News Archive
7/20/2007
NEW: BJE launching the PJ Library-Jewish Books for
kids
The Bureau of Jewish Education of Rhode Island will be
launching the PJ Library. The PJ Library is a program that aims to
engage Jewish families with young children in Jewish life. The Bureau is
partnering with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and local funders to
bring this innovative program to our community. Each participating child
will receive a high quality Jewish book or CD with a guide every month
from age six months through age five. For further information go to:
http://www.pjlibrary.org
From Our Alumni
5/27/2007
Projo editorial from JCDSRI
alumni Jonathan L. Snow THE WORLD
REACTED in horror the other week as video spread over newscasts and the
Internet of beloved children’s character Mickey Mouse being used to
incite Palestinian children to hatred and violence. As international
outrage grew over this desecration of the beloved cultural icon, the
Palestinian minister of information, a member of the Hamas-led coalition
government, ordered the program, which airs on Hamas’s al-Aqsa
television network, to be shut down. Hamas has responded with contempt,
assuring NBC News that it will keep broadcasting the show as it is.
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Jonathan's Bio
General News
4/27/2007
Excellence at JCDS-RI: It is our pleasure to share with you some
excellent academic achievements of our students. These success stories
reflect the quality and passion of our students and the excellence in
education that they are receiving at our school.
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2/7/2007 On Wednesday February 28th, we are pleased to announce that Marcia Lapidus Kaunfer, faculty member, and Rabbi Alvin Kaunfer will be honored by the Bureau of Jewish Education as Builders of Jewish Education in RI.
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1/3/2007
Daniel
Katz Wins JCDS Geographic Bee - Moves One Step Closer to $25,000 College
Scholarship Providence, Rhode Island,
January 3, 2007. Daniel Katz, a 6th grade student at the Jewish
Community Day School won the student-level competition and a chance at a
$25,000 college scholarship. The school level Bee, at which students
answered oral questions on geography, was the first round in the 19th
annual National Geographic Bee. The Bee is sponsored by the National
Geographic Society. More
7/21/2006
Jewish Voice:
Community
School
gets $1.2 M
to revamp programs, facility
A sometimes contentious board meeting
held at the Jewish Federation of R.I. (JFRI) on June 26 resulted in
another major victory for the Jewish Community Day School (JCDS), which
received approval for $1.2 million over five years for facility and
programmatic upgrades. The funds are not without strings attached,
however — the school must raise $3.6 million on its own and increase
enrollment from 180 to 300 students during the same time period. A
review occurring at least once annually was also a condition.
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6/11/2006
Jewish Community Day School of Rhode Island graduates its first class.
Twenty-two students graduated Sunday June 11, 2006 15 Sivan, 5766 at
Temple Emanu-El, Providence, Rhode Island. Rabbi Alvan Kaunfer, founding
director of the Alperin Schechter Day School, was the keynote speaker.
Read speech |
List of graduates |
Graduation Program (PDF) |
Jewish Voice Article
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