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Thank you to our tribute donors:
With gratitude to Louis Treiger
Connie Kanter & Chuck Broches
In memory of Reva Twersky Z"L
Rabbi Bernie & Shirley Fox
Debra, Peter and Zelle Rettman
Deanne and Don Etsekson
In memory of Sally Kravette Z"L
Rabbi Bernie & Shirley Fox
Debra, Peter & Zelle Rettman
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Condolences:
Sincere condolences to the Rabbi David Twersky and the entire Twersky Family on the loss of Reva Twersky Z"L Sincere condolences to Dr. Marc Kravette and the Kravette Family on the loss of Sally Kravette Z"L
Sincere condolences to the Yashar Family on the loss of Mayer Yashar Z"L Sincere condolences to Larry Altose and the Altose Family on the loss of Barbara Altose Rosenwald Z"L
Sincere condolences to the Gaillour-Silesky Family on the loss of Priscilla Rael Gaillour Z"L
Mazal tov to:
Josh Willner and Piera Miller on their recent marriage
The Willner and Miller families on the marriage of their children, Josh and Piera
Rabbi Yehudah and Shaindel Bresler on the birth of a son
Alaina Levitt 1999 on her engagement to Jordan Vitta
Rabbi Yosef Oppenheimer 1999 and his wife, Daniela, on being selected recipients of the Kesser Torah award in Stanton Island
We wish a refuah shlemah to:
Hannah Voss
Nina Garkavi 2006
Mrs. Ida Fox
Ruth Sassoon
Ann Weinberg
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Graduation Mazal Tovs
Dea Lovy 2006 on her graduation from Johns Hopkins with a Masters in Engineering
Elisheva Goldberg 2006 on her graduation from U. Penn
Josh Schwartz 2007 on his graduation from the UW
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NYHS
e-Bulletin
October 7, 2011
9 Tishrei, 5772
May you have a meaningful Yom Kippur
Shabbat Shalom
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Save the Dates
Now - JFS Food Drive Starts - Drop off non-perishable foods in the lobby bin
October 9- JFS Food Sort at JFS, 10:30 am - 1pm
October 10 - First Parent Workshop- How to talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol?, 7-8:30 pm at NYHS
October 11 - First Auction Meeting, 12:30 pm at Island Crust, all are welcome!
October 26 - PSAT at NYHS
October 30 - Open House for Prospective Students and Families, 7 pm at NYHS
November 2 - Class of 2013 Parent Meeting 6:30 pm
Class of 2012 Parent Meeting 8 pm
December 19 - Evening of Talent
February 26, 2012 - Dinner and Auction - Save the Date now!
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Thank you for saying 'Yes' to NYHS
Invest in the Jewish Future
We would like to thank all of you who have already gave a gift or made a pledge to our Annual Campaign this year!
Our school thrives because of your generous support. Your investment in our school and our young people is an investment in the future of the Jewish community.
You can give online here and even schedule payments on a pledge! You can also call 206-232-5272 ext. 515 or 206-551-9322 and pledge or donate by phone.
We thank all our donors for their vital support of NYHS.
We wish you a meaningful Yom Kippur and a healthy and happy year.
Jack DeLeon & Iris Schwartz NYHS Annual Fund Chairs |
 Congratulations to Dena Phillips 2012 National Merit Commended Scholar Dena has been named a National Merit Commended Scholar and received official notification from Mr. Court yesterday. National Merit Commended Scholars place in the top 5% of the 1.5 million students who take the PSAT. "The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success...These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success." commented a spokesperson for National Merit Scholarship Program
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Already a part of the NYHS Family - Welcome Foreign Exchange Students by Milana Davydov 2012 
This year, we welcome two foreign exchange students from Rome, Rafi Naim 2013 and Eitan Della Rocca 2013. A Word from Exchange Student Rafi Naim: Rafi Naim (2013) is a part of the junior class of NYHS for the first semester of the school year. Rafi is from Italy and previously attended Renzo Levi High School. He is fluent in both Italian and Hebrew, and has been brushing up on his English. We asked Rafi a few questions about his experiences in the United States and at NYHS as well. Rafi said that his favorite classes at Yeshiva are "...Mr. Brodkin's Math class and Mr. Kaufman's US History class. I have been learning a lot in those two classes so far." Rafi also talked about how different school is in the United States than it is from Italy. "In Italy we go to school from 8 to 2 everyday. Here it's 8 to 4, which is a lot longer. Also, in Italy we don't switch classrooms for every class we go to. Here we do." Rafi also said that "Even though I get to go home for Thanksgiving break, I'm going to be so excited to come back to all my friends here!" We are so glad to have Rafi here with us from Italy! 
Raffy Naim 2013 with Fransisco Gonzalez 2014 A Word from Exchange Student Eitan Della Roca: Eitan Della Roca (2013) is also a new member of the junior class. He will also only be staying for the first semester of the school year. Eitan is from Italy as well and attended Ort High School - a school that emphasizes learning in all areas of Social Studies. While at his school in Italy, Eitan took classes such as Anthropology, Psychology and Language Arts. We asked Eitan a few questions about his experiences in the United States and at NYHS as well. Eitain said that his favorite class at Yeshiva was "...Rabbi Brody's Gemara class." He also said that "All of the Judaic studies are so well organized here. It's not like that in Italy." Eitan also talked about how his high school was "... a school where people go until 2 o'clock. Even though the days are longer here, we get to learn more of everything ." We are so glad to have Eitan and Rafi here with us from Italy! They are already a big part of the NYHS Family. May we all have an easy fast, and a meaningful Yom Kippur. Have a restful weekend and a wonderful Shabbat! Shabbat Shalom!  Eitan Della Rocca 2013 (gray sweatshirt) |
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Do you know of a teen who could benefit from an NYHS education?
