The Leffell School (formerly Solomon Schechter School of Westchester) is a K–12 private, co-educational, Jewish day school in New York, United States. It was established in 1966 by Max Gelb and operates on two campuses; a Lower School (K–5) in White Plains and an Upper School (6–12) in Hartsdale.[2]
Solomon Schechter School of Westchester was founded in 1966 with twenty-two students and two teachers in the basement of Temple Israel Center. Rabbi Max Gelb, the school's founder, guided the school with his wife, founding principal Leah Gelb. By the end of the 1970s, enrollment reached 150 and the kindergarten was housed in a converted home adjacent to the main building.[3] It is named after Solomon Schechter, who founded the United Synagogue of America and was the architect of the American Conservative Jewish movement.
Expansion in White Plainsedit
In 1979, with financial support from M. Mac Schwebel and others, the school leased the 25-acre (100,000 m2) Rosedale Elementary School campus on Dellwood Road in White Plains, and two years later purchased the campus. In 1980, Rabbi Gelb and Mrs. Gelb stepped down, and Dr. Elliot Spiegel was appointed headmaster. It was Dr. Spiegel who charted the school's future course, introducing innovative education programs and transforming Schechter Westchester into a premier conservative Jewish day school. In 1989, with support from Joseph S. Gruss, a fourth building was constructed on the White Plains campus to help accommodate the demands of Westchester's largest Jewish day school.[4]
Name changeedit
In 2016, the Solomon Schechter schools system merged with Prizmah, an interdenominational Jewish Day School network. The Westchester school thereupon disaffiliated intself with the network, but briefly retained the name.[5]
On July 1, 2019, it changed its name to The Leffell School, after Lisa and Michael Leffell, the latter a past president of the school's board of trustees.[5]
End of Carmel Academyedit
In 2020, Carmel Academy in Greenwich, Connecticut announced that it would close down at the end of the school year. A letter from Carmel referred students to Leffell, stating that there would be integration of Carmel programs there, although Leffell stated that Carmel was simply closing and that it was not merging into Leffell.[6]
In November 2015, the Schechter Westchester varsity soccer team lost to Elmira Notre Dame in the NY State Class C Finals in Middletown.[9] Prior to this, no Schechter Westchester athletic team had ever made it past the class C regional semi-finals.
^ ab"Head of School Welcome". Solomon Schechter School of Westchester. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
^"Schechter Westchester Website – School History". Retrieved November 11, 2014.
^"Solomon Schechter School of Westchester: History of the School". schechterwestchester.org.
^ ab"Solomon Schechter School of Westchester Plans Name Change". Jewish Link. April 7, 2019. Archived from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^"Fairfield County is rocked by the close of Carmel Academy". The Jewish Ledger. February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^Wiener, Julie (August 21, 2012). "Schechter Student 'Merits' Attention". The Jewish Week. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources The Leffell School news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Leffell School formerly Solomon Schechter School of Westchester is a K 12 private co educational Jewish day school in New York United States It was established in 1966 by Max Gelb and operates on two campuses a Lower School K 5 in White Plains and an Upper School 6 12 in Hartsdale 2 The Leffell SchoolAddress555 West Hartsdale AvenueHartsdale New York 10530United StatesCoordinates41 01 57 N 73 48 30 W 41 0324 N 73 8082 W 41 0324 73 8082InformationFormer nameSolomon Schechter School of WestchesterTypePrivate schoolMottoTo learn and to teach to observe and to actReligious affiliation s JewishEstablished1966 1966 FounderRabbi Max GelbNCES School IDA0502564 1 Head of schoolMichael Kay 2 Teaching staff118 4 on an FTE basis 1 GradesK 12GenderCo educationalEnrollment788 2015 2016 1 Student to teacher ratio6 5 1 Campuses2Color s Green and Gray Athletics conferenceNew York State Public High School Athletic AssociationMascotLionNicknameLionsNewspaperThe Lion s RoarWebsitewww wbr leffellschool wbr org Contents 1 History 1 1 Founding 