Barrack Hebrew Academy 2021 Graduation Program

Seventy-first Commencement Exercises

Class of 2021 Tuesday, June 15, 2021

‫ה׳ בתמוז תשפ״א‬ 5 Tamuz 5781

ORDER OF EXERCISES National Anthem & Hatikva Welcome

Howard Treatman President, Barrack Board of Directors

D’var Torah Student Address in Hebrew Yearbook Dedication

Student Address Commencement Speaker

Ida Narli ‘21 Miriam Singer ’21 Daniela Barow ’21 Allison Goldstein ’21 Alexis Schachter ’21 Noah Frisch ’21 Josh Shapiro ’91 Pennsylvania Attorney General

Video Montage Presentation of Diplomas Sharon P. Levin, Head of School Justin Cooper, Dean of Students Tom McLaughlin, Academic Dean

Our sincere gratitude to Class of 2021 advisors Judd Levingston & Julia Lawrence

CLASS OF 2021 Ronen Dov Adler Shira Amar Michael Eric Andelman Tamar Hilda Azulay Daniela Janine Barow Lane Parker Barsh Benjamin Adler Beal Eli Maurice Beaubien Noah Simon Beitler Daniel Harris Bernstein Aria Bitan

‫רונן דב אדלר‬ ‫שירה עמאר‬ ‫יעקב יוסף חיים אנדלמן‬ ‫תמר הילדה אזולאי‬ ‫דניאלה גנית בארו‬ ‫לירית פנינה ברש‬ ‫שר שלום ביל‬ ‫עלי נח יששכר בוביין‬ ‫נח שמעון ביטלאר‬ ‫דניאל הלל ברנסטין‬ ‫אריה ביתן‬

Kayla Aliza Bleier

‫קיילע עליזה בלייר‬

Emmanuel Haya Carmely

‫עמנואל חיה כרמלי‬

Asher Simone Chelder Olivia Rose Collis Benjamin Lee Dahan Sophia Ruth Decherney Luke Cabot Finkelstein Benjamin George Fisher Blake Fox

‫אש שרה חלדר‬ ‫ורד קוליס‬ ‫בנימין לב דהן‬ ‫רות דישרני‬ ‫לייבל פינקלשטיין‬ ‫בנימין גידאליא באער פישר‬ ‫בנימין פוקס‬

Noah Michael Frisch

‫נח פריש‬

Matthew Lee Garber

‫מתתיהו לי גרבר‬

CLASS OF 2021 Adam Benjamin Gladstone Allison Joan Goldstein

‫אשר איתן גלדסטון‬ ‫זהבה גולדשטיין‬

Ilan Zachary Gordon

‫אילן ישראל גורדון‬

Gabrielle Noa Grob

‫ברל גרוב‬

Noah Tzvi Hamermesh Samuel Aaron Handel Jory Max Hirshman

‫נח צבי המרמש‬ ‫שמואל אהרון הנדל‬ ‫משה הרשמן‬

Alitza Lila Hochhauser

‫אביגיל רבקה הוקאוסר‬

Leia Adelle Hockstein

‫לאה מרים הוקשטיין‬

Anita Brooke Hoffman

‫חנה הופמן‬

Sydney Jaye Holender

‫שיינה הולנדר‬

Maya Hurtig Micah David Frank Israel Isabella Anne Jacobson Jonah David Katz Shirin Rebecca Kaye Noah Elijah Kessel

‫מאיה הרטיג‬ ‫מיכה דוד ישראל‬ ‫חנה ג׳קובסון‬ ‫יונה דב כץ‬ ‫שירין רבקה קיי‬ ‫נח חיים קסל‬

Maria Fernanda Shoshana Moriah Lehman

‫מרים לימן‬

Avi Ezra Loren

‫אביחי לורן‬

Dylan Matthew Mandel

‫יצחק יעקב מנדל‬

David Gershon Meles

‫דוד גרשון מלס‬

Sarah Adar Miller

‫שרה אדר מילר‬

CLASS OF 2021 Mira W Nachod

‫מירה נחוד‬

Ida Dilara Narli

‫דבורה נרלי‬

Jacob Samuel Novick

‫יעקב שמעון נוביק‬

Hannah Sophia Parish

‫חנה דבורה פריש‬

Lily Morgan Rabinowitz

‫לילי רבינוביץ‬

Sophia Lauren Rogovoy

‫סופיה לורן רוגובוי‬

Madeleine Kate Rosenthal Marc Swartz Rubin Eli Vladimir Rudman

‫טובה ציפורה רוזנטל‬ ‫כורש רובין‬ ‫יהודה אברם רודמן‬

Alexis Brooke Schachter

‫חנה בתיה שכטר‬

Maya Hope Shavit

‫מיה הילה שביט‬

Abigail Rose Shaposhnick

‫אביגיל שפושניק‬

Elliana N. Sherwood Mai Shmilovitch

‫אליענה נ שרווד‬ ‫מאי שמילוביץ‬

Ethan Bradley Simon

‫איתן ברוך סימון‬

Miriam Bracha Singer

‫מרים ברכה סינגר‬

Gabriel Tamarkin Robert Ryan Ufberg Zachary Lewis Ufberg Rebecca Bailey Weinstein

‫גבריאל תמרקין‬ ‫דב אפברג‬ ‫זכריה אפברג‬ ‫רבקה בילה ויינשתיין‬

STUDENT ADDRESS I’d like to begin with acknowledging our marvelous teachers, staff, and administrators that have made this day possible and guided our grade through the pitfalls of the past four years. In particular, they have worked tirelessly to adapt to the challenges of the past year and a half, all to ensure that we could continue to learn and connect as a grade. Thank you.

