Is There a Connection Between Media and Violence?
Unless the different media outlets take ownership of this problem, our society is bound to remain plagued by countless acts of violence in our cities, neighborhoods and schools.
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A screen shot of the game “Fortnite” where players kill in an attempt to be the final survivor. (Photo courtesy Flickr)
Unless the different media outlets take ownership of this problem, our society is bound to remain plagued by countless acts of violence in our cities, neighborhoods and schools.
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The memorial displayed at the KSDS walkout with all the pictures and names of the Stoneman Douglas High School victims. (Photo by Vered Nusinov)
KSDS’ participation in the walkout was the school’s way of showing support and paying homage to the victims of Parkland.
Read MoreAmong the hundreds of thousands of supporters were members of the Krieger Schechter Day School of Chizuk Amuno Congregation community.
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KSDS students gathering to remember the lives of the victims of the MSDS tragedy. (Photo by Vered Nusinov)
The MSDS tragedy left students and staff at KSDS in shock. Students sought ways to remember those who were murdered.
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Washingotn Redskins player protests during the National Anthem in 2017. (Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)
The football players kneeling sparked not only many protests among adults, but it also affected the younger population who listened, paid attention and cared.
Read MoreSally Grobani, Judaic/ Hebrew teacher at KSDS since 2002, serves as an inspirational role model to the entire KSDS community after she selflessly donated her kidney to a former faculty member’s husband in 2016.
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Rabbi Moshe Schwartz, Jodi Wahlberg, Shuli Raffel, Rabbi Jessy Gross, and the KSDS fifth grade class. (Photo by Danielle Schollaert, director of marketing)
This year’s fifth grade had a special project planned: the students made their own tallitot, Jewish prayer shawls.
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Rabbi Moshe Schwartz with a group of Jewish special needs adults at a Beit Grand JCC art class. (Handout)
On Oct. 30, 2017, Rabbi Moshe Schwartz, head of School of Krieger Schechter Day School of Chizuk Amuno Congregation (KSDS), traveled to Odessa, Ukraine, to expand his world views and to learn about the Odessa Jewish Community.
Read More“Math and music often use similar parts of the brain, creating fascinating overlaps and connections between them.”–Tzipora Wecker
Read MoreThis unique performing arts camp, housed at Garrison Forest School, nurtures artists who are passionate about singing, acting, dancing, music, visual arts and video production.
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Dixie Leikach, Kathie Taylor, Diane Dansicker, Andrea Polsky, Marsha Gamerman, Amy Massouda, Betty Medalie (left to right) (Photo by Melissa Halpern)
“There is something special about the experiences that you have with such a special group of women. There is just something so amazing about it.” –Rabbi Deborah Wechsler
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