called from
school and said Bryan wasn’t
feeling well,” said Kathy Hyatt,
Bryan’s mother. “But I knew
how bad he wanted to play.”
evening not only teaching
the young kids but learning
as well. While it was a firsttime experience for many
of the girls, John Furlough’s
daughter, Samantha, has
Tuesday nights are always been enjoying these
one of the best moments of events for several
Bryan’s week. When Tuesday years.
comes around it means that “This is really, really
his Special Olympics soccer fun,” said Samantha,
team gets to take the field at 14. “Coming out here
Greensboro College and play just puts a smile on
with the school teams.
your face.”
As it turned out, Bryan was
feeling fine by the time
practice started and before
long he and all of his friends
were laughing and playing
along.
This week was momentous
for the Special Olympic
Bobcats and Titans teams as
the U-15 Greensboro United
girls soccer team also came
to lend a helping hand.
The idea to get the young
high school girls involved
started when John Furlough,
whose daughter plays on the
Greensboro College player Liam Buckley congratulates
Titans team member A.J. Spaeth.
(Jerry Wolford, News & Record)
10 minutes, you would
have never known
which ones those
were. The genuine
smiles I saw on their
faces are what this is
all about.”
Greensboro College’s
Project Unify has
worked hard over the past
few years to create this
bond between players and
the community. John Trice,
the athletics director at
Greensboro College, sees this
as a wonderful opportunity for
the kids.
Samantha has had the
chance to make friends with a
few of the Special Olympics
players over the past couple of
years and is always excited to
see her friend Bryan, among
others. However, she did say
some of her friends were a bit
nervous before making their
way out to the field.
“It’s the perfect blend of
This doubt wouldn’t last long. practice and growing,” Trice
said. “Our kids benefit greatly
“There were a few girls that
from this and learn more about
weren’t too sure what they
the sport’s true passion.”
were doing here tonight,”
said Michael Thorn, the head The connections that are
coach for United. “But within made are also memories that
last. When Kathy Hyatt reflects
on the program she doesn’t
think about Bryan on the field.
Instead, she thinks about him
at school or bumping into old
friends in the supermarket.
“It makes Bryan have a sense
of belonging,” she said. “He
remembers these people, and
they remember him. He’s a
part of this world, too.”
Editor’s Note: This article
is being reprinted because
Special Olympics, while it
is so important to all of us,
it is especially meaningful
to the students, faculty and
staff at the American Hebrew
Academy as we host the Triad
Special Olympics annually
on the Academy Campus.
John Furlough is the Facilities
Director at the American
Hebrew Academy.
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Donor Profile: Harold Lindenthal
Background
Harold Lindenthal attributes
his proud Jewish identity
and love of Yiddishkeit to
his extraordinary Jerusalem
born mother and his father, a
beloved rabbi.
Chance Encounter #1
After college in Connecticut,
Harold moved to California
and graduated from law
school.
In a fortunate
chance encounter, he had
the opportunity to meet and
work with Seymour Fromer
at the Magnes Museum
in Berkeley, an institution
devoted to Jewish art and
western Jewish history. In
Harold’s estimation, Seymour
was “the greatest Jewish
communal worker of the 20th
century.” Under Fromer’s
guidance, the first Jewish
Film Festival was held in San
Francisco, the 4,000 adult
student Lerhaus Judaica was
formed and the Yiddish Book
Center was started which
ultimately won its director
a MacArthur Award.
The
Magnes was a creative home
for Jewish artists, musicians,
calligraphers,
filmmakers,
writers and dreamers.
investment in Israel. He
subsequently
transitioned
into a career in investment
banking.
Chance Encounter #2
Another fortunate chance
encounter occurred several
months ago while waiting to
board a flight from New York
to North Carolina where he
now lives with his wife, Helen.
Small talk with an unknown
gentleman standing in line
evolved into an engrossing
conversation
with
Glenn
Drew, the American Hebrew
Academy’s
Executive
Director. A subsequent trip
to the school a few days later
While living in the San was, in Harold’s words, “an
Francisco Bay Area, Harold astonishing experience.”
was the campaign director
for the Jewish Federation and “The exquisite beauty of
then became vice president the grounds, the Jerusalem
buildings,
the
of AMPAL, a subsidiary of stone-clad
classrooms,
labs
and
athletic
Bank Hapoalim, where he and
his team raised hundreds of facilities…everything is so
millions of dollars for private well thought out. The intensity
of instruction between student
and teacher, the happiness
on the faces of the students;
I have never seen anything
like that in the Jewish world,"
said Harold. “The American
Hebrew Academy is the most
fertile incubator for Jewish
creativity that I have witnessed
since my experience at the
Magnes Museum in the
1970’s.”
Harold
continued,
“AHA
combines
the
academic
excellence of a fine New
England boarding school with
the joy of Jewish summer
camp. These kids, coming
from all over the U.S. and
28 foreign countries, are
getting into the best colleges,
receiving a very rich Jewish
education, and having a whole
lot of fun.”
Since his initial campus visit,
Harold has become a donor,
a frequent visitor, and assists
with various AHA programs.
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Academy Awarded the Green Ribbon by Department of Education
Did you know that the
American Hebrew Academy
has been awarded the Green
Ribbon by the United States
Department of Education?
energy
consumption
by
approximately 40%.
