Israel opens schools with record number of students
Jewish Journal
August 27, 2012
Israeli schools opened for more than 2 million students, a record for the country.
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For southern Israel, start of school is start of ‘rocket season’
Jewish Journal
August 27, 2012
As the school year got underway for more than two million Israeli students across the country on Monday, a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip exploded in open territory in the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council in southern Israel—midway between Beersheba and Ashkelon—causing no damage.
Breaking down classroom walls with resilience theory
Jewish Journal
August 8, 2012
Why is the summer\’s poetry slam on the loss of the Beit HaMikdash (the Holy Temple) seared into our educational memories, while the details of yesterday\’s Jewish history class can hardly be recalled? Why do the ultimate messages of pride and unity felt at the end of a massive color war ring deeper than silently reading what Rambam has to say about the topic?
Sinai Akiba teacher retiring after 46 years, will travel to Israel
Jewish Journal
August 1, 2012
After 46 years of teaching Hebrew at Sinai Akiba Academy, Rivka Shaked is retiring to spend more time in Israel. She will embark on her first extended visit at the end of this summer to celebrate the High Holy Days in Israel for the first time since her youth.
Graduation: Shining stars – our list of outstanding graduating seniors
Jewish Journal
June 6, 2012
Each year, we profile a group of outstanding high school seniors, culled from the many nominations sent in by you, our readers. And each year, we find it almost impossible to choose among the many extraordinary leaders, givers and enormously talented graduating teens.
ADL offers free trip to Washington, D.C., for High-School students
Ryan Torok
May 16, 2012
This November, approximately 100 high-school students from around the country will participate in the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Grosfeld Family National Youth Leadership Mission, an annual three-day trip to Washington, D.C., for students, with all expenses paid for by the ADL.
OPINION: Keep down the rates of student loans
Jewish Journal
May 4, 2012
Education is the key to success — a \”silver bullet\” for changing lives in all segments of society. An affordable, quality college education must be available to all, not just the wealthy.\n
ADL prepares students to face campus anti-Semitism
Ryan Torok
March 8, 2012
A group of students received their task during a recent workshop at New Community Jewish High School: Craft a response to college students who liken the Israeli occupation to Nazi Germany.
Three U.S. students held in Egypt over protests
Jewish Journal
November 22, 2011
Three U.S. students were paraded on Egyptian television on Tuesday after being accused of throwing petrol bombs at police during protests near Cairo\’s Tahrir Square where demonstrators have been demanding an end to military rule.
Columbia students disinvited from Ahmadinejad dinner
Jewish Journal
September 21, 2011
Members of a Columbia University international relations group will not attend a dinner with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after the invitation was withdrawn.
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