SPARKS from the JCDS Community

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Creative

Design Director

Shari Levitz

Photography Gary Alpert

Letter from Shira Deener, Head of School

רפסה תיב שארמ

Our society can feel frenetic. New technologies, ideas, and platforms are created and tested at an exponential pace, and it is sometimes difficult to come up for air; to find the time to pause and reflect.

At JCDS, the faculty and staff work deliberately to counter this. Our school is a place where we intentionally apply the brakes and slow things down – take time to think more deeply – reflect more broadly about what qualities of mind and virtues of heart we wish to develop in our students.

We want them to graduate with the disposition and skills vital to achieve success and navigate in today’s complex and complicated world. By carefully developing curricula and choosing precise educational opportunities, we help shape JCDS graduates ready to meet the challenges and opportunities ahead.

The leaders of tomorrow are the JCDS students of today. While it is imperative that they acquire facility and understanding of engineering, science, math, and humanities, today that knowledge and those skills are neither sufficient nor enough.

In a world of social media echo chambers, where we are encouraged to act on our impulses and expected to respond to everything immediately, our kids must learn to pause –to breathe deeply – and to take the time necessary to think ideas through. It is vital to us that our JCDS graduates understand the importance of practicing reflection, honoring the perspective of others, and feeling the pride and confidence of knowing exactly who they are as members of this pluralistic Jewish community.

In this issue of Nitzotzot, you will: see evidence of a school that makes intentional decisions about our educational programming; read examples of how perspective taking, humility and integrity take place in subjects such as Tanakh and Israel history; and see how Pedagogy of Partnership, affectionately known as “PoP”, inculcates a stance of curi-

osity and wonder in our Lower School’s youngest learners that continues through their JCDS education. You will get a taste of the ways in which our sparkling new state-of-theart makerspace, HaSadna, along with our approach to the “Yoms” are examples of innovation and meaningful connections. And as well, you will read about our graduates, and how our many new transfer students quickly embody so much of what we treasure at JCDS.

Thank you for taking the time to journey through these pages to learn more about our beloved school. It is my hope that when you’re done reading, you’ll soon come for a visit and see us in action!

Letter from Rachel Fish, Board President

םינמאנה רבח תאישנמ

It is a gift to be a part of our JCDS community. Not just a gift for our children, but also a gift to our parent body and faculty. We are living in an increasingly divisive world with less opportunity to engage with differences in a meaningful and empathetic manner; a world where identity politics define one’s ideological and political orientation and leaves little to no room for true questioning and authentic curiosity; a world in which a single misstep can result in personal and professional cancellation without opportunity for growth and reflection.

For me, JCDS is a living and breathing laboratory that refuses to cow to these trends and societal pressures. Our aspiration and north star are to teach our children, and model through our own actions, how to live with complexity despite living in a world that often seeks to flatten nuance. We aspire to hold multiple perspectives rather than assume our version is the only one that matters. Our ambition is to foster deep and substantive connection honoring the “I-Thou” relationship that philosopher Martin Buber embodied. It is through seeing each individual for who they are and what they possess that allows the building of enduring relationships and a connected community.

The kindness of our school’s leadership, its faculty, staff, parents, and children, is not to be taken for granted in a world where even basic pleasantries are few and far between. Whether it is Middle Schoolers holding the hands of Gan Nitzaners, 8th graders demonstrating to Lower School children how to participate in t’fillah, or teachers joyfully escorting children to buses at the end of the school day; these moments cannot be taken for granted as they are not necessarily the ways in which life exists outside of our JCDS community. All of this educational work is done intentionally being rooted in Jewish values, traditions, and histories.

During this time of year we hear the shrill, clarion call from the shofar – a moment of stillness and awakening. There is a

sense of being part of a greater whole, an acknowledgment of the ancient tradition which has aroused so many of our people to heed this call as a reminder of where we have been, where we are, and where we must go. My blessing to our children, and for each member of our community, is to remember our roots and from where we come, thereby providing the foundation for wherever life’s journey takes us. May this be our northstar now and forever more.

Bringing the Study of Israel to our Eighth Grade

ונלש ’ח התיכל לארשי דומיל תא םיאיבמ

With a topic as complex and close to the heart as Israel, building a curriculum required delicate thought and analysis. We quickly realized that the JCDS Habits of Mind and Heart had to lead our work and the students’ learning.

Teaching students to view history as a tapestry, incorporating numerous contradictory voices and perspectives, is critical. It is vital to look at history through many lenses, and it is this engagement that allows our students to develop a stronger, more nuanced view of history and the world.

We encouraged meaningful discussions of the complexities of Israel’s history and current events with curiosity, respect, and empathy. This did not mean avoiding political discourse. Rather, it meant providing equal access to resources from across the political and ideological spectrum. Our goal was for 8th graders to wrestle with the discomfort that comes with competing narratives, push past the instinct to quickly assess something as being “true or false,” and try to understand the human beings behind the sources we read. We felt strongly that if they encountered a stance on Israel they found challenging, it would be far better for them to first do so within the walls of JCDS rather than on unforgiving social media or the college campuses which ultimately await them. Thus, students were always presented with at least two different primary source perspectives and encouraged to question, respond and question again, before reaching their own conclusions.

We looked at many different views on Zionism and the dream of a Jewish State. The students examined the differing goals and perspectives of the various waves of immigration to the land in the early 1900s, and the different ways those groups defined themselves and were defined by others. We analyzed the many perspectives on Israel’s Declaration of Independence and unpacked the Law of Return to tackle the perennial question of “Who counts as a Jew?” And for what would be the first time for many of them, students were also exposed to traditional Palestinian narratives of Israel’s history and development. We wanted to help them

break through cultural and partisan divides all too common in the media and on the internet. Our goal was to provide students with the skills necessary to thoughtfully evaluate the content they encounter outside of our walls.

Toward the end of our unit, students reflected on the idea of historical truth, and whether or not multiple narratives can even coexist. Our 8th graders’ responses were especially powerful and proved just how deeply they were able to consider the complexity of this topic.

Developing Ahavat Israel (Love for Israel,) means supporting our students as they navigate both the particular and universal elements of its incredible history. Doing so in a rigorous yet thoughtfully nuanced way encourages critical thinking and a deeply personal understanding of, and feeling for, our Jewish Homeland.

“It seems like a lot of the narratives on both sides aren’t trying to tell a story, but to prove how the other story is wrong, and that’s not really fair.”