The
Geothermal Energy Center is
a model learning environment
for students and visitors from
Cited for its environmentalism around the world, used to
and science curriculum, the explore this unique alternative
Academy is the only Jewish energy system.
school in the United States “Our mission and campus
to receive this award and is design is dedicated to
among only 78 public and mentoring students about the
private schools nationwide to importance environmentalism
be so named.
plays in their lives now and in
The Academy’s geothermal their future,” says, Academy
energy system uses water executive director, Glenn
from
deep
below
the Drew.
ground to heat and cool its
buildings as a hallmark of its
environmental stewardship,
which reduces the Academy’s
Nancy Sutley, chair of the
White House Council on
Environmental Quality has
stated, “The award-winning
schools take a green approach
to cut costs on their utility bills,
foster healthy and productive
classrooms, and prepare
students to thrive in the 21st
century economy.”
If you would like to arrange
a tour of our Geothermal
Energy Center and Campus,
please contact Glenn Drew,
Executive Director at gdrew@
aha-net.org or call 336/2177100.
Fall 2013 / 5774 ‫סתו‬
Volume 10, Issue 2
Where Are They Now? Lindsay McArthur, Class of 2006
the Fashion Institute of
Technology from which she
graduated Magna Cum Laude
while earning a Bachelor of
Science degree.
being email interviewed for
this article, three-quarters of
her response was about how
much she learned at AHA and
how grateful she is to have
Now, she is employed for the had the opportunity. Here is a
last two years by a company sample:
called My Gym, which she • If it weren’t for my
informs us, is “an intention- experience at AHA I would
based children’s fitness center not be where I am today.
that offers programming for Aside from being given the
children 6 weeks to 13 years best education, I learned the
old. [It is] a noncompetitive importance of being wellprogram where children are rounded and being part of a
able to develop a greater community.
level of confidence and self- • For me, AHA was about
esteem, while developing opportunity. When something
Lindsay McArthur was one socially, emotionally, and didn’t exist you could create it!
of those AHA students who cognitively.”
Whether it was a team, sport
make teachers feel they have Lindsay is the Director of or club, if you had an idea and
chosen the best profession Business for My Gym at its followers you could make it
because Lindsay took full new Harlem location. As such, happen. Today I use the same
advantage of the opportunities McArthur is in charge of the mentality in my career.
afforded by the Academy, day-to-day operations, which
• AHA helped me develop
appreciated her experience includes both advertising and
a respect and understanding
there, and is now utilizing its marketing. My Gym’s unique
for all people and motivated
virtues in her own professional approach has been featured
me to establish a career that
life.
in several NYC media.
focuses on my values of
Upon graduation, Lindsay The interesting thing about helping others and cultivating
did what she always said Lindsay McArthur is that while wellbeing.
she wanted to do: attend
• One of AHA’s most lasting
effects, and I’d be remiss if I did
not mention it, is the profound
ability it provides for fostering
healthy and supportive, lifelong relationships. Today, my
best friends are the ones I
made at AHA.
It becomes clear that Lindsay
McArthur represents the best
of the AHA-student compact:
Have the best experience;
enjoy it to the fullest, the
activity and the fellowship.
Then, take what you have
learned and share its positivity
with the world. In that regard,
everyone is a winner.
Also, it is a pleasure to note
and celebrate that Lindsay
McArthur recently became
engaged to another active
person, “an Athletic Director
of a private school for
children with language-based
difficulties.”
Congratulations, Lindsay, and
best wishes.
Focus on the Faculty: Danielle Ross by Dr. Richard W. Smith
When I was privileged to
serve as track and cross
country coach at the American
Hebrew Academy in its early
years, I was thrilled to be
able to avail myself of the
wonderful facilities, hardworking student athletes,
and the limitless creative
opportunities. Only one other
thing could I have wished for:
an athletic trainer to augment
our teams’ medical support.
This year that dream is a
reality in the person of Ms.
Danielle Ross, a trainer with
ample qualifications. Danielle
is a native of the suburbs of
Philadelphia. She attended
Duquesne
University
in
Pittsburgh where she not only
played lacrosse all four years
but was also “named to the
Academic
All-Conference
Team for the Atlantic 10
Conference (Lacrosse) in
1999 and 2001.”
In June of that later year,
Danielle became a certified
athletic trainer and came
to the Tar Heel State to do
her graduate work through
the year 2003 at UNCChapel Hill, training for the
tennis, rowing, and football
teams and completing her
master’s thesis on ACL
sprain prevention though the
utilization of agility training. It
was published in the “Journal
of Athletic Training” in 2009.
Then,
she
began
her
professional
career
first
at the University of Mary
Washington,
followed
by
two years at the University
of Richmond, helping train
the men’s soccer and the
women’s swimming teams.
Moving on, in 2006, she took
a position with CJW Sports
Medicine under whose aegis
she trained all athletic teams
at Clover Hill High School
near Richmond.
She is “currently licensed
by the Board of Medicine to Aidan and Sadie and has
practice athletic training in the been living in Greensboro
state” of North Carolina.
since 2012.
Danielle is married to husband The athletic program at AHA
Scott and has two children, welcomes Danielle Ross!
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Teachers “Do the Math” to Help Students Prep for College
by Abby Karp, Associate Dean of Academics
In the spring of 2012, the
American Hebrew Academy
Math Department took on
the challenge of finding an
efficient and effective way to
help students improve their
math scores on PSATs, SATS,
and ACTs – without having to
eliminate vital math lessons
to make classroom time for
standardized test preparation.
The initial intervention appears
to have paid off, with a higher
than expected improvement
in the Class of 2014’s PSAT
scores in the fall of 2012.
The process began with a
close examination of past
PSAT math scores for the
Class of 2014. Math teacher
Abby Karp analyzed the most
common mistakes made by
our students and pinpointed
the topics that caused the most
difficulty. With this information,
the Math Department was
able to focus an intervention
on the critical areas, rather
than utilizing a more timeconsuming broad approach.
This ‘’surgical strike” was
designed with the hope of
producing more improvement
in fewer minutes.
For example, the data showed
that many students appeared
to be forgetting their geometry
facts in the one, two, or even
three years since they took
that course in middle school
or high school. A session of
geometry review would be a
focused intervention to revive
past knowledge in a short
period.
However, a different approach
would be needed for a
different type of weakness,
such as solving problems
that presented information
in charts or tables. Our math
textbooks contain this type of
problem, but they are rarely
the focus of a lesson, so math
teachers were not assigning
them. In this case, along with a
single session focused on this
particular skill, math teachers
agreed that we should be
including a problem or two
of this type in more assigned
practice sets.
With these ideas in mind,
in the fall of 2012, the Math
Department put a two-part
plan into effect:
1.For juniors about to leave
for Israel, where they would
be taking the PSAT, the Math
Department organized four
standardized
test
review
sessions during the elective
periods in the first two weeks
of school. These sessions
focused on the four weakest
areas revealed by the PSAT
analysis.
(The
English
Department also held prep
sessions for these students,
alternating sessions with the
Math Department.)
2.
For all students, math
teachers agreed to include
a wider variety of problem
types throughout the year
in homework assignments,
especially
those
dealing
with
data,
charts/tables,
and probability, as well as
lengthily worded real-world
applications problems (aka
“word problems”) on any topic.
Why did the Math Department
choose to put so much energy
into the junior class? The fall
term of the junior year is the
beginning of the “major league
season”
of
standardized
testing for college admissions.
Taking the PSATs as juniors is
the qualifying exam to become
a National Merit Scholar. As
well, most of these students
would be taking the SAT and/
or ACT one or more times
within the next year.
October 2012, AP Statistics
teacher Steve LeWinter did an
analysis of the junior class’s
scores, to see if they made
better than the expected
improvement in math between
sophomore and junior year.
With such a small sample
(fewer than three dozen
students), we have to be
cautious about drawing broad
conclusions, but Mr. LeWinter
says, “We gained a small
amount overall, and the prep
class is a candidate to be a
source of that gain.”
Mr. LeWinter found that the
members of the Class of 2014
improved their PSAT scores
more from their sophomore
year to their junior year than
the Class of 2013 did in the
corresponding time frame.
Along with the PSAT review
sessions, another reason for
the gain may have been the
After the PSATs were taken in “Hawthorne Effect,” according
to Mr. LeWinter. This is when
improvement comes about
because attention is paid to
a situation and a remedy of
any kind is applied. In other
words, the Math Department’s
decision to focus on preparing
juniors for the PSAT could
have caused the juniors’
to focus more on the test,
leading the scores to improve,
regardless of what the actual
prep class entailed.
More data is needed to
make a definitive statement
about the success of this
intervention. However, based
on Mr. LeWinter’s analysis,
the Math Department again
offered standardized test
math sessions this fall, prior
to the junior class’s departure
for Israel, and hope to see
another year of higher than
expected improvement in
math scores.
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Volume 10, Issue 2
An Open Book
9
This years’ Theater of
Witness production is entitled,
"An Open Book."
The
performance is directed by
Academy theater and dance
teacher Debra LeWinter and
will star Academy students
Yuval Elya, Matt Greenberg,
Abby Kaplan, Aleeza Kaplan,
Emily Kerner, Rachel Makary,
Meir O’Brien and Samuel
Silverstein. "An Open Book"
is the dramatic culmination of
an intensive course in which
students create the entire
production themselves based
upon the life stories of their
fellow performers, but the
identities of those upon whom
the performance is based are
never to be revealed to the
audience.
Theatre of Witness is a model
of performance art developed
by Teya Sepinuck in 1986
that gives voice to those
whose stories have never
been heard. The true life
stories of people, from diverse
backgrounds, performed by
the people themselves, so that
the audience can collectively
bear witness to these dramatic
stories. Theater of Witness
productions seek to celebrate
the power of the human spirit
and inspire it to grow and
transform.
The Theater of Witness
production is not to be missed.
It is a performance filled with
emotion that carefully weaves
the heartfelt stories of teenage
students with laughter and
tears. Student performers
literally share of themselves
in this touching and dramatic
glimpse into their lives leaving
the audience in awe.
We Shall Not Forget:
A beautiful plaque has
been placed on campus
just past the Gesher
Bridge to commemorate
the 10th Anniversary of
the Academy’s founding
and the ten year loss of
those tragically killed on
September 11, 2001, one
day after the Academy’s
opening. The plaque is
surrounded by ten trees
which were planted during
a formal ceremony by the
Academy community as a
living tribute to the heroism
of those who perished on
9/11 and in celebration
of the first decade of
the American Hebrew
Academy.