Our Open House for prospective students and families is at 7 pm on Sunday, October 30th. Spread the word and help us reach more Jewish teens.
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We thank the many parents, students and friends who help make our school thrive!
Thank you to Rodney Blumenstein, father of NYHS alumnus, Grant Blumenstein 2009 and board member for organizing this week's Phone-a-Thon.
Thank you to all who pledged or gave this week at the Phone-a-thon!
Thank you to all who brought food for the JFS Food Drive
Click here to view our wish list on Amazon.
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College Dates to Save
October 7th: Registration deadline for November SAT October 26th: PSAT for freshman, sophomores, and juniors November 4th: College Fair, 9am-12pm at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center - Seniors are encouraged to attend November 14th: Touro and Lander College on campus November 6th: SAT test day December 1st : UW application due Visit www.collegeboard.org to learn more about colleges and universities and the application process. Visit the NYHS college counseling page. |
Photos of the week
With some green thumb guidance from Karen Franke, Green Team members Fransisco Gonzalez 2014, Mathias Cohanim 2014, Amos Boldor 2014 and Dov Alberstone 2014 planted spring bulbs donated by Michelle Almoslino.
Halle Friedland 2013, Talia Etsekson 2013 and Julia Owen 2012 on College Night
Joel Jacobs 2013 holding a butterfly as Ms. Lewis looks on.
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Alumni UpdatesAlumni - Where are you now? Let us know by sending us an update.
Send them to Melissa Rivkin at mrivkin@nyhs.netCheck out Aaron Katsman's most recent article on investing: Sharp Market Sell Off - What Now? _____________________________________ 
Gabi Feuer 2001 Gabi Feuer graduated from NYHS in 2001 and studied at Yeshiva B'nai Torah in Far Rockaway. He then entered Touro College and earned a BS in Management and Marketing. While at Touro College and Yeshiva B'nai Torah Gabi was enlisted by a local family to teach their three middle school children general studies to complement their home schooling. For the past four years, Gabi has been living in New York City and is a Senior Mortgage Consultant at Universal Mortgage. Gabi says, "I have fond memories of Yeshiva and value the education I received. I am grateful for both the Judaic and General Studies programs at the Yeshivathat truly prepared me not just for college, but for life as an adult. The ability to think critically, organize my thoughts logically and categorically are skill that I use daily in my business and personal life. Without these tools I would not be where I am today." ____________________________________ Jon Marshall 2005 just graduated from UW with degrees in Biology and English. He works as an ER scrub and is in the process of applying to medical schools for next fall. Itamar Hoze 2005 just finished his service in the IDF and will begin studying Mechanical Engineering at the Technion, Israel's Institute of Technology in Haifa this fall. 
Itamar Hoze 2005, John Marshall 2005 with Mr. Ian Weiner and Ms. Yulia Chubotin _________________________ Thank you to Carole and Michael Behar for sending us this photo of alumni in Jerusalem 
L to R: Sam Gelman, Jakie Fein (NYHS 2011), Sammy Aronson, Avi Behar (NYHS 2011), Sarah Rossen (NYHS 2011) Sarah Varon (NYHS 2011) and Rena Genauer (NYHS 2011).
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Congratulations to Mordechai Treiger 2005. Mordechai Treiger 2005 finished his Masters thesis and thus qualified for his degrees as of August, both from the University of Pennsylvania, a Masters of Environmental Studies and Bachelor of Arts, Biology and Environmental Studies
Congratulations to Daniel Jacobs 2007. Daniel Jacobs 2007 graduated from the UW in June with a degree in Philosophy. He just started law school at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
We love to hear from alumni. Please let us know how you are doing.
Sarah Voss 2008 is a senior at the UW majoring in Middle Eastern Studies.
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More updates...
Shmuel Treiger 2011 and Josh Voss 2011 in Israel with former NYHS student Adam Polack who joined the IDF this year
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Community Events:
Engaging Israel Project: Foundations for a New Relationship A Shalom Hartman Institute Lecture & Study Series The SJC, Herzl and JDS are partnering with the Hartman Institute for an adult education opportunity. The SJCC and Herzl-Ner Tamid will hold the series of classes at the SJCC Mercer Island Campus. Through video lectures, text study, and lively group discussion, we are pleased to bring the world-renowned faculty of the Hartman Institute into the Seattle Jewish community this fall. Click here to register and for more info. SJCC Mercer Island Dates: Tuesdays, October 25, 2011-January 10, 2012*, 7:15-9:15 p.m. The Jewish Touch, a lecture on George Gershwin at the SJCC October 30th at 2 pm.Larry Starr, Professor of Music History at the University of Washington, promises to deliver an entertaining look at how Gershwin became the one of the favorite American composers of all time. To register, visit www.sjcc.org For all things NCSY, visit www.seattlencsy.com NCSY will be teaming up with Swerve to offer drivers ed in September, Wednesday nights at the SJCC. Click here for more info, contact Ari Hoffman at thehoffather@gmail.com. Visit www.seattlekollel.org for up to the minute Kollel programming Check out www.jewishinseattle.org for up to date info. on all things Jewish happening! |
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