RUTI

“It’s kind of up to us to learn how to have conversations and find compromise, otherwise nothing is going to change.”

DANIELLE

“. . . there are opportunities to reach a middle ground . . . which might help discussions.”

LIOR

Thinking back to our initial goals for this unit, particularly how to teach our students to have nuanced and thoughtful conversations about Israel, it became even more evident that this approach ultimately empowers our students. By allowing them to speak their minds and disagree respectfully, we gave them the tools with which to forge their path into the future, and connect with the Jewish people.

The JCDS “Yoms”

JCDS “Yoms-ה”

Each Spring, our school community is quickly thrust into “the Yoms,” as we, at JCDS, affectionately refer to the three days known as: Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Rememberance Day); Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day); and Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day). This year’s commemorations were poignant and personal.

The morning of Yom HaShoah, our 3rd through 8th graders solemnly gathered together as we contextualized the day and paused to remember those lost in the Shoah. Our 8th graders, who this year studied the Holocaust at length, helped to lead the ceremony along with the recitation of prayer and beautiful music. One student, who in his coursework delved into his own family’s connection to the Holocaust, shared his discovery of a relative who had escaped the war and went on to become an important figure in the establishment of the State of Israel.

Natty Hoffman, a JCDS parent, made two extraordinary presentations to our Lower School students using three newly bound machzorim (High Holy Day prayer books). Natty shared that her grandparents buried and hid these machzorim for safekeeping during the Holocaust and extracted them decades later in Slovakia. With the older students, Natty presented more detailed stories of her relatives’ experiences during the Shoah, and her own personal experience as a third generation survivor. This remarkable tale of hope and survival resonated deeply with everyone. All the while, in the center of our school, where all who passed would hear, our 8th Graders took turns solemnly reciting the names of children who perished in the Holocaust.

One week later, on Yom HaZikaron, we remembered and memorialized those who died in combat or in terrorist attacks in the State of Israel. Our Middle School students prepare for this through their study in Hebrew classes, where songs associated with the day bring them closer to individual stories of pain and loss. Our JCDS Hebrew teaching team beautifully prepares students to create an authentic tekes

(ceremony) similar to that which is done in Israel every year on this day. Our 8th graders used their learning to lead and teach younger students, following which, a siren loudly rang out as we all stood in silence. Our school becomes one in our love and support of our Israeli students and teachers for whom the weight of the day is especially difficult.

This somber day is followed the next day by Yom HaAtzmaut, the State of Israel’s birthday, when an exuberant celebration ensues at JCDS, just as it does in Israel! On this day, a wild and wonderful all-school festival of Israeli culture, song, and art is unleashed. Classes are suspended as the entire school meets together for our annual “trip” to Israel. At the well established “JCDS Airport,” replete with customs, ticket counters, and security checkpoints, passengers board the “plane” which then takes off with our entire school aboard, our oldest students acting as flight crew and supplying ample entertainment to the community of passengers! Once we “arrive” in the Holy Land, students spend the entire day moving through a variety of activities, including creating beautiful art, making and baking fresh pita bread, participating in wild rounds of chidon Tanakh (Bible trivia), to sweating through calisthenics and army exercises with teachers who served in the Israeli army! This year, we also invited Israeli parents from the JCDS community to run a station that connected their own personal stories to places and locations in Israel, centered around a huge map made by our 3rd graders. The day culminated in a giant school-wide rikudei am (Israeli Dance Party) with the entire community dancing together on the blacktop. Donning the colors of Israel, hearing the music, and imbibing its flavors and ruach (spirit), Yom HaAtzmaut has become one of the favorite days of the school year!

The Yoms are an intense and powerful time of commemoration that brings us together with the people of Israel as we experience genuine, authentic connections to one another and to these modern holidays in a way that is uniquely and beautifully JCDS.

Peace, Love, and Justice in Science

עדמב קדצו הבהא ,םולש

When asked a question, a student’s instinct is to answer right away, but an answer leaves little space for learning. To truly learn, we must embrace vulnerability. At JCDS, students are asked questions that invite curiosity and push them to consider a myriad of potential solutions. In the unit, Nutrition, Agriculture, and Climate, students explore the relationship among our food choices, the health of our bodies, the land, and the climate. Students learn practical skills of reading food labels and understanding nutrients before asking such important questions as: What natural habitats and/or animal species are being disrupted to produce this food? Are any chemical agents used? What is this food’s water and carbon footprint? Are regenerative farming practices and/or carbon sequestration considered when producing this food?

Through the unit, students come to understand that small actions matter, their actions matter. They begin to recognize that justice is more easily achieved through a collective, rather than individual, response. They work in groups to design restaurant menus that highlight nutritious, low water footprint and low carbon footprint ingredients. Many students have reveled at identifying traditional Jewish dishes that fall within these parameters, such as shakshuka and latkes. Students met and learned from local Chef, Jason Bond, from Clover Food Lab in Newtonville and discovered local farms where they can source ingredients and continue their conscious commitment to purchase and use healthy, organic foods.

To close the unit, we work to display the vulnerability we wish to promote in students by asking them to teach the

ways in which Jewish lessons or morals connect to their final projects. In one of the most profound moments, students led a passionate discussion, pulled evidence from texts and built upon what the previous speaker said. At JCDS, students understand the work of science as being aligned with the work of justice. Together, they encapsulated their learning in the statement that is inspired by the Jewish teaching in Pirkei Avot “On three things the world stands: Peace, Love, and Justice.”

PEACE is lowering our carbon footprint and our water footprint by eating what is in season to avoid further destruction to the land through the use of harmful pesticides and unsustainable farming practices.

LOVE is patience and committing to changing our growing and harvesting practices from corporate to regenerative; Tikkun Olam

JUSTICE is reducing waste and distributing food in a way that serves the earth and all its people.

In the Garden of Eden, Eve stands beneath the Tree of Knowledge which bears fruit. Despite warnings not to succumb to temptation, she takes a bite of the apple. From this, she gains knowledge but loses peace. Our relationship with the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), which pays farmers a set price for their crop, is akin to Eve’s first bite: the temptation to grow more food faster has come at a great expense. Our land has lost its peace.

Social Justice at JCDS JCDS-ב יתרבח קדצ

Last year, as Afghani refugees fleeing their country became the latest of painful images representing the 84 million global refugee crisis, Boston’s Jewish community mobilized with donations and the organizational effort needed to welcome the refugees into our community. Similarly, members of the JCDS Social Justice Cohort started thinking deeply about how to connect students to this current crisis, particularly because welcoming and supporting refugees is uniquely tied to Judaism and our texts.

