YULA was proposed by rabbi Marvin Hier in 1977 along with a center to honor Simon Wiesenthal, shortly before he and his family arrived in Los Angeles. YULA was intended to be an affiliate of Yeshiva University offering secondary and tertiary education, but ultimately, it became solely a high school. As time passed, the Los Angeles Orthodox Jewish community perceived that Hier had placed more attention on developing the Wiesenthal Center, as opposed to the educational center.[6] The school was ultimately founded in 1979.[7]
Yeshiva University of Los Angeles purchased a $2.25-million facility for high school classes, located on Robertson Boulevard, in late May 1990. Hier had outbid Sephardic Jewish and Sikh organizations for the site. Prior to the purchase, Hier had asked for $5 million in additional federal funding for the Wiesenthal Center. In response, there were serious considerations for establishing a new Orthodox Jewish high school in Los Angeles, and some parents at YULA had threatened to remove their children.[6]
CampusesEdit
YULA has separate campuses for boys and girls within the Pico-Robertson area of Los Angeles. The campus of the boys' school has 15 classrooms as well as a Beit Midrash and a SephardicBeit Midrash which served as locations for davening and assemblies before the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The campus of the girls' school also has 15 classrooms, as well as two science labs.[citation needed]
YULA Boys School Campus
AcademicsEdit
The YULA curriculum is split into general (secular) studies and Judaic studies components, providing both separate and cumulative GPAs for coursework completed.[9] In 2018, YULA offered 13 Advanced Placement classes.[citation needed]
CompositionEdit
Each school has a student body of approximately two hundred students from different areas of Los Angeles. Many students live in the Pico-Robertson and Beverlywood neighborhoods, and in the San Fernando Valley. The boys' school has 29 full-time equivalent faculty,[1][10] while the Girls' School has 36 full-time equivalent faculty.[2][11]
Student lifeEdit
SportsEdit
The school assigns teams to compete in basketball (varsity and junior varsity), baseball, fencing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, cross country, flag football, golf, and soccer.
In 1997, the school asked the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) to move the November cross-country championships to a day other than Saturday; Orthodox Jews would not participate if the competition was held on a Saturday. The initial request was denied, but the school said they planned to file an appeal.[12]
In 2009, the boys' basketball team forfeited two games against the Oakwood Gorillas in the CIF Liberty League, because the opposing team had drafted a 17-year-old girl– the all-boys team would violate religious practices by playing organized sports with a girl after their bar mitzvah. Rather than press the issue, as the other team was determined to uphold their Title IX right to maintain women members of the team, YULA chose to forfeit the two upcoming games against Oakwood. YULA asked the league to reconsider the forfeitures after an upset win placed them in contention for the playoffs, and shrink their season from 20 games to 18, but the request was denied.[13]
Notable peopleEdit
AlumniEdit
Ben Shapiro, American political commentator, columnist, author, radio talk show host, and attorney[14][15][16]
^ abcd"nces search results-YULA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL". Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
^"Yeshiva University Of Los Angeles Boys High School - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
^"Yeshiva Of Los Angeles Girls High School - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
^ abTeitelbaum, Sheldon and Tom Waldman. "The Unorthodox Rabbi : By Invoking the Holocaust and Bullying the Establishment, Marvin Hier Has Made The Simon Wiesenthal Center the Most Visible Jewish Organization in the World." Los Angeles Times. July 15, 1990. p. 6. Retrieved on January 17, 2016. "Their fears were well-grounded--the school never evolved into a full-scale affiliate of Yeshiva University in New York. Today, YULA is, in essence, a high school."
^"About YULA." YULA Boys High School. Retrieved on January 17, 2016.
^(PDF). Zman Magazine. March 2012. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22. In his early years in public school, he skipped from second grade into fourth...[Shapiro] skipped ninth grade...
^Keller, Chris; Lauder, Thomas Suh (August 9, 2017). "How Steve Bannon became the face of a political movement with roots in Los Angeles". www.latimes.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
^Frishman, Eli; Lavian, Eitan (22 September 2019). "An Interview With Dean Wasserman". YU Commentator. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
External linksEdit
YULA.org
Articles about "Yeshiva University High School" at Los Angeles Times
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This article is about the Modern Orthodox High School in Los Angeles For Yeshiva University in New York City see Yeshiva University and Yeshiva University High School for Boys The Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles abbreviated YULA pronounced ˈ j u l e is a college preparatory Modern Orthodox Jewish high school founded in 1979 by Rabbi Marvin Hier It has no affiliation with Yeshiva University in New York City Yeshiva University High School of Los AngelesYULAAddressBoys 9760 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles CA 90035 Girls 1619 S Robertson Blvd Los Angeles CA 90035Los Angeles CaliforniaUnited StatesInformationTypeIndependent YeshivaMottoPrimacy and Relevancy of Torah Uncompromising General Studies and Character Development boys Torah Umada Lchatchila girls Established1979 44 years ago 1979 FounderMarvin HierReligionModern Orthodox JudaismNCES School ID01899004 1 A9101504General studies principalsRichard St Laurent boys Yehudis Benhamou girls Judaic studies principalsJoseph Schreiber boys Racheli W Luftglass girls Head of schoolArye SufrinFaculty36 1 FTE girls 2 28 9 FