Barrack Hebrew Academy Press Room
Press Highlights:
Spring 2009
Fifty-Six Seniors Graduate from Barrack Hebrew Academy
Off to Outstanding Colleges & Universities in the Fall
Bryn Mawr, PA (May 25, 2009:) Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy's Class of 2009, 56 members strong, graduated on Thursday, June 4, 7:30pm at Adath Israel in Merion Station. Prior to the graduation ceremonies, the students, family members, faculty and friends gathered for a pre-graduation dinner and celebration.
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Barrack 's Varsity Basebll Team Captures Penn-Jersey Title
Champions for Third Year in a Row
Bryn Mawr, PA (May 15, 2009:) Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy's boys' varsity baseball team successfully defended its Penn-Jersey championship title on Thursday, defeating Solebury 10-4, behind the masterful pitching of junior co-captain Daniel Becker. Becker pitched a complete game, surrendering only two hits while striking out eight and walking two.
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Barrack Presents Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"
Upper School Musical Bows May 17-20
Bryn Mawr, PA (April 20, 2009:) Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy will present Disney's award-winning Broadway musical, "Beauty and the Beast," from Sunday through Wednesday, May 17-20, 7:30pm at St. Joe's Bluett Theater.(Read more)
Barrack Hebrew Academy Celebrates Tel Aviv's 100th Anniversary
and Israel's Independence Day on Wednesday, April 29
Bryn Mawr, PA (April 20, 2009:) Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy will celebrate Israel Independence Day on Wednesdy, April 29 with day-long celebrations focusing on the 100th Anniversary of Tel Aviv, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's sister city.(Read more)
Barrack JV JETS Team Ranked Number One in the State
Advances to the National Competition
Bryn Mawr, PA (April 13, 2009:) Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy's junior varsity JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society) Team has been ranked #1 in the state and will advance to the national competition, announces Mrs. Kathy Saltz, Barrack science teacher and team advisor. Only one JV team goes on to participate in the nationals.(Read more)
Barrack Hebrew Academy's Head of School Announces New Initiatives
Bryn Mawr, PA (March 10, 2009:) Dr. Steven M. Brown, Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy's Head of School, announced that the school will adopt a trimester schedule in the fall of 2009.
"This new schedule, under consideration since 2007, will best suit the academic needs of our students and faculty, providing the 21st century approach to education and furthering the mission of our school," explains Dr. Brown.(Read more)
Winter 2009
Students Combine a Passion for Fashion with a Commitment to a Good Cause
Bryn Mawr, PA (February 23, 2009:) How do you combine a passion for fashion with a commitment to make the world a better place for abandoned and homeless children? Just ask Nicole Henzel and Shoshana Reich, two 10th grade Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy students for the answer.(Read more)
Barrack Campus Serves as Extension of School's Science Labs
Bryn Mawr, PA (February 3, 2009:) "Our 35-acre campus serves as an extension of our new science labs and provides a hands-on environmental and ecological field laboratory for our students," shares Rhonda August, Head of Jack. M. Barrack Hebrew Academy's science department. (Read more)
Barrack Juniors Return from Semester of Study in Israel
Share Impressions with Families, Friends, and Fellow Students
Bryn Mawr, PA (January 20, 2009:) Forty-two members of Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy's junior class returned from a semester of study in Israel this week and were enthusiastically greeted by their families, friends, and fellow students. (Read more)
Barrack Presents "Third" by Wendy Wasserstein
Drama Grapples with Themes of Ethics, Stereotypes, Feminism
Bryn Mawr, PA (January 20, 2009:) Barrack Hebrew Academy's Upper School students will present "Third," an award-winning drama by Wendy Wasserstein, Sunday through Wednesday, February 8-11, in the school's auditorium, 272 S. Bryn Mawr Avenue. (Read more)
Barrack Hebrew Academy Seniors Greet 2009 With Smiles
Receive College Early Decision Acceptances
Bryn Mawr, PA (December 23, 2008:) A number of Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy seniors received early decision acceptances from colleges of their choice and will be heading off to such outstanding colleges and universities this fall as Brown, Colgate, Emory, Franklin & Marshall, Drexel Univeristy's Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, and Vanderbilt," shares Carol Jacobs, the school's Director of College Guidance. (Read more)
Fall 2008 8 Update
Barrack Hebrew Academy Hosts Grandparents/Grandfriends Day
Bryn Mawr, PA (November 17, 2008): Over 100 grandparents and “grandfriends” headed back
to school at Barrack Hebrew Academy on November 7th where they were greeted by Dr. Steven M. Brown, Head of School. They then joined their student hosts who took their special guests to classes and treated them to lunch in the new dining commons. (Read more)
Election Fever Sweeps Barrack Hebrew Academy
Students to Vote in Mock Election on November 4 at Fully-Decorated Poll in School
Life-Size Barack Obama and John McCain Figures to Highlight Décor