Leviticus 19:34 says: “The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as one of your citizens; you shall love them as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” Thus, the idea for a year-long endeavor in social justice programming around the theme of Refugee Support and Education was born.

In partnership with the Va’ad (our parent association) and Student Council, the Social Justice Cohort (SJC) spearheaded a series of year-long programming and learning. In the fall, the SJC hosted a Parent-Child Book Discussion night around two refugee-themed books. Discussions focused on the themes of hope, struggle, the value of education, and the JCDS Habit of Mind and Heart of Resiliency.

Social justice programming continued throughout the year with our own service projects such as one on Martin Luther King Jr Day, when we made welcome blankets and collected supplies for and assembled toiletry kits for new Afghani arrivals. We had an “Action Station” every Friday where students made welcome signs for new arriving refugee families, and as the news shifted focus to the refugee crisis in Ukraine, our student and family community mobilized to donate hundreds of items of medical supplies to the front line of the conflict in Ukraine.

The culminating event to all of this was the first ever JCDS Student Craft Fair whose goal was to enable students to understand they have the power to make an impact – that they, themselves, can raise money for tzedakah that makes a difference in the world. What we didn’t plan for were all the other extraordinary experiences that emerged from

the event! Students finding their creative voices, students interacting and working with other students whom they otherwise would not have the opportunity, parents working with their children and other students on crafts, and finding a very real way to combat hopelessness with action.

We received more than 70 individual donations and in total, raised more than $3,300 for Cash for Refugees, a local organization founded out of the Boston Jewish community to directly support refugees in Ukraine. The fair was imbued with meaning by Ukrainian music and heartfelt personal words from JCDS parent Mark Beloborodov. It was an afternoon filled with creativity, community, and tzedakah.

Reflecting on Reflections: The Times They Are A-Changin’

ןמזה ייוניש םע :תויופקתשה לע םירוהרה

Agreatly anticipated and deeply personal part of JCDS commencement week is the Reflections Ceremony, an auspicious gathering at which 8th graders, before their community of family, friends, teachers, and peers, individually reflect upon the role that JCDS has played in their growth. But the times, they are a-changin,’ and following two and a half years of dramatic lifestyle and protocol shifts due to Covid, so too has the students’ focus on what is most meaningful to them socially, emotionally, and even academically. From its inception, the Reflections Ceremony has been a capstone measure for how we raise these kids, and throughout these pandemic years, the students’ Reflections reflected, with an even greater intensity, their resilience and perseverance, their appreciation of community in their lives, and their profound self-awareness. The deep rooted ways in which they have felt nurtured and cared for as individuals and as a class came shining through in their words.

“At the start of the pandemic, I attended public school, but online learning did not work for me. I knew that I needed to find a better place to learn. At that low point, JCDS opened its arms to me. I enrolled at the start of 7th grade, and that is when my [personal] growth truly began. Reaching out from the core that is me into other parts of the world, learning new things and meeting new people, I have grown so much over my time at JCDS. I will take the memories of this time forward, and never will I forget the love and light that this community has given me when the world was in a dark place.”

BENJY

“My life at JCDS can be compared to that of a tree. A tree’s roots connect it to the earth, digging deep and giving it the strength to stand up tall. Without JCDS, I don’t think that I would have felt connected to my Jewish heritage (my roots) at all. A tree reaches out with its branches, just as JCDS has helped me reach out with my learning. Rather than pruning me and keeping me contained, like some schools would have done, JCDS has nourished me, allowing me to grow into a better learner and a better person. I cannot stay a child forever. More than anything, I feel nervous about moving beyond JCDS, which has supported me for so long. As I am released

into the greater world of high school, and later adulthood, I will have to remember what I learned here and trust that JCDS has prepared me and given me the necessary grounding for me to thrive.”

RUTI

“JCDS has taught me many things over the years; it has taught me that my friendships are one of the most important things in my life, and to always treat others with kindness and respect. It has taught me how to stand up for myself, share my opinions, solve problems, and be a leader. And last but certainly not least, JCDS has taught me that I can accomplish whatever I set my mind to and persevere and finesse my way through just about anything.”

RACHEL

A Talmudic Story Comes to Life

םייחל ררועתמ ידומלת רופיס

Thirty-nine is the number of transfer students JCDS accepted last year, and that is the number of kids who were in need of, and deserving of, individual attention to ensure that each felt an immediate sense of belonging upon entering our school. Yet with no intention of exempting these students from any classes, we faced two challenges: how to maintain our excellent and rigorous Hebrew language program with a wide range of new students who had little or no prior knowledge of Hebrew, and similarly, how to accommodate those students newly arrived from Israel with little to no understanding of English.

Our dilemma was reminiscent of a Talmudic story which presents two approaches to a similar challenge. One is the selective approach of Rabban Gamliel, who asserted that, “Any students whose insides are not like their outsides, will not enter the study hall of learning,” or in other words, students who do not fit clear and specific requirements should not be allowed in. On the day, however, that they removed Rabban Gamliel from his position and appointed a new Rabbi, Elazar ben Azarya, came a fundamental change in the general approach of whom they would accept as students. “They dismissed the guard at the door and permission was granted to many new students to enter. On that day several benches were added . . .” When he saw the tremendous growth in the number of students, Rabban Gamliel was disheartened, saying: “Perhaps, Heaven forbid, I prevented Israel from engaging in Torah study.” (Talmud Bavli, Brakhot 27b)

Similarly, at JCDS in years past, our Hebrew Mechina (preparatory) program was created with clear and specific expectations for Middle School transfer students – that they would be integrated into a novice class the following year. We requested that those who enrolled with little or no Hebrew background also take Hebrew classes over the summer to accelerate the process of their integration into our language program.

In this unprecedented year, however, as our enrollment process continued well after the school year started, and as the number of transfer students requiring various levels of learning increased, so, too, did the number of Mechina* classes needed, including, suddenly, English Mechinot for Israeli transfer students! Thus, we had to offer more classes, and add even more benches to accommodate our many new students.

What we could not have predicted when ‘adding more benches’ was the many unexpected blessings that came as a result of creating these language opportunities for our new students. We all noticed an increase in the use of Hebrew throughout the school. In the hallways, during lunch, free time, and even on the athletic fields, kids began conversing more in Hebrew as it became the “cool” thing to do. This outgrowth also added a sense of comfort to the eleven Israeli transfer students whose native tongue was being spoken regularly in the halls and classrooms of their new American school! And equally joyful and deeply heartening was that students novel to either language – Hebrew or English – felt comfortable enough to muster up the courage and humility to try and speak that language with their new JCDS friends and teachers!

Yes, at JCDS, we embrace the inclusive approach of Rabbi Elazar Ben Azarya, accepting each student for who they are, accommodating their individual needs, and making them feel welcome. The Talmudic approach we took was crystal clear, as is our mission, to alway keep our commitment as a pluralistic, bi-cultural school with our doors open to all who seek to study.

*In addition to the Hebrew & English Mechinot, we also created mechinot in: T’fillah (prayer); chaggim (Jewish holidays); Tanakh (Bible); and Toshba (Jewish oral law) to help students overcome their lack of content knowledge and to guide and teach them why it is important to learn Jewish texts, thus enabling them to engage in Torah Study.

Excerpts from Teachers’ Graduation Talks 2022

2022 םויסה סקטב םירומ תוחיש ךותמ םיעטק

JACOBY

“Our Jewish tradition tells us in Pirkei Avot: Who is wise? One who learns from every person. You are curious to learn and grow . . . and have the gift to learn from everyone.”

LIOR

“In you we all see a powerful reasonableness –a quiet. You never raise your voice to be heard, nor do you speak to hear your own voice.”

ELEANOR

“And now, Eleanor, the Book has reached another turning point. Even so, I think I know how this book ends: with headstrong Eleanor taking on the world and leaving us with a story to tell; a tome to read; a legend to always remember.”

ADIN

“You truly embody Pirkei Avot’s advice, examining an issue from every conceivable angle and weighing the myriad of in’s and out’s and perspectives before making up your mind.”

BEE

“In your triumphant return to JCDS, you’ve taught us to always advocate for human rights and just causes with determination and a whole lot of gumption!”

LIANA

“A long, long time from now, in a galaxy far, far away, we will hear about something amazing that you have done. Your time here at JCDS has been marked by kindness, integrity and creativity. And wherever you choose to go and whatever you choose to do . . . may the force be with you!”

DANDAN

“You exemplify a warrior’s credo. I’m so impressed by your self-awareness and your deep sense of what is right and wrong. This is so admirable in someone your age and is bound to serve you well as you move ahead in life.”

RICHIE

“You care so deeply about the people in your life, that you just can’t help but stick your neck out for them time and time again.”

RACHEL

“I have hope for the future because of you, Rachel. You have the capacity and the ethical fortitude to be a real leader – one who will actually change the world for the bereetter.”

GIDEON

“You exude love and you show kindness, caring and respect toward every person and living organism on earth. Your big heart allows you to understand others’ needs, and your passion to make the world a better place has inspired me.”

ISAAC

“You have developed into a student who strives to learn and understand deeply, who will ask a hard question, work diligently on a paper until it meets your own lofty standards, and puts in the extra work to meet every criteria on a rubric.”

NOMI

“In Judaism, silence is something special. Godly. You are quiet, but you speak loudly in many other ways. I feel lucky to have watched your heart, your art, and your smile grow louder these past few years.”

RUTI

“I have quickly learned that you have a voice. It is not a loud one, but it is an effective one. You listen to your partner’s ideas, you think about them carefully, and if you disagree – you explain yourself thoughtfully and so eloquently.”

AYALA

“As teachers we are always thinking of ways to keep our students motivated to do hard work. Your random acts of kindness raised our spirits and inspired all of us to keep working hard.”

ALLIE

“Over the past two years that we have known each other, you have blossomed from a quiet, observant, pauciloquent, person of few words, to a self-advocate, sanguine, who has a self-awareness far beyond your years.”

YUVAL

SHELLY

ךתעד תא קולחל ךתלוכי איה הארשה תררועמ הנוכת דועו” תרחא הביטקפסרפ לוקשלו ךתלחנ הניא תמאהש הנבהב “ךתלוזל הכרעהו דובכ ךותמ תאז לכו תדגונמ איה ךלשל םא ףא

AMITAI

“During one of our first outdoor Kabbalat Shabbat gatherings, you were just BRINGING the ruach, the spirit! It was beaming out of you, it was lighting up the lower schoolers around you, and it was fueling me!”

BENJY

“You graced us with your presence, the moment you arrived at JCDS. There is an effulgence about you – a gentle twinkle in your eye, a kindness in your spirit, and an abundance of love in your heart.”

יפלכ טקשו תוניצר ךב שי לבוי”

הרעבו שא אלמ התא םינפב ךא ץוח

תוכילה םיענו סמונמ רענ דלי התא לבוי

תוסדנוק םיקוחצ בהואש דלי תלוזב ןיינעתמ דימתש

ךרד קיפא אוה ךלש םשה תועמשמ

םיה לא לחנ וא רהנ ןיב רבחמה לולסמ

“םישנאו תומלוע ןיב רבחתמו רבחמה רענ/ דלי התא הזכו

Pedagogy of Partnership

תופתוש לש היגוגדפ

Delving into the deeper layers of a text with a partner is called chavruta, and is the foundation of the PoP, or Pedagogy of Partnership approach to learning that we foster at JCDS. Students learn how to work together as equals with text as the third partner, each having something to teach and something to gain from one another.

This approach guides our Habits of Mind and Heart at JCDS. Throughout the Lower and Middle School years, we value multiple perspectives, deep thinking, and evidence-based solutions to shared problems – as well as the cultivation of empathy and curiosity. These are the ingredients that guide a JCDS education in both Judaic and general studies. Our commitment to intentional pluralism is bolstered by these habits, which in turn are bolstered by the PoP approach to learning.

PoP begins in Lower School and is crucial to honoring student curiosity even at a young age by creating a classroom space for them to ask and engage with each others’ questions. By explicitly teaching students to listen to their partners and articulate their own thinking, ask meaningful questions, and seek evidence to support their interpretations, we are helping to deepen their thinking and collaborative efforts. Furthermore, we intentionally build in personal reflection in order to help students take responsibility for their learning in partnership.

PoP allows us to create a respectful, rigorous classroom culture and build student skills, centered on a number of core beliefs, including, “Everyone has something to teach and something to learn,” “I learn from the text and from my peers and not just my teacher,” and “Each of us needs to do our part in the partnership.” Students also learn to appreciate that the text may have multiple meanings, and that they may need their peers to help bring them to light.

As students engage in PoP learning on a regular basis, asking questions like, “Can you tell me more about what you mean?” or “Can you explain that in a different way?” we see how these skills integrate into literature discussions, math problem solving discussions, brainstorming in science class, and on the playground. It is so heartening to hear young children using speech prompts they have learned through PoP as they navigate their way through the day.

With Grace, our New Makerspace

תמקהל הבוט העשב

Inside of our glorious new Makerspace HaSadna* (The Workshop) sitting behind pristine butcher block tables on the very first day of school, students could not contain their excitement. “Are you kidding? Is this really ours?” “This is just plain awesome; when can we get started?” “I am so excited to work with all of these new materials and different machines!”

Grandparent Rose-Jane Sulman’s gift to us will change the way we, at JCDS, enhance students’ learning by allowing us to further integrate our various academic disciplines. This space gives our children a place to work and learn collaboratively. Within our beautiful new HaSadna, replete with a myriad of hands-on learning tools, students will be stim-

ulated and inspired to create, invent, and learn together to better understand the interconnected nature of the world in which we live.

It is with great gusto that we anticipate a new year of discovery, creativity, and learning in our Makerspace. Stay tuned for a full article about this wonderful addition to our school in the Spring edition of Sparks

*HaSadna, translated as, “The Workshop” has two apt meanings, both “a space to build and tinker,” and also “a workshop to stretch our thinking, problem solve, and practice collaboration.”

Letter from Sari Korman, Director of Development and Communications

תרושקתהו חותיפה תלהנמ

Ihave fond memories from childhood of getting ready for the beginning of school . . . shopping for new clothes, sneakers, and best of all, shopping for new school supplies. This year, I found myself equally excited, though on the other side of this rite of passage, taking on the position of Director of Development and Communications at JCDS.

As some of you know, I have a long and joyful history here. My three children attended this school over the course of 18 years, and during that time, I witnessed first-hand the power of a JCDS education. Today, they are forging their own individual paths, and each with a strong Jewish identity. They carry with them the gift of a JCDS education that gave them the foundational tools to think critically, write persuasively, and engage in differences without losing their voice. The lessons they learned here have helped them navigate the complexities of an increasingly fractured world.

Wearing yet a different hat at JCDS, I also served as a board member for 10 years and as board president for two of those years. I am intimately familiar with our strengths and challenges, and as a steadfast donor to the school for the last twenty years, I bring a perspective that is often absent in the role of Director of Development and Communications.

Over the years I have also seen first-hand the power of giving at JCDS – as a parent, board member, donor, and now as a staff member. I was here when a group of donors banded together to purchase the land that now holds our school. I was here when donors gifted us money to offer a bus service to our families. I was here when a visionary donor’s gift transformed our dated science laboratory into a state-of-theart Makerspace. And I’ll be here when you’re ready to partner with us to help keep JCDS at the forefront of educating our children into the future.

Sari can be reached at: sarik@jcdsboston.org or 617.972.1733

Financial Highlights

םיפסכה ףגאמ תושדח

During this past year, JCDS’ finances remained strong. For the 2020-21 school year, our enrollment grew 12% to 166 students, and for the 2021-22 school year, enrollment grew 15% to 191 students, including 39 transfer students and 21 Nitzanim (Kindergarteners). Thanks to the generosity of our community, we exceeded our annual fundraising goals, including the critical funds needed to support our day-to-day operations.

EXPENSES REVENUE

ב״פשת תנש תומורת Report of Gifts

$100,000 AND ABOVE

Anonymous

Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

John Hunt

Claudia Davidoff and Joseph Kahan

Arnee R. and Walter A. Winshall

$50,000-$99,999

Rita and Herbert Gann

Winnie Sandler Grinspoon and Steven Grinspoon

Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation

Sari Korman

Rose-Jane Sulman

$25,000-$49,999

Anonymous

Joanne and Paul Egerman

The Jacob Family

Lizbeth and George Krupp

Marty Tenenbaum

$10,000-$24,999

Anonymous (3)

