EDUCATION: BACK TO SCHOOL, PAGES 22-33 ALL TOGETHER NOW DECEMBER DILEMMA A NEW SPIN
For the first time, Atlanta’s only all-grades day school will be on one campus. Page 24
A mandate to teach Christmas The Epstein School rolls out to kindergartners looks like an a wheellike logo as it moves unwanted gift. Page 29 toward the future. Page 31
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AJC Seeks Teen Leaders By Rachel Fayne
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Galloping Into Fluent Hebrew Israeli counselor Sapir Beresi leads campers in the Marcus JCC’s Hebrew immersion day camp program in a game in which they must put articles of clothing on a zebra and say the items’ names in Hebrew. Story, Page 22
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American Jewish Committee Atlanta is launching a free leadership and advocacy training program for high school students. Leaders for Tomorrow, which centers on issues affecting the Jewish people and Israel, is accepting applications until Friday, Aug. 18, from high school sophomores and juniors. Applicants should be high achievers eager to learn about issues related to past and current Israeli affairs, challenges facing the global Jewish community, and anti-Semitism, among other topics. While participants will be educated about the issues, the program also focuses on teaching advocacy skills so today’s high school students will have the knowledge to educate others as they move into college and beyond. Julie Katz, an AJC Goldman Bridge fellow, said the program is a prime opportunity for high school students to engage with issues they haven’t dealt with. “LFT is really a great way for highachieving high school students to gain insight on issues affecting Israel and the Jewish people, as well as gain critical advocacy and leadership skills,” she said. LFT also fosters connections among teens in the Jewish community and provides some resources for their future. Though the initiative is new to Atlanta, LFT succeeded in New York two years ago, then moved to Chicago last year. The Atlanta program will consist of seven or eight training sessions at the AJC office in Buckhead on Sundays from 5 to 8 p.m., beginning Oct. 15. Admission is limited to 25 to 30 students, who will be selected based on their applications and interviews. Students can apply through the AJC Atlanta website at www.ajcatlanta.org. ■