Schools

What a fabulous first official YCQ Alumni Association event was held on Sunday, November 3, in the Yeshiva of Central Queens gym. Alumni gathered to play in our first Alumni basketball game. There were activities, including halftime competitions and a bounce house for the younger spectators, and current YCQ families came to cheer on the players.

In honor of Fire Safety Month, a Fire Truck came to HANC ECC this week. The firefighters discussed many fire safety rules with all the children. Each class took turns sitting in the fire engines and learning about all the equipment in the fire truck.

This past Tuesday, Rambam Mesivta’s Room 206 was given the honor of hosting the inaugural Classic Film Club screening of the 2019-2020 school year. The club generally meets several times a year to watch a classic film, oftentimes ones on the American Film Institute’s “Top 100 Films” list. The movie screened on Tuesday was Tim Burton’s modern classic film, Edward Scissorhands, starring Johnny Depp in the title role. While the film wasn’t on the AFI list, many consider it a classic, and one of Depp’s best acting performances, and one of Burton’s best directing efforts, as well.

In Honor Of Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan

On Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, Shevach High School was transformed into a magical tropical island surrounded by walls of “water.” Students and staff alike enjoyed a gala Rosh Chodesh breakfast coordinated by the student G.O. heads – Tova Halberstam, Penina Rockove, Sarala Taub, Shifra Gewanter, and Daniella Haim – under the leadership of Shevach Educational Administrator Mrs. Devorah Kovitz.

Rambam senior Avi Balsam and HAFTR senior Jonathan Lederer won first place at the International Energy & Sustainability Conference 2019 student poster competition.

This past Wednesday, our seventh graders visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage to experience the special exhibit entitled “Auschwitz: Not Long Ago. Not Far Away.” From the moment they disembarked from the bus, it was quite clear that it would be one that would not easily be forgotten. Parked in front of the museum was an authentic cattle car and railroad track that was used during the Holocaust. Rabbi May, Rabbi Kasirer, and Rabbi Deutscher, in tandem with expert guides, explained the significance of it and then proceeded inside where they had an in-depth explanation of the events that led up to the Holocaust. By using hundreds of artifacts, the boys were able to see and feel what Jewish life was like before, during, and after the war. Boys were taken aback by seeing a shofar and t’filin that were smuggled into and used in Auschwitz.