Abraham Joshua Heschel School
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New York City United States |
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| School type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Jewish |
| Founded | 1983 (high school in 2001) |
| Founder | Peter Geffen |
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Ariela Dubler |
| Team name | Heschel Heat |
| Lower School Location | 30 West End Avenue, New York, New York 10023 |
| Middle School Location | 30 West End Avenue, New York, New York 10023 |
| High School Location | 20 West End Avenue, New York, New York 10023 |
| Website | http://www.heschel.org/ |
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| "We stand for what we utter." | |
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| Website | http://helios.heschel.org |
The Abraham Joshua Heschel School (AJHS) is a pluralistic Nursery to 12 Jewish day school in New York City named in memory of one of the great Jewish leaders, teachers, and activists of the 20th century and dedicated to the values that characterized Rabbi Heschel’s life: intellectual exploration, integrity, love of the Jewish people and tradition, and a commitment to social justice. The Heschel School is a pluralistic, egalitarian community that includes families from a wide range of Jewish backgrounds, practices and beliefs.
Unlike other Jewish Day Schools or other religiously affiliated schools, The Abraham Joshua Heschel School is unique in that it had a much more liberal ideology. It was founded on the principles of Abraham Joshua Heschel who marched for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. He believed in Judaism as a tradition for connection to a singular ineffable being without criticizing people who believed in other things. The school emphasizes diversity amongst its students and their differing religious traditions as well as amongst the ideas brought up by its students. The leadership values those who think differently and encourages debate.
Other "Heschel Schools" are located in Los Angeles, California and Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Despite having similar names, the three schools are otherwise unrelated.
The Abraham Joshua Heschel School was originally housed in three buildings: The Early Childhood (kindergarten and pre-school) Center and lower school was located on West 89th Street, the middle school on West 91st Street, and a newer high school on 60th Street (opened in 2001). In the summer of 2009, it was announced that construction would begin on a new building at 61st Street and West End Avenue, adjacent to the high school building, which would house the Early Childhood, lower school, and middle school divisions. The planned new facility was referred to as the "One Campus Plan," and construction began in 2009. The new facility would include space to expand the number of classes in Kindergarten through 8th grade, and the school began running extra classes starting with the class entering kindergarten in the 2010-2011 school year.
The new facility, officially known as the Ronald P. Stanton Campus, opened on time for the 2012-2013 school year, on schedule and under budget.
On December 18, 2013, the school announced that Columbia Law School Professor Ariela Dubler would take the helm as Head of School in 2014 when longtime Head of School Roanna Shorofsky retires.
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