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We Get Mail
Dear Glenn and AHA team
With
2013-2014
classes
beginning, Nina and I want to
thank all of you very much for
your very strong and decisive
support and patience with us
during last year. We faced
several difficult moments
and without this support of
each one of you, your words,
advices, suggestions and
special attention with the
children, it would be virtually
impossible to keep them at
school.
We are deeply thankful to
each one of you.
Glenn - for your usual
attention, friendship, words
and personal involvement
with our questions
Dara - for your great attention
and your feedback to us
Dear HaGesher and AHA
Administration,
As a member of the graduating
class of 2008, I am an avid
supporter of the pluralistic
nature of the school and the
extraordinary
opportunities
that it provides its students.
I believe that through its
diverse discourse pertaining
to an array of different subjects
(both Jewish and secular),
AHA’s students emerge as
well-rounded leaders for the
Jewish community and society
as a whole. I feel compelled,
however, to write this letter
because the high esteem in
which I hold the Academy was
fractured by a thoughtless
feature in the Summer 2013
edition of HaGesher. Page
26 of that edition featured a
picture of an alumnus of AHA
violently protesting against
the Haredi-draft in Israel.
Furthermore, the photograph
was purposefully published as
“fact without any commentary”
as a school administrator told
me upon further inquiry.
After graduating in 2008,
Coach Mike - for all of your I made Aliyah and served
work and dedication
in the 202nd Battalion of
Mark - for your permanent the Paratroopers Brigade
availability to answer to our as a First-Sergeant squad
commander.
Thus,
this
questions
photo struck me instantly
Erica and family - for always
as egregious and extremely
providing a real family
offensive. Let me set the
environment
context. In Israel, 13% of the
David Levine - for your talks draft-age population does not
and late night conversation
go to the army because of a
David Press - for your hard law enacted in the beginning
work to keep the house under of the State that allowed
Haredim
(Ultra-Orthodox
control
Jews) to study Torah in
Rabbi Plotkin - for your great
Yeshivas instead of serving
approach with the students
in the army. Of course, back
who always talk about how
then, there were far fewer
you teach and deal with
Haredim and the need to rethem
establish Jewish learning
Dr Grandon - for your wisdom after the Holocaust was just
and always trying to transmit as paramount to defending
calm and security to us
Judaism
as
compulsory
military
service.
Today
is a
Fabio and Nina
different story entirely.
Let me tell you about Nadav,
a late-soldier of the 202nd
Battalion whom I knew, who
was blown to pieces by
artillery shrapnel in late 2010.
Tragically, his death was due
to friendly fire. Our artillery
platoon made a calculative
blunder and, as a result, an
entire jeep was destroyed
leaving 1 soldier dead, 1 officer
in critical condition with half of
his face severely burned, and
2 other soldiers badly injured.
The artillery platoon had been
on base for 28 days with poor
conditions and not enough
soldiers to adequately man
their positions. If only 13%
more of the population had
been drafted then maybe the
artillery platoon would have
been sharper, more rested,
and more battle-ready.
reprehensible. In order to
redeem its good name and
moral Jewish standing, I
believe that AHA needs to
make a clear statement that it
does not support the actions
which were portrayed by an
Academy alumnus in the
HaGesher Summer Edition of
2013. Sincerely,
Ben Jacobs, Class of 2008
The following signatories
support the above-stated
message:
Sylvie and Walter Spielman,
Founders of the Hanny &
Bram Fischler Jewish Mind
& Active Body Award. Sylvie
Spielman, former Director of
Business and Finance at the
American Hebrew Academy.
Mrs Jill Spielman Shoshany,
former
Academy
Judaic
Getting back to the HaGesher Studies teacher and assistant
publication – I do not denounce Houseparent.
the discussion of the draft, or
Tyler Kahn, Class of 2010,
gius, of the Haredim to the
President of SGA
army. I am in no way opposed
to discussing the merits of the Marci LeVine, Class of 2008,
issue; however, there is a vast Dorm Madricha
difference between discourse Ethan "Vito" Sherry, Class
and blind publication and in of 2008, Madrich, Recipient
this manner I believe that of the Michael Winepol
HaGesher has crossed a Young Judaea Year Course
line. I take issue with the fact Scholarship
that this photo was deemed
worthy of HaGesher’s “AHA in Alexa Wertman, Class of
the Media” section. HaGesher 2008, Varsity Women's Soccer
is one of the many faces Captain '06 - '08
of AHA. It represents what Ilana Cohen, Class of 2008,
the Academy holds in high- Va’ad
HaKavod
Student
esteem and values that it Representative 2008 and
promotes. By publishing this Student Poet Laureate.
photo “without commentary,” Samantha von Ende, M.A.,
HaGesher has endorsed an Class of 2007, Member, Va'ad
extremist fringe element of HaKavod, Founder of AHArai,
Judaism as part of AHA’s Recipient
of
Journalism
curriculum. As a former IDF Award, Recipient of Hanny &
soldier and commander and Bram Fischler Jewish Mind &
recipient of AHA’s 2007-2008 Active Body Award
Hanny & Bram Fischler Jewish
Mind & Active Body Award, I Elizabeth von Ende, Class of
view this careless publication 2008, Senior Madricha and
as beyond offensive and Recipient of the Eagle Award
continued on next page
Fall 2013 / 5774 ‫סתו‬
Volume 10, Issue 2
We Get Mail continued
11
Editor’s Note: The photo
caption referenced by the
writer is provided here as
first published in the Summer
2013 edition of HaGesher,
"Academy alumni Ben Dynan
'10 was seen in a photo
published in newspapers
around the world and on
the internet, when he was
detained by Israeli police as
thousands of ultra-orthodox
Jews clashed with police in
Jerusalem, while protesting
against plans to enlist men
from their community into the
military."
and we see the excellent Adinah,
outcome.