If there is one thing that I have learned from my time at Barrack, it’s that you have to seize the opportunities when they present themselves. The magic of opportunity is that you never know what will arise or where the path will lead. Sixth grade me, first setting foot in Barrack, would never believe that I would be standing up here, at this podium, delivering a graduation address in Hebrew. Over the course of years, I have witnessed my classmates growing into themselves and reaching for extraordinary heights. In the graduating class of 2021, we have students who head clubs, publications, and sports teams, students on the forefront of equality advocacy within Barrack and throughout the surrounding community, students who have devoted themselves to making the world a better place through dedication and hard work. As a class, we’ve lobbied in Washington D.C., volunteered with senior citizens and schoolchildren, and done our best to repair and renew our communities.

STUDENT ADDRESS (continued)

Our grade is uniquely stubborn — I’m looking at you, our four Latin students, two in French, and our singular Japanese learner. Despite the seeming differences that might drag us apart, such as the best costume themes, sports teams, or, going back to ancient history, what color that dress was, our bickering is only a sign of our bond. We’ve taken the changes of virtual school and social distancing in stride, finding alternate ways to engage and flourish. Ours is the truly memorable senior year, a year where we ventured into tents, prayed for good weather, and picnicked on blankets. Ours is the ability to adapt, to reevaluate, to grow.

Today is the end of our journey together as high schoolers, but just the beginning of our lives as adults. We’re scattering across the country, and even the globe, toward our futures. Yet I know that we are all going to carry with us the memories of our time together, the lessons that we’ve learned, and the knowledge that never too far away are the friends that we’ve made, lifelong bonds that will stand the test of time and space.

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES & ISRAEL PROGRAMS CLASS OF 2021

American University (3)

Kutztown University

Barnard College

Lafayette College

Boston University (5)

Lehigh University (7)

Brandeis University (5)

Marymount Manhattan College

Brown University (2)

McGill University

Chapman University

Michigan State University (2)

Colgate University

Monmouth University

College of Charleston (3)

Muhlenberg College (2)

Community College of Philadelphia

Northeastern University (3)

Drexel University (19)

Pace University (2)

Elon University (3) Emory University

Pennsylvania State University (16)

Franklin & Marshall College (6)

PSU-Schreyers Honors College

George Mason University

Princeton University

George Washington University (5)

Rochester Institute of Technology (3)

Hamilton College

Rutgers University (4)

Hampshire College

SUNY-Albany University

Haverford College

SUNY-Binghamton University (6)

Hofstra University (4)

St. John’s University

IDC Herzliya College

St. Joseph’s University (2)

Indiana University at Bloomington (8)

San Diego State University

Ithaca College

Skidmore College

JTS/Columbia (2)

Syracuse University (5)

Northwestern University

Savannah College of Art & Design

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES & ISRAEL PROGRAMS CLASS OF 2021 Temple University (5)

University of Vermont

The Ohio State University (2)

University of Virginia (2)

The University of Texas at Austin The University of the Arts

University of WisconsinMadison (3)

Tulane University (2)

Vanderbilt University (2)

University of Arizona (2)

Vassar College

University of California-Davis

Wake Forest University

University of California-Irvine

Washington University in St. Louis (2)

University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz

Wesleyan University

University of Chicago

West Chester University

University of Colorado-Boulder (3)

Williams College (2)

University of Delaware (9)

Yeshiva University (2)

University of Florida University of Hartford

Israel & Gap Year Programs

University of Kentucky

Israeli Defense Force

University of Maryland (17)

Aardvark

University of Massachusetts (2)

Kivunim

University of Miami (6)

Kol Ami Mechina

University of Michigan (4)

Midreshet Lindenbaum

University of MinnesotaTwin Cities

Yeshivat Sha'arei Mevaseret Zion

University of Pennsylvania (4) University of Pittsburgh (29) University of South Carolina University of Toronto

*Colleges that the members of the Class of 2021 have chosen to attend are indicated in bold.

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Guest Speakers Special D’var Torah by

Rabbi David J. Wolpe ’76

Best-Selling Author and Newsweek’s Most Influential Rabbi in America

Jake Tapper ’87

Josh Shapiro ’91

(video message) CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent

Pennsylvania Attorney General

Leah Lande ’89 Pulmonologist for MainLine Health

Jamie Geller ’96

Best-Selling Cookbook Author & Award-Winning TV Producer

Chaim Bloom ’00 Chief Baseball Officer, Boston Red Sox

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