Anne Lewin Arundale and Henry Arundale

Betsy Hecker and John J. Barter

Marci and Joram Borenstein

Claudia Epelbaum-Brown and Jason Brown

Covenant Foundation

Nicole and Joshua Gann

Phyllis Hammer

Joan and Peter Hoffman

Gayle and Jerry Klusky

Legacy Heritage Fund

Jaka and Gadi Saarony

Hila and Yair Schindel

Shiri and Ilan Segev

Rosalyn and Richard Slifka

$5,000-$9,999

Shirah Rubin and Bret Ancowitz

Shoshana Jacobs and David Charytan

Raffaella Sadun and Vito Levi D'Ancona

Eran and Yukiko Egozy

Peggy and Marvin Menzin

Elizabeth Waksman and Darren Orbach

Julie Altman and Alex Sagan

Laura and Guy Shechter

Michelle Barmazel and Kevin Steinberg

$2,500-$4,999

Anonymous

Shelley Baker

Deb Gaffin and Richard Bennett

Orly Mishan and Timothy Crawford

Rachel Fish and Dave Cutler

Dorit Harverd and Richard Dale

Brenda and Jerry Deener

Rena Gray Fein and Robert Fein

Renee and Steven Finn

Carol Hirsh

Drs. Esther and Elliot Israel

Stephanie Karger

Osnat Levy

Suzanne Priebatsch

Susie and Howie Rodenstein

Nicole Lamberg and Adam Shyevitch

Lisa Wasserman Sivan and Ezra Zuckerman Sivan

$1,000-$2,499

Robin and Matthew Adwin

Susan and Aron Ain

Susan Ansin

Claire and Daniel Caine

Shira Deener and David Chodirker

Eric Cushing

Drs. Ada Beth and Chuck Cutler

Asher Dale ’13

Fran Elovitz

Talia and Yoni Engelhart

Helen Tager-Flusberg and Martin Flusberg

Dinah and Joshua Foer

Jane and Edward Foster

Rachel and William Foster

Leslie and Michael Gaffin

Zelda and Elkan Gamzu

Elisha and Sam Gechter

Catharyn and Mike Gildesgame

Dena and Jason Glasgow

Rabbi Susan Harris

Carla Naumburg and Joshua Herzig-Marx

Marianna and Michael Horn

Roni and Shai Horovitz

Faith and Bernard Kaplan

Jennifer and Ari Kaufmann

Sally Bock and Rabbi Ira Korinow

Devra and Donald z”l Lasden

Sharon Levin and Rabbi David Lerner

Danna and Jeffrey Lorch

Miriam and Rajiv Manglani

Mastercard

Marion and Abe Menzin

Network for Good

Arthur Novakoff

Debra Gelber and Avrom Pfeffer

Fiona Epstein and Jon Pollack

Ellen and Michael Rubin

Ranella Hirsch Saul and Daniel Saul

Diane and Jack Schuster

Sarah Luria and Thomas Schwarz

Barbara and Barry Skarf

Rivka and Alex Strelnikov

Ruth Weinrib and Paul Weiss

Eveline and Guy Weyl

Judy and Albert Zabin

$500-$999

Susan Shevitz and Larry Bailis

Jill and Rabbi Marc Baker

Katherine Gergen-Barnett and Mark Barnett

Rabbi Jordana Schuster Battis and Seth Battis

Jayne and Harvey Beker

Lucila Halperin and Lew Berk

Sara Riedner Brown and Stephen Brown

Chelsea Hebrew Free School

Endowment Fund

Galit and Lior Div Cohen

Frontier Capital

Daniel Glasgow ’08

Google Matching Gifts Program

Sarah and Joshua Gortler

Amy Gerson and Louis Grossman

Jane Kanarek and Andrew Halpert

Judy and Chayim Herzig-Marx

Osnat and Carl Hoffman

Andrea and Jonathan Kamens

Drs. Anna and David Kanarek

Esther and Josh Langer

Susan Rodgin and Warren Manning

Anne and Rabbi Rim Meirowitz

JCDS is profoundly grateful for the generous financial support provided by parents, alumni, parents of alumni, grandparents, trustees, friends, and businesses. Donations to the JCDS Annual Fund underwrite academic programs, professional development for faculty and staff, and the flexible tuition fund that allows us to welcome a diverse range of families to our community. The donors listed below made gifts to JCDS between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022.

Sharon Feiman-Nemser and Louis Nemser

Adele and Andrew Newman

Mira and Uri Nurko

Anita and Ken Rabinoff-Goldman

Ina and Jerry Regosin

Barbara Skydell Safran and Arthur Safran

Ruth Langer and Jonathan Sarna

Sharon and James Schwarz

Margery Sokoloff and Jeffrey Shoulson

Jen Kaplan and Dr. Susie Tanchel

Tamara Charm and Oren Weisberg

Stephanie and Joshua Wilson

$250-$499

Mara and Stephane Acel-Green

Beth and Adam Badik

Naomi Greenfield and Matthew Bargar

Ifat and Yaniv Rubin Bejerano

Teri Berenson

Carol and Richard Conklin

Amberly Polidor and Rabbi David Curiel

Yaara and Eyal David

Natalya Shnitser and Yan Epelboym

Sarah Gottfried and Josh Fialkoff

Sandrine Vanderlinden and Gary Goldmuntz

Steven Goldstein and Rabbi Steve Greenberg

Allison Cook and David Hirsh

Hinda Hoffman and Rabbi Victor Hoffman

Dalit and Daniel Horn

Nadja Rozovsky and Asaph Jagendorf

Ruvanne and Oded Kadosh

Nasim Lalehzarian and Rayan Kafri

Judith and Bill Kates

Marcia and Rabbi Alvan Kaunfer

Dana Yalin and Noam Kirson

Rachel Barenbaum and Adam Kleinbaum

Dr. Shira Novack and Raanan Korinow

Elana Fein and Doron Korinow

Ellen and Michael Krause-Grosman

Susan Musinsky and David Krieger

Pat and Tex LaMountain

Kitty Stein and John Langell

Shira Lehmann

Hila Romi and Akiva Leibowitz

Anna Leybzon

Judith and Ariel Marks

Miriam and Raphael Mishan

Lisa and Mark Moellman

Idit Klein and Jordan Namerow

Pnina and Sidney Orbach

Elizabeth and Robert Pressman

Shira and Mark Ravera

Randi Berkowitz and Jonathan Regosin

Rabbi Michelle and Michael Robinson

Beth and Michael Ross

Ephat and David Russcol

Ruth and Amiram Saarony

Rebecca and David Sendor-Israel

Miriam Sheftel

Yael Karlinksky and Ilan Shichor

Elaine and Joseph Siegel

Bryna and David Silbert

Marcie Greenfield Simons and The Honorable Richard A. Simons

Jenna Andelman and Gavin Steyn

Mia and Ethan Tavan

Yevgenia Khodor Tolan and Michael Tolan

Jennifer and Amiel Weinstock

Dorit and Ofer Zmiri

UP TO $249

Elisa Deener-Agus and Michael Agus

Amazon Smile

Joan Arbetter

Joanne Baker

Charles Ball

Chris Battista

Madelyn Bell

Nichole Argo and Roi Ben-Itzhak

Michelle Black

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Blauer

Barbara and Henry Bloom

Nancy and Jacob Bloom

Howard Boles

Yael and Michael Brautbar

Sheryl Brettschneider

Mel Brown

Miriam Bronstein

Carol Ingall and Stephan Brumberg

Joan and Harvey Bucholtz

Caliandra and Dan Burstein

Muriel Burstein

Carla Callaway

Emily and Doug Charton

Tehila and Ian Cherubino

Eileen Chodos

Tova Mirvis and Bruce Cohen

Adena Cohen-Bearak

Robin and Philip Coller

Catherine Connor

Yoninah and Michael Cramer

Deb Bell and Keith Cushman

Diana and Richard Daffner

Karolyn and Manouch Darvish

Donna and Steve Dreier

Jill and Steven Ebstein

Deborah and Marshall Skolnick Einhorn

Aram Elovic

Dena and Gary Elovitz

Varda and Neal Farber

Allison Berry and Mark Feldman

Elissa Fenster

Joy T. Fish

Sarah Langer and Rachel Fichtenbaum

Diane and Bill Forman

Jonathan Frankel

Celia and Steve Gamm

Lauren and Jonathan Garlick

Sari and Walter Gazda

Judy and Ruben Gechter

Rhona Gerber

Sophie Gildesgame ’06

Michael Segal and Carol Glantz

Sharon Levine and Alexander Golub-Sass

Ruth Gold

Carol and Phil Goldsmith

Ellen and Steven Golub

Jenny and Tim Gomeringer

Orli Gortler ’23

Gary Berenson and Sindee Gozansky

Larissa Duzhansky and Daniel Greenbaum

Beth and Dr. Gerald M. Green

Rabbi Arthur Green

Lily Rabinoff-Goldman and Hillel Greene

Leah and Yaniv Grinvald

Mira and Mark Halpert

Dalia and Zeev Harel

Maayan Harel

Gail Harris

Dafna Hayman

Marilyn Horen

Thank You for Your Support!

