NORTHEND JEWISH SCHOOL
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Geographic areas served: Greater Seattle
Board Members and Affiliation: Yonah Karp, President
Howie Klein, Immediate Past President
Perry Weinberg
Robin Beckman Goldberg
Avi Erlich
Natasha Grossman
Joani Diskin Saran
David Loren
David Marks
Justine Norwitz
Amy Ashkenazy
Ellen Spear
Keith Eaton
Marcy Porus-Gottlieb
Mitchell Dernis
Mission:
Seattle Jewish Community School provides an excellent, egalitarian, K-5 General and Judaic studies education that promotes Jewish identity and practice, respect for diversity, responsibility for our world, and lifelong learning.
Results:
MakingMensches
11/14/09
It takes a pretty special place to convince someone for who's openly ambivalent about their Jewish identity AND a booster of public education to decide to send their child there, but SJCS is that kind of place. I would have to say that in some ways the operative word in the institution's name may ...
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fanx3
11/13/09
SJCS is, quite simply, a reflection of Jewish identity at its best. Families bringing meals to a teacher recovering from surgery. 5th graders making direct eye contact and offering warm smiles to the homeless as they distribute food. Kindergartners bringing out pennies and nickles to put into the Tz...
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robertcha1
11/13/09
Knowing many of the teachers, board members, parents, and students, I can attest to the high quality of the education, both secular and Jewish. In addition, SJCS instills a sense of wonder and delight in whole process of learning; they don't just teach, they create lifelong learners...
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