I just wanted to thank you
Dear friend, since our visit to again for having your energetic
the Academy and meeting and inspired students out here
you, I have not stopped talking to help with our sweet potato
about the American Hebrew harvest! It was nothing but a
Academy and the great efforts pleasure to have them here.
and dedication which you The harvest is now cured and
are spending for the benefit we will have them down at
of promising education and the Saturday Farmers Curb
future building for our next Market on Yanceyville St. this
generations. In Hebrew we coming weekend. Please let
say "Yeshar Koah" (God bless the students know they can
your efforts).
come down and get some
We wish you more success freebies!
Dear Glenn,
Sincerely yours,
I enjoyed reading "The Year
In Review" and I am very
impressed and full of pride.
You are doing exceptional
work spending great efforts
Professor Saleh Darawshe
and I am sure that we are Daniel Woodham
going to hear additional good Farm Manager for Goat Lady
news. I am looking forward to CSA
meeting you in the fall.
Information
About the
Academy's
Brick
Campaign
Can Be
Found on
Page 18!
Chemistry & Physics
Arab Academic College of
Education
Haifa, Israel
New ‫( ארון קודש‬Aron Kodesh) Comes To AHA
Through
a
special
arrangement made with our
good friends at the Jewish
Heritage Foundation of North
Carolina, the Academy has
been entrusted with the care
and use of an Aron Kodesh
(Holy Ark) previously held by
JHFNC.
The
Jewish
Heritage
Foundation of North Carolina
(www.jhfnc.org) is the only
statewide
independent
organization dedicated to
collect, preserve and present
the history of the Jewish
people of North Carolina.
By fulfilling this mission,
JHFNC honors the history,
celebrates the culture and
connects Jewish communities
across the state. JHFNC
also serves as a custodian of
Jewish artifacts particularly
from Jewish communities in
rural North Carolina, which
have been forced to close
and seeks to bring renewed
life to these artifacts, ritual
objects and furnishings by
sharing them with vibrant
Jewish communities and
organizations within the state.
The beautiful Aron Kodesh
and Torah Reading Table
gifted to AHA by JHFNC have
found a wonderful new home
on the Academy campus
and will be enjoyed by our
community of young learners
for generations to come.
At present, the
Aron Kodesh is
undergoing some
minor restoration
and maintenance
before
being
placed in the Beit
Am for community
services.
The
Academy
expresses
its
thanks
and
gratitude to JHFNC
President Dr. Eric
Myers, Professor
at Duke University,
Past President Dr.
Henry
Greene,
Professor at the
University
of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill
and the board of JHFNC
for their generosity. Also,
a special note of thanks to
Academy trustee, Professor
Joel Fleishman at Duke
University for making this
most meaningful opportunity
possible.
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Xross Country Team Off To
Running Start:
The cross country team
running races a minimum
of 3.1miles/5.0 kilometers
in length, has begun the
season with intensity and
record breaking times. In
only the second meet
of the year, every team
member beat their previous
personal best recorded
time. Congratulations to
Coach Christopher and the
entire team. Wishing you the
best of luck throughout the
season.
AMHSI Tree Planting Project:
The recent fall temperatures have allowed us
to complete the Alexander Muss High School in
Israel tree planting project. We are most grateful
to AMHSI for providing us with such a beautiful
gift. The lovely trees now adorn a prominent
winding road on campus that is approximately
the length of two football fields. These trees are
a wonderful addition to our campus and with time
will grow into an exquisite tree lined roadway
which enhances our campus and furthers the
Academy’s commitment to the environment. We
are grateful for our most meaningful partnership
with the Alexander Muss High School in Israel.
Senator Hagan Comes To Town:
U.S. Senator Kay Hagan joined Glenn Drew,
Academy Executive Director, and his wife Kelly at
a recent gathering in Greensboro. Senator Hagan
is a longtime friend of the Drews, the American
Hebrew Academy and the Greensboro Jewish
community.
Fall 2013 / 5774 ‫סתו‬
Volume 10, Issue 2
Bank of America Student Leaders Program
Offers Employment, Inspiration by Lindsay Ruebens
This article has been reprinted
from the August 12, 2013
edition of the Charlotte
Observer.
Morinne all worked for
Freedom Schools Partners,
which
provides
summer
educational programs for atrisk students.
This summer’s Bank of
America Student Leaders
haven’t had much luck getting
summer jobs in the past.
The girls worked at the central
office, picked up and delivered
supplies, taught classes and
helped facilitate activities.
Miriam Roochvarg, a rising
senior at American Hebrew
Academy, was an au pair one
summer. Emily Yue, a rising
senior at North Mecklenburg
High, helped out with her
family’s business. The others
have baby-sat.