םכתכימת לע הדות

UP TO $249 (CONTINUED)

Muriel Horowitz

Sue and Robert Housman

Rachel and Naftali Gibeley Israel

Shira Horowitz and Maurice Karpman

Leslie Cohen Kastner and Rabbi Andy Kastner

Judah Kaunfer ’23

Rachel and Oren Kaunfer

Debbie Kopel Kintish

Judith and Andrei Klein

Yoni Kleinbaum

Deborah Simonds and Stuart Kolodner

Anne and Josef Kottler

Elizabeth and Daniel Kraft

Carol and David Krentzman

Orit Kent and Meir Lakein

Ashley Miller and Jon Landis

Rabbi Claudia Kreiman and Ebn Leader

Lynda Fink and Maury Lederman

Meg and Eli Lederman

Liz and Avia Levin

Aliza and Louis Levitz

Steven Lewis

Naomi Gurt Lind and William Lind

Karen and Joseph Linitz

Shira and Rudie Lion

Galina and Jonathan Lipton

Beth and Ariel Lisogorsky

Stephanie and Yair Listokin

Gloria and Dmitri Mamokhin

Kim Marks

Judith and Harold Meyer

Lara Michal Skarf and Joshua Meyer

Barbara and Bernard Meyers

Rebecca and Amram Migdal

Michelle Mineo

Lynnie and David Mirvis

Barbara Myerow

Maya Nahmias ’23

Rose Nahmias ’23

Peri and David Namerow

Jennifer and Joel Newman

Rabbi Sara and Michael Paasche-Orlow

Lauren and Bryan Panzano

Lisa and Jason Penn

Edna Perlmutter

Kathleen Petersen

Jordan Pollack

Ayelet Ravera ’23

Joan and Ronald Rogers

Michal Rubin and Alon Rotem

Sheila Rubin

Wendy and Marvin Rudolph

Terri Swartz-Russell and David Russell

Ruth and Amiram Saarony

Diane and Adam Safer

Deborah Zaitchik and Jerry Samet

Talya Housman and Aaron Sarna

Barbara and Michael Sawyer

Susan and Cantor Robert Scherr

Alicia Scotti

Laura and Joel Segel

Daniela and Seth Silverstein

Nancy Rigelhaupt Smith and Howard Smith

Smoller Insurance Agency, Inc.

2021-2022 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Officers

Rachel Fish, President

Sari Korman, Clerk

Nathan Hayman, Treasurer

Richard Bennett

Claudia Davidoff

Galit Div

Robert Fein

Joshua Foer

Joshua Gann

Sophie Gildesgame

Sharon Levin

Abe Menzin

Uri Nurko

Jaka Saarony

Raffaella Sadun

Shiri Segev

Adam Shyevitch

Elizabeth Waksman

Arnee R. Winshall, Founding Chair

Head of School

Shira Deener

Rachel Goldberg and Brian Sokol

Glenda and John Speyer

Marlous van Waijenburg and Yannay Spitzer

Priscilla and Geoffrey Stein

Cyndi and Alan Stern

Michelle Katz and Adam Stern

Rabbi Carol Glass and Rabbi Michael Swarttz

Nancy and Michael Taicher

Elisa and Stephen Tobin

Duc and Konnie Truong

Varallo Orthodontics

Rosalen Vineberg

Lisa and Len Wald

Walt Disney Company

Nika Voskoboynik and Ilan Wapinski

Laurie and Larry Wasserman

Shaina Wasserman

Roberta Weil

Joy and William Weinbaum

Riki and Ido Weinberg

Ariana Weinstock ’09

Ophra Weisberg

Caryl Goodman and Austin Wertheimer

Elise White

Rebecca White

Deborah Wieder

Joy and Scott Wieder

Judy and Norman Wilson

Karen Winshall

Talia Rubin ’10 and Ezra Wyschogrod

Vera and Emil Yagudin

Jessica Yood

Danielle Tuller and Felipe Zea

Founding Board

Naomi Bar-Yam

Yaneer Bar-Yam

Rabbi Susan Harris

Mark Kramer

Vardit Ringvald

Arnee R. Winshall

Walter A. Winshall

JCDS is honored to be the recipient of gifts in memory and in honor of faculty, students, alumni, and friends, and we are pleased to list those individuals who have been so honored.

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF:

Arthur Altman z”l

Joanne Baker

Ella Bloom z”l

John Langell

Jerome Bloom z”l

Shirah Rubin and Bret Ancowitz

Madelyn Bell

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Blauer

Barbara and Henry Bloom

Rachel Fish and Dave Cutler

Donna and Steve Dreier

Dena and Gary Elovitz

Fran Elovitz

Renee and Steven Finn

Catharyn and Mike Gildesgame

Ruth Gold

Gail Harris

Leslie Cohen Kastner and Rabbi Andy Kastner

Orit Kent and Meir Lakein

Barbara Myerow

Elizabeth Waksman and Darren Orbach

Lisa and Jason Penn

Wendy and Marvin Rudolph

Jaka and Gadi Saarony

Barbara and Michael Sawyer

Smoller Insurance Agency, Inc.

Nancy and Michael Taicher

Lisa and Len Wald

Joy and William Weinbaum

Karen Winshall

Rachelle Chodirker z”l

Shira Deener and David Chodirker

Dr. Charles Fish z”l

Shirah Rubin and Bret Ancowitz

Deb Gaffin and Richard Bennett

Michael Hirsh z”l

Joanne Baker

Michael Horen z”l

Elisha and Sam Gechter

Marilyn Horen

Yaffah Korinow z”l

Dr. Shira Novack and Raanan Korinow

Diane Kraus z”l

Joanne Baker

Debra Meyers z”l

Orit Kent and Meir Lakein

Ann Shaper Pollack z”l

Dena and Gary Elovitz

Arnie Reingold z”l Cyndi and Alan Stern

Esther Romi z”l

Elizabeth Waksman and Darren Orbach

Beth and Marty Rosen z”l

Elisha and Sam Gechter

Raffaele and Giuliana Sadun z”l Raffaella Sadun and Vito Levi D’Ancona

Rivkah Sweedler z”l

Joanne Baker

Shira Deener and David Chodirker

Lauren and Bryan Panzano

Glenda and John Speyer

Mia and Ethan Tavan

Dorit and Ofer Zmiri

Neil Wasserman z”l

Lisa Wasserman Sivan and Ezra Zuckerman Sivan

Suzanne Weiskopf z”l

Ellen and Steven Golub

Martin Yogel z”l

Joanne Baker

IN HONOR OF JCDS LEADERSHIP, FACULTY, & STAFF:

