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Hebrew High students
hit the books on Sept. 9
by Cheryl R. Finkel
“Hebrew High” is about to open
its doors to Atlanta area students
for a new year of secondary Jewish
and Hebrew studies.
Who is a typical Hebrew High
student. Three sketches may give
an idea of the range of individual
needs this school attempts to
fulfill.
Joel is a bright-faced eighth-
grader, a graduate of a local
Hebrew day school. He is a
talented science student and wants
to join the chess club at the large
suburban high school he will enter
this fall. Few of his friends will be
attending his new school. For Joel,
Hebrew High allows continuity of
Jewish social life as well as an
opportunity to build on the firm
foundation in Bible, Hebrew and
Jewish history provided by his
elementary school studies.
Joel’s smooth brow wrinkles a
little when he talks about the
challenges of the coming fall. "I
guess I’ll have to study real hard
and plan my time better than I used
to,” he says, “but I've heard they
have some good teachers at
Hebrew High and I want to
continue my Jewish studies.”
Sandra’s parents don’t consider
themselves strongly religious, but
they feel pride in their identity and
are active in Jewish community
affairs. Sandra is one of only 10
Jewish students at a prestigious
private high school. A lively and
attractive girl, she is well liked by
her classmates and actively
involved with them in extra
curricular and social activities.
Sometimes Sandra wonders
why her family is so concerned that
she find more Jewish friends and
why some people are prejudiced
against Jews. “Why can’t we all
just learn to get along?” she asks.
At Hebrew High Sandra finds
herself drawn to courses that help
her understand what it means to be
a Jew in a non-Jewish world.
“How are we different?” she
wonders. “What history has set us
apart?”
Paul is a big 11th grader, star of
his high school swim team in
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DeKalb County. He loves animals
and is hoping to become a
veterinarian. He wants very much
to go on a summer trip to Israel,
perhaps someday even to spend
time working on a kibbutz. He has
been corresponding for two years
with an Israeli student who came
to visit relatives in Atlanta and also
happened to be a good swimmer.
This friendship has spurred Paul’s
interest in all aspects of life in
Israel and he can be found in all
Hebrew High classes on history,
politics and social conditions in the
Jewish state. While working
toward his trip expenses, Paul is
also studying conversational
Hebrew at Hebrew High He was
pleased to find out that his public
high school would give credit
toward graduation for these
Hebrew courses.
The students at Hebrew High
come from varying backgrounds
and present wide-ranging interests,
but they all have some very
important traits in common. All
come from homes with a strong
commitment to Jewish education.
All come with the extra energy and
dedication required to bring them
out of their homes for five weekly
hours of study—after school
hours, after band and sports and
drill-team practice, after music
lessons and science club. Somehow
they manage to find time for
everything. Perhaps for them
Jewish education is not merely an
“extra” but an integral part of their
lives.
Officially known as the Atlanta
High School of Jewish Studies,
this community school is operated
by the Atlanta Bureau of Jewish
Education. It serves graduates of
Jewish day schools and
congregational Hebrew schools
who attend public and secular
private high schools.
Students come to class on
Sunday mornings and Tuesday
evenings to study courses in Bible,
conversational Hebrew, Religion,
Social Studies and Jewish
Literature.
Among this fall's course
offerings are “Tracing Your Jewish
Roots,” “Community and
Responsibility in the Jewish
Tradition,” “Great Jewish
Writing,” “Recent Wars in the
Middle East,” and “A Jewish View
of Love, Sex, and Marriage.”
Students, parents and faculty of
the Atlanta High School of Jewish
Studies will meet to register for fall
quarter classes on Tuesday, Aug.
28, at 7:15 p.m., at the Hebrew
Academy. The first class session
will be held on Sunday, Sept. 9.
Further information is available at
the Atlanta Bureau of Jewish
Education, 873-1248.
Lester Pazol
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PM* 11 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE August 24, 1979