“We got to see the inner
workings of a nonprofit,
which is not an experience
I expected to get before
college,” Amaranth said.
“Not many people want to hire,
but if they are, you have to be
18,” said Morinne Osborne,
a rising senior at Ardrey Kell
High.
“We even (had) our own
offices,” Emily said, noting
it was a new experience to
clock in, make spreadsheets,
change the marquee letters
“It was cool to see the kids outside and attend meetings.
excited
about
learning,”
Emily said she saw there’s
Savannah said.
a
disconnect
between
Amaranth was surprised to nonprofits and young people
learn that many children who who can – and want – to help,
eat free or reduced breakfast and she’s now inspired to help
and lunch often don’t get change that.
a third meal at home. She
Student
Leaders
wanted kids to have exposure The
program
also
took
the
to fruits and vegetables and
five
on
a
weeklong
trip
to
learn that they’re tasty and
Washington,
D.C.,
where
healthy.
they attended workshops
So she got six farms in on topics including financial
Cabarrus County to donate literacy, mock Congress and
produce, and she sent 60 city council meetings, and
brown bags home with finding solutions to community
students. Amaranth
also problems.
brought in samples of produce
The five said the program has
for kids to learn about.
influenced what they want to
Miriam and Emily worked at do in the future.
the YWCA in the office twice
a week and helped teach Savannah, who will attend
summer
programs
three Brevard College, hopes to
days a week at Sunridge and enter the Teach for America
program after college and
Sugaw Creek youth centers.
But getting a paid job through
the Bank of America Student
Leaders program was just
a bonus for what five area
girls said they experienced
this summer. The national
program was started in 2004
to help give teens summer
jobs.
The five applied for the
eight-week
program
and
were chosen because of
their demonstrated desire to
improve their communities.
The national program places
high school students with
nonprofits to simultaneously
employ
them,
offer
professional experience and
give a boost to local nonprofits.
Savannah Cox, a recent
Northwest Cabarrus High
graduate, Amaranth Weiss,
a rising senior at Northwest
School of the Arts, and
Learning is supposed to
be fun and hands-on at
Freedom Schools, and to
spice up a lesson on density,
Savannah dressed up as a
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
and Morinne as Patrick from
SpongeBob SquarePants.
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The 2013 Bank of America Student Leaders, from left to
right: Morinne Osborne, Emily Yue, Amaranth Weiss, Miriam
Roochvarg ‘14 and Savannah Cox.
someday become a principal.
Morinne, who used to want
to be a plastic surgeon, now
wants to work in clinics in
developing countries and use
plastic surgery to help people
with cleft palates.
Amaranth always wanted to
get her Ph.D. in anthropology
and do research, but now
she wants to make a bigger
impact and become a public
school teacher.
Emily thought she might go
into engineering, but after
meeting with Sen. Kay Hagan
and her staff this summer
at the trip, she wants to go
into local government to be
involved in policy-making.
And Miriam now wants to
someday be involved in a
nonprofit or organization that
helps kids reach their full
potential.
“Our minds have really been
revved up,” she said. “I’m
ready to get back to school
and hit the ground running.”
Find Out How One Student Spent Her
Summer Vacation on Page 17!
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One Bottle at a Time: The Academy is
replacing worn drinking fountains on campus
with new devices that dispense cold water on
tap and allow for re-useable water bottles to be
easily refilled. The new water fountains include
an illuminated digital counter to remind users
of the number of plastic water bottles they are
helping to prevent being sent to the landfill. In
2012, it was estimated that the state of California
alone, was responsible for sending one billion
water bottles to the landfill that could otherwise
be recycled.
Look For The
Next Issue of
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Due Out in November
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Volume 10, Issue 2
News, Notes and Nachas
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It’s A “C” Day
Blowin’ In The Wind
Academy students, faculty and staff shared the
opportunity to travel to Durham, North Carolina and
visit Duke University, where they were invited by
Professor Shalom Goldman to attend his continuing
series on American rock legends and religion.
The event entitled, "Gotta Serve Somebody: Bob
Dylan in American Religion and Culture” featured
folksinger Lisa Deaton who accompanied Goldman,
together with film clips in a multimedia performance
that focused on American Religion and Culture in
Bob Dylan's music and life. The Academy extends
it thanks and gratitude to Professor Goldman and
the Duke University Department of Religion and
the Duke University Center for Jewish Studies for
including the Academy in this special event.
For most students the letter
“C” does not usually reflect
exceptional
academic
achievement, but on October
21st the letter “C” will reflect
academic “C”reativity and
“C”ollege readiness. Usually,
students at the Academy are
accustomed to following a daily
class schedule earmarked
as an “A” Day or “B” Day.
But while the freshman and
sophomores are away on
their respective class trips to
Charleston, South Carolina
and Washington, D.C., and
junior class members, who
did not go to Israel, will spend
the day on a field trip to
visit the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, our
seniors will spend the day
attending college admissions
workshops and seminars.
These programs will help them
navigate and complete the
college admissions process.
Topics will include essay
writing, learning to search
and apply for scholarships
and financial aid, the common
application
process
and
preparing for standardized
testing in specific subject
areas.