Bala Cynwyd, PA (October 31, 2008): Election fever is sweeping Barrack Hebrew Academy as students in grades 6-12 research candidates’ stand on the issues, write editorials in support of their presidential and local candidates of choice, and prepare to cast their votes in a school-wide Mock election held on Election Day, November 4. (Read more)
Barrack Hebrew Academy Announces Merit Scholars
Bryn Mawr, PA (October 7, 2008): Fourteen members of Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy's senior class were named National Merit Scholars. They represent 25% of the class and were among the 50,000 high scorers nationwide, ranking among the top 5% of the over 1.4 million students taking the test. (Read more)
David J. Wolpe to Discuss New Book, Why Faith Matters
At Barrack Hebrew Academy, November 18
Bryn Mawr, PA (October 6, 2008): David J. Wolpe, noted author, Akiba-Barrack Hebrew Academy alumnus, and one of America's most beloved religious leaders, will discuss his new book, Why Faith Matters, on Tuesday, November 18, 7:30pm at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, 272 South Bryn Mawr Avenue. (Read more)
Barrack Student Participates in Cancer Research in Israel
Bryn Mawr, PA (September 12, 2008): David Carel, a senior at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, was selected to participate in The Legacy Heritage Internship for Young Scientists at Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, where he participated in cancer research in the university's labs. (Read more)
Summer 2008
Barrack Hebrew Academy ushers in New Era in Day School Education with Dedication of New Facilities on New Campus & Leadership Announces Dramatic New Financial Aid Opportunities
Bryn Mawr, PA – (August 20, 2008) -- Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy (formerly Akiba Hebrew Academy), the oldest pluralistic secondary Jewish day school in North America, will usher in a new era in Jewish day school education on Sunday, September 14th. (Read more)
From Soccer to Science, Barrack Hebrew Academy Prepares for September Opening
Merion Station, PA (July 27, 2008): The soccer field has been lined, the tennis courts paved, and science equipment is being unpacked in preparation for Jack M. Barrack Hebrew cademy’s move to the school’s new home in Bryn Mawr this fall. (Read more)
January - May 2008
Barrack Hebrew Academy Wins Four Cappies
Talented Actors and Production of Barefoot in the Park Honored
Merion Station, PA (May 19, 2008): Move over Broadway! Here come Barrack Hebrew Academy students who captured four Cappies last night, out of eight nominations. The Critics Award Program for High School Theater and Journalism, or Cappies, are equivalent to the
Tony Awards for high school students. (Read more)
Jack M. "Gets The Ball Rolling" On Vibrant New Campus
Merion Station, PA (May 8, 2008): Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy will kick off an exciting new chapter in the 62-year history of the school on Monday, May 12, with a construction celebration and ceremonial groundbreaking of the Raymond and Ellen Goldberg Tennis Center at its new state-of-the-art campus in Bryn Mawr, PA. (Read more)
Rapper Y-Love Climaxes Israel 60 Events at Barrack Hebrew Academy: Day-Long Program Features Cultural and Culinary Festivities on May 8
Merion Station, PA (April 23, 2008): Y-Love, the African American Hip Hop artist who converted to Orthodox Judaism will rap in Hebrew, English, Yiddish, Aramaic, Arabic and English, climaxing a day-long celebration of Israel's 60th Anniversary of Independence presented by Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy on Monday, May 8. (Read more)
Barrack Hebrew Academy Engineers Success
Merion Station, PA (April 8, 2008): Barrack Hebrew Academy's JETS Team captured first place in the Widener University JV JETS TEAMS competition and placed first in the State of Pennsylvania. The team then learned that it was ranked third nationally in the JV division. (Read more)
"Presidential Candidates" Barnstorm at Barrack Hebrew Academy
School Holds Political Conference and Mock Nominating Convention
Senator Arlen Specter & Congressman Patrick Murphy to Launch Events
Merion Station, PA (January 23, 2008):Presidential politics is in the air and on the agenda at Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy. The entire school is preparing for its 6th quadrennial Political Conference, with distinguished speakers from the world of politics, and a Mock Nominating Convention with students assuming the roles of political candidates and luminaries.
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New Era Begins for Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
(Profile for Special Fall Business Journal Education Section)
Founded in 1946 as the oldest pluralistic secondary Jewish community day school in North America, Akiba Hebrew Academy was officially renamed the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy on September 10, 2007. The school was renamed in memory of the older brother of Leonard Barrack, Akiba alum, class of 1960. Mr. Barrack and his wife Lynne, directors of the Barrack Foundation, presented a $5 million gift to the school that will be used in large part for scholarships, assuring that more students will benefit from a stellar Jewish day school education. Barrack Hebrew Academy will move to state-of-the are facilities on the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's Radnor campus in the fall of 2008. (Read more)
Contact: Bev Rosen at bevrosen@jbha.org
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