Leo Baeck

Learn About the Heroic Rescue Effort that Saved Thousands of Children During the Holocaust

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Jeudi, mai 9, 2024

In just nine months, thousands of unaccompanied Jewish children under the age of 17 were sent from Nazi-occupied Europe to safety in the United Kingdom.

Key Points: 
  • In just nine months, thousands of unaccompanied Jewish children under the age of 17 were sent from Nazi-occupied Europe to safety in the United Kingdom.
  • Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War, opening at Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center on May 19, showcases this astonishing rescue effort through personal artifacts, stories, and firsthand testimony.
  • “I received a ticket for the Kindertransport on my tenth birthday and left Germany a week later,” says Holocaust Survivor Ernie Heimann.
  • Illinois Holocaust Museum’s presentation of Kindertransport – Rescuing Children on the Brink of War is made possible with generous support from:

Dr. Lisa Vardi Joins CESJDS as High School Principal

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Jeudi, juillet 1, 2021

ROCKVILLE, Md., July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Dr. Lisa Vardi has kicked off her tenure as the High School Principal for the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (CESJDS).

Key Points: 
  • ROCKVILLE, Md., July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Dr. Lisa Vardi has kicked off her tenure as the High School Principal for the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (CESJDS).
  • She most recently served as the Director of Teaching and Learning at the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland.
  • Prior to her work in independent schools, she was an administrator and teacher at Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring, Maryland, and a department chair and teacher at Leo Baeck Junior High School in Haifa, Israel.
  • Founded in 1965, the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (CESJDS) is one of the largest and most prestigious K-12 Jewish day schools in North America.