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Seniors Visit University and Museum for Holocaust Studies Class
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Professor Reicher Shows Students Rare Archival Footage; Travel to Manhattan's Museum of Jewish Heritage to Study Holocaust Exhibit
This year, the seniors have been studying the Holocaust under Mrs. Cheryl Epstein in her spectacular and comprehensive course on the subject. On Wednesday, May
21, the senior class had the unique opportunity to tour the Museum
of Jewish Heritage in New
York, and to hear from two leading scholars, all as a
culminating activity for their course on Holocaust Studies and Modern
Israel. Mrs. Epstein accompanied the students.
At 8:30
a.m., students participated in a breakfast program
at Lower Merion Synagogue featuring Chief Rabbi of England and the British Commonwealth, Sir
Jonathan Sacks, on "Anti-semitism in Europe: Lessons for America."
Following the breakfast, they traveled to Kean
University in Union,
New Jersey, for a private meeting with Dr.
Moshe Reicher. Dr. Reicher, formerly
counsel for Agudas Yisrael, is on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania
Law School, and is presently a visiting professor at Kean
University. Dr. Reicher discussed legal issues
relating to the Holocaust and shared rare archival footage.
Upon leaving Kean, the seniors visited the Museum of Jewish
Heritage in Lower Manhattan for an extensive tour of the museum's exhibit on the Holocaust. The day was full of emotion and learning, and seniors ended the day exhausted, but exhilirated...and ready for their next week of LEEP study.
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Juniors Meet Privately with Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks
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Juniors Enjoy Breakfast and Conversation with Chief Rabbi of England and British Commonwealth
On Wednesday, May 21, following Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks's lecture at Lower Merion Synagogue, Juniors enjoyed a breakfast and private audience with the venerable rav. Students were both inspired and came away with valuable learnings and lessons.
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