Mara and Stephane Acel-Green

Robin and Matthew Adwin

Naomi Greenfield and Matthew Bargar

Yoninah and Michael Cramer

Rachel Fish and Dave Cutler

Sarah Langer and Rachel Fichtenbaum

Leah and Yaniv Grinvald

Karen and Joseph Linitz

Jen Kaplan and Dr. Susie Tanchel

Mia and Ethan Tavan

Joanne Baker

Allison Cook and David Hirsh

Shira Deener

Anonymous

Sara Riedner Brown and Stephen Brown

Brenda and Jerry Deener

Carol and Phil Goldsmith

Susie and Howie Rodenstein

Oren Kaunfer

Deb Gaffin and Richard Bennett

Meg Lederman

Shirah Rubin and Bret Ancowitz

Karen Siegel

Elaine and Joseph Siegel

IN HONOR OF JCDS STUDENTS & COMMUNITY MEMBERS:

Jacoby Adwin

Robin and Matthew Adwin

Sammy and Mia Auslander

Deb Bell and Keith Cushman

Naomi and Ariella Badik

Beth and Adam Badik

Shaina Wasserman

Thank You for Your Support!

םכתכימת לע הדות

IN HONOR OF JCDS STUDENTS & COMMUNITY MEMBERS (CONT.):

Gersh and Rocky Battis

Diane and Jack Schuster

Reuben and Miriam Bennett

Leslie and Michael Gaffin

Barbara and Larry Brown

Nancy Rigelhaupt Smith and Howard Smith

Isaac Burstein

Roberta Weil

Shira Deener and David Chodirker

Jessica Yood

Dafna Curiel

Naomi Greenfield and Matthew Bargar

Michal Rubin and Alon Rotem

Galit Div Cohen

JCDS Board of Trustees

Rafi Finkelstein

Anne and Rabbi Rim Meirowitz

Addie Green

Lily Rabinoff-Goldman and Hillel Greene

Asher Karpman

Muriel Horowitz

Judah Kaunfer

Carol Ingall and Stephan Brumberg

The Kaufmann Family

Joan and Ronald Rogers

Rachel Krause-Grosman

Eric Cushing

Meg and Vivy Lederman

Teri Berenson

Atara Manglani

Miriam and Rajiv Manglani

Natan Meyer

Barbara and Barry Skarf

Frieda Naumburg

Judy and Chayim Herzig-Marx

Frieda and Rose Naumburg

Daniela and Seth Silverstein

Benjamin and Eli Robinson

Gloria and Dmitri Mamokhin

Allie Ross

Susan Ansin

Geffen and Stav Rotem

Sheila Rubin

Jaka Saarony

Shiri and Ilan Segev

Aviv Sendor-Israel

Naomi Greenfield and Matthew Bargar

Jane Kanarek and Andrew Halpert

Michal Rubin and Alon Rotem

Kayla Shechter

Laura and Guy Shechter

Elaine and Joseph Siegel

Gabe and Zach Tavan

Anne and Rabbi Rim Meirowitz

Noa Vineberg ’15

Rosalen Vineberg

Amitai Wanderer

Hinda Hoffman and Rabbi Victor Hoffman

Benjy Wilson

Rhona Gerber

IN HONOR OF THE WEDDINGS/ MARRIAGES OF:

Ina Bachman and Eli Wylen

Ifat and Yaniv Rubin Bejerano

Howard Boles

Carla Callaway

Adena Cohen-Bearak

Diana and Richard Daffner

Dorit Harverd and Richard Dale

Aram Elovic

Lauren and Jonathan Garlick

Sue and Robert Housman

Anne and Josef Kottler

Susan Musinsky and David Krieger

Steven Lewis

Shira and Rudie Lion

Michelle Mineo

Jordan Pollack

Alicia Scotti

Laura and Joel Segel

Priscilla and Geoffrey Stein

Caryl Goodman and Austin Wertheimer

Joy and Scott Wieder

Ariella Brown ’06 and Joseph Schwartz

Nancy Rigelhaupt Smith and Howard Smith

Liat Deener-Chodirker ’06 and Brooks Weinberger

Joan and Harvey Bucholtz

Glenda and John Speyer

WE HAVE TRIED TO BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE IN OUR LISTINGS. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS THAT MAY APPEAR. PLEASE CONTACT THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AT 617-972-1733 WITH ANY REQUESTS FOR FUTURE LISTINGS.

The Moréshet Eytańa Legacy Society recognizes the generosity of those individuals and families who have included JCDS in their estate plans. All planned gifts, such as bequests and deferred gifts providing life income, qualify a donor for membership in this society. Members of Moréshet Eytańa, translated from the Hebrew as “Our Strong Heritage,” have thoughtfully provided for the strength, integrity, and value of the JCDS experience for generations to come.

MORÉSHET EYTAŃA LEGACY SOCIETY

OUR STRONG HERITAGE

Fran Elovitz

Jonathan Frankel

Joan and Peter Hoffman

Linda Brodt and Paul Katz

Dr. Susie Tanchel

Judith and Richard Wurtman

Albert and Judith Zabin

The JCDS Endowment helps provide financial stability for the school. Generous donors have contributed to endowed funds that extend the school’s ability to offer flexible tuition. We express deep gratitude to the families and friends, past and present, whose gifts help insure that JCDS remains a diverse and inclusive community. For information on how to establish or support an endowed fund, please contact the development office.

ENDOWMENT FUNDS

Anonymous

The Catharyn and Mike Gildesgame Flexible Tuition Fund

The Winnie Sandler Grinspoon and Steven Grinspoon Flexible Tuition Fund

The Joan and Peter Hoffman Flexible Tuition Fund

Joseph J. Marbach Memorial Flexible Tuition Fund Krupp Fund for the Future — Inspired by a leadership gift from George Krupp and supported by:

Anonymous

Sari Korman and John Hunt

Barbara and David Listokin

Stephanie and Yair Listokin

Shiri and Ilan Segev

Richard Slifka

Bonnie z”l and Marty Tenenbaum