1 2 Expansion in White Plains 1 3 Name change 1 4 End of Carmel Academy 2 Tuition 3 Athletics 4 Notable alumni 5 References 6 External linksHistory editFounding edit nbsp Logo of Solomon Schechter School of Westchester Solomon Schechter School of Westchester was founded in 1966 with twenty two students and two teachers in the basement of Temple Israel Center Rabbi Max Gelb the school s founder guided the school with his wife founding principal Leah Gelb By the end of the 1970s enrollment reached 150 and the kindergarten was housed in a converted home adjacent to the main building 3 It is named after Solomon Schechter who founded the United Synagogue of America and was the architect of the American Conservative Jewish movement Expansion in White Plains edit In 1979 with financial support from M Mac Schwebel and others the school leased the 25 acre 100 000 m2 Rosedale Elementary School campus on Dellwood Road in White Plains and two years later purchased the campus In 1980 Rabbi Gelb and Mrs Gelb stepped down and Dr Elliot Spiegel was appointed headmaster It was Dr Spiegel who charted the school s future course introducing innovative education programs and transforming Schechter Westchester into a premier conservative Jewish day school In 1989 with support from Joseph S Gruss a fourth building was constructed on the White Plains campus to help accommodate the demands of Westchester s largest Jewish day school 4 Name change edit In 2016 the Solomon Schechter schools system merged with Prizmah an interdenominational Jewish Day School network The Westchester school thereupon disaffiliated intself with the network but briefly retained the name 5 On July 1 2019 it changed its name to The Leffell School after Lisa and Michael Leffell the latter a past president of the school s board of trustees 5 End of Carmel Academy edit In 2020 Carmel Academy in Greenwich Connecticut announced that it would close down at the end of the school year A letter from Carmel referred students to Leffell stating that there would be integration of Carmel programs there although Leffell stated that Carmel was simply closing and that it was not merging into Leffell 6 Tuition editFifty percent of students at the school received tuition assistance in 2012 7 Athletics editThe school participates in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association The following sports are currently offered 8 Fall Girls tennis Boys soccer Girls soccer Girls volleyball Ultimate frisbee Cross country Winter Boys basketball Girls basketball Indoor track Spring Boys baseball Boys tennis Girls softball Track and field Ultimate frisbee GolfIn November 2015 the Schechter Westchester varsity soccer team lost to Elmira Notre Dame in the NY State Class C Finals in Middletown 9 Prior to this no Schechter Westchester athletic team had ever made it past the class C regional semi finals Notable alumni editJennifer Hyman CEO and co founder of Rent the Runway Nick Kroll actor comedian writer and producer Rachel Kadish fiction and non fiction writer Andrew Goldberg writer and producer Jason Schreier author and journalistReferences edit a b c d Search for Private Schools School Detail for THE SOLOMON SCHECHTER SCHOOL OF WESTCHESTER National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences Retrieved August 25 2019 a b Head of School Welcome Solomon Schechter School of Westchester Retrieved August 25 2019 Schechter Westchester Website School History Retrieved November 11 2014 Solomon Schechter School of Westchester History of the School schechterwestchester org a b Solomon Schechter School of Westchester Plans Name Change Jewish Link April 7 2019 Archived from the original on April 7 2019 Retrieved January 8 2024 Fairfield County is rocked by the close of Carmel Academy The Jewish Ledger February 12 2020 Retrieved February 11 2022 Wiener Julie August 21 2012 Schechter Student Merits Attention The Jewish Week Retrieved June 9 2014 MSG Varsity Retrieved May 8 2014 Schechter runs into a juggernaut in the state final Lohud Retrieved December 26 2015 External links editOfficial website nbsp This article about a subject related to a Jewish organization is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This New York state school related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Leffell School amp oldid 1194422474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
