HAFTR eighth graders completed a Girls’ Empowerment Program with Dr. Yali Werzberger, Dr. Bracha Kasirer and Ms. Naami Kosofsky. Students learned to celebrate their differences, about body … more

The students of NSHAHS are always seeking new and unique ways to fight for causes, but this past week, they really outdid themselves. Several students, each with a parent or relative who has battled with some form of cancer, came together and decided to stand up to a plague that has impacted so many lives. more

HAFTR High School hosted a 3-on-3 basketball tournament to raise money for the Koby Mandell Foundation and Camp Koby on Yom Yerushalayim. Max Rosner, a HAFTR junior, a counselor at Camp Koby last … more

HANC High School and its Jewish Poor Committee hosted a Project Ezra Model Seder for elderly Jews on the Lower East Side. Organized by Project Ezra and HANC’s Director of Student Life Rabbi … more

Five Towners flocked twice to MCU Park in Coney Island, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones, to support local causes. On Sunday, 50 members of Kulanu witnessed the return to the mound of Mets’ … more

At a gala for Far Rockaway’s Yeshiva Darchei Torah, a presentation was made to individuals who were instrumental in securing the refinance of the Yeshiva’s mortgage. From left: Rabbi … more

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, Rambam Mestiva HS in Lawrence hosted Jewish studies scholar Dr. Rafael Medoff. The talk by Medoff, whose … more

There was a sea of various shades of green in the halls of the Stella K. Abraham High School for GIrls on April 14, in recognition of and solidarity with Yom Hazikaron. The observance of … more

Horsing around at HAFTR Photos by Joe Sperber for The Jewish Star Issue of Sept. 12, 2008 Hundreds of children and adults spent a sunny Sunday afternoon celebrating the start of a new … more