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Appropriately, families paying premiums for their childrens’ education demanded educational excellence, and schools generally met (and meet) their needs. Many of them grew to sustainability, and continue to thrive today. Communities and donors responded both rationally and emotionally, and schools grew. Most of what I say below is particularly relevant for non-Orthodox schools, though as the product of both Orthodox and non-Orthodox schools myself, I can see plenty of overlap in the Venn diagram in my mind.Īt one point in recent American Jewish history a large part of the argument for Jewish education (including Jewish Day Schools) was based on the dual perceived threats of intermarriage and assimilation. Preparing for next year’s famine with wineĪnd music as if it were a ten-course banquet. It got me thinking – I don’t hear those hoofbeats … something has changed since this was written in the Bronx in the 1930’s.įor Jews, the Cossacks are always coming. I listened to Garrison Keilor read this fascinating poem this morning on the radio.