Safety First
Congratulations to long time
Academy kitchen staff members
Chris Scalici and Hailu Menbere
who recently completed the
Department of Health’s Serve
Safe Certification program in food
safety. The program is offered in
collaboration with the American
National
Standards
Institute
and the National Restaurant
Association to train kitchen staff
about the latest “best practices”
in food safety from the point of
receiving to the point of service
and storage. The Academy is
extremely proud as an educational
institution to offer opportunities
for professional development
and continuing education to all
staff and to have six kitchen
team members who are now fully
certified by ServeSafe.
World Religions 101
Founding faculty member, Dr. Josh Moss, has always captivated his students’ attention and curiosity
since first introducing his course on World Religions. For many Academy students it is their first
opportunity to learn about religions other than Judaism, to visit places of worship outside the Jewish
faith and to hear respected religious scholars representing religions other than their own. This month,
students welcomed Dr. Danita Ostasiewski from Bishop McGinnis Catholic High School.
Dr. Ostasiewski completed her doctoral thesis at the University of North Carolina following her study
critically examining the curriculum published by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops which directs
the four year, eight semester course of study for religion classes taught in all U.S. Catholic high schools. We are grateful to Dr.
Moss and Dr. Ostasiewski for making this unique opportunity available to Academy students.
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News, Notes and Nachas continued
Farmer In The Dell
The Goat Lady Dairy Farm is located in the rolling hills of North Carolina’s
Piedmont region approximately 45 minutes from campus. The farm
contains a 200 year old restored farmhouse where hand crafted cheeses
are made from the fresh milk of goats raised on the farm. The Goat Lady
Farm began with a mission: “When you know your food, your farmer and
your cheese-maker, you make choices that care for the land and change
the world for the better.”
Embracing this philosophy, the Academy and its students have enjoyed
serving the farm on regular Tikkun Olam outings. The farm’s CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Project is dedicated to
bringing people and food together in local partnerships. With 164 members and more than 90 varieties of vegetables, the CSA
seeks to educate participants about eating healthier and making a difference in the world. During Sukkot, Academy students and
staff spent the day volunteering on the farm to harvest sweet potatoes for the CSA.
During the holidays, under the leadership of Deans of Jewish Life Adinah Miller and David Feder, students also provided endless
hours of community service by volunteering at Out of the Garden, the Welfare Reform Liaison Project, The Center for New North
Carolinians and Hospice & Palliative Care.
THANKS TO SAIS
The American Hebrew Academy wishes to thank our accrediting body, (SAIS) The Southern
Association of Independent Schools for permitting the Academy to serve as a sponsor of the SAIS92Y Parenting Conference in Atlanta. The 92nd Street Y (92Y) is a multifaceted cultural institution
and community center located in New York City. It is officially known as The 92nd Street Young
Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association (YM-YWHA). Founded in 1874, as the Young Men's
Hebrew Association by German-Jewish professionals and businessmen, 92nd Street Y has grown
into an organization guided by Jewish principles but serving people of all
races and faiths.
The 92nd Street Y Parenting Conference is being brought to families in
Atlanta by the SAIS and the Academy is proud to be associated with this
highly acclaimed program.
Fall 2013 / 5774 ‫סתו‬
Volume 10, Issue 2
Student Spent Summer Vacation
Working on Montana Plains
Indian Reservation
Academy Fine Arts Department
Presents "The Odd Couple Female Version"
Bozeman, Montana - This
summer Ellinor Aronson, a
student at American Hebrew
Academy, spent a month
of summer vacation on the
Blackfeet Indian Reservation
in northwestern Montana with
VISIONS Service Adventures,
an
international
service
learning summer program.
Neil Simon’s hysterical play
about Felix and Oscar, takes
a new spin in the female
version of “The Odd Couple.”
Simon adapted his hit play
in 1985 to feature a pair of
female roommates (Florence
Ungar and Olive Madison)
in “The Odd Couple- Female
Version.” Featuring the talents
of AHA students: Lacey
Weiner, Erika Ergart, Ariel
Nissan, Elana Loftspring,
Shelby Nemhauser, Nitzan
Wasserberg, Areyah Katz
and Alfredo Stanley.
The
production is directed by AHA
Aronson was one of 19 high
school students who lived
on a 1,100-acre ranch on
the reservation along the
Rocky Mountain front. The
ranch is part of a unique
partnership
between
the
Nature Conservancy and
Blackfeet Nation, and it is
under conservation easement
in
the
crossto protect its biodiversity and “Service
habitat for wildlife populations. cultural context allows teens
The teen volunteers partnered the opportunity to make
with the Browning Housing a difference and, just as
Improvement
Project
to important, know the people
renovate an elder's home whose lives they are impacting
personal,
mutually
that had been damaged in a in
respectful
ways,”
says
fire. The participants partially
Katherine
Dayton,
VISIONS
gutted the home by removing
carpet and stripping sheet Executive Director. “We give
students tangible ways to be
rock.
challenged through ambitious
The trip wasn’t all work for service
work,
thereby
Aronson and her peers, developing resilience and
who explored Montana’s self-confidence, and realizing
wilderness
and
Glacier their potential in this world.”
National Park on backpacking
expeditions. The students VISIONS operates high school
learned about Blackfeet Indian and middle school volunteer
history firsthand from tribal travel programs in Central and
elders, historians, and other South America, the Caribbean
community leaders. They West Indies, United States,
had the chance to witness Asia and Africa. “Each of
a traditional Sun Dance our program locations is
ceremony, go horseback unique,” said Dayton, “but all
riding, and attend the North provide primary ingredients
American Indian Days Pow of community service, cultural
Wow in the village of Heart immersion, adventure and
to
explore
Butte. The teenagers chipped opportunities
places
off
the
tourist
track.”
in at the pow-wow, serving
food and drink as they took in
the vibrant colors and spirited
dancing.
Theatre Instructor, Pauline
Cobrda. Assistant Director is
senior, Max Nemhauser.
The
American
Hebrew
Academy’s
Fine
Arts
Department
will
present
the play on Oct. 26th (8:30
PM) and Oct. 27th (2 PM)
in the Dining Pavilion’s Beit
Am.
Tickets are $10 for
Adults and $5 for Students
and will be available at the
door. Please contact Pauline
Cobrda at pcobrda@aha-net.
org for questions or group
reservations.
October 26
at 8:30 pm
and
October 27
at 2:00 pm
in the
Beit Am
on the campus
of American
Hebrew
Academy
4334 Hobbs Road
Greensboro, NC
TICKETS AT DOOR
$5 Students
$10 Adults
(AHA students free)
MATURE SUBJECT
MATTER
American Hebrew Academy
Fine Arts Department
Proudly Presents
Neil Simon’s
THE
ODD COUPLE
Female Version
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Derekh L’Atid
Pathway To The Future
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American Hebrew Academy’s Brick Campaign
Photographs
courtesy of
Andrew Bowen,
Andrew Bowen
Photography
Be A Part of American Hebrew Academy History
Through the Academy’s Pathway to the Future brick campaign, you will be part of a permanent
legacy for future generations to see. You can write a message to be engraved on a commemorative
brick, which will pave the walkway entrance to the campus’s Gardens of Israel and enhance the
beauty of this already amazing space.
The bricks will reflect a network of friendships and relationships as well as personal and family
milestones. This is an opportunity to recognize or memorialize a friend or loved one; honor a
teacher, child or parent; celebrate a special achievement; and create a lasting memory of your
time on campus or congratulate a recent graduate. The possibilities are endless.
Thank you in advance for being part of our legacy and creating a Pathway to the Future with
your participation.
Bricks are available in three sizes: 4” x 8”, 8” x 8” and 12” x 12”, and come in two colors,
Brown and Impressions. They are engraved using state of the art laser technology and will last
longer than a lifetime.
Become a donor on our Pathway to the Future by purchasing your
commemorative brick today.
4” x 8”
Concrete Brick
in Impressions
1-3 Lines of text
$180
8” x 8”
Concrete Brick
in Impressions
1-6 Lines of text
$360
12” x 12”
Concrete Brick
in Impressions
1-8 Lines of text
$613
For more information or to order your bricks online, click here or visit:
www.americanhebrewacademy.org/pathway
or contact Ellen Green,
Assistant Director of Institutional Advancement, Parent and Alumni Relations at 336.217.7056 or
egreen@americanhebrewacademy.org
Fall 2013 / 5774 ‫סתו‬
Volume 10, Issue 2
The American Hebrew Academy Thanks You for Your Generous Support
Name _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I am a: ○ Current Student
○ Alumni Student
○ Current Parent ○ Current Grandparent ○ Faculty/Staff
○ Alumni Parent ○ Alumni Grandparent ○ Friend
Address__________________________________________________ City/State/Zip___________________________________________
Email _____________________________________________________ Phone (
) ________________________________________
I am delighted to give a gift to the American Hebrew Academy in the amount of:
○ $54
○ $180
○ $360
○ $540
○ $720
○ $900
○ $1800
○ Other ___________
○ Check enclosed made payable to the American Hebrew Academy OR ○ Bill my credit card
○ Visa
○ MasterCard
○ Discover
○ American Express
____________________________________________________________
Signature
*Please apply my gift to:
○ Academy General Fund
○ Maimonides Scholarship for Academic Excellence
○ Chico Sabbah Merit Scholarship for Visionary Leaders
○ General Scholarship Fund
○ Greensboro Scholarship Fund
○ Eagles Sports & Fitness Fund
○ Bernard and Gloria Robinson Mathematics Fund
_________/_________
EXP Date:
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CCV#
○ Stanley Shavitz Merit Scholarship Fund for Jewish Studies
○ Sherwyn Drew Israel Experience Fund for Faculty & Staff
○ Lois & Mort Snitzer Greensboro Scholarship Fund
○ Campus Tree Planting Fund
○ Theatre Fund
○ Zmira Sabbah Alexander Muss High School in Israel Fund
* For descriptions of merit and need based scholarship funds, please visit our website and click on the admissions tab
My gift is in honor/memory of ______________________________________________________
Please send acknowledgement to: Address ___________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip ___________________________________________________________
To make your donation Online CLICK HERE or visit: http://americanhebrewacademy.org/giving
For further information, or to discuss additional giving options, please contact:
Jodie Gisser - 336.217.7057 or jrgisser@americanhebrewacademy.org
Ellen Green - 336.217.7056 or egreen@americanhebrewacademy.org
Return to: American Hebrew Academy, 4334 Hobbs Road, Greensboro, NC 27410 – Attn: Ellen Green
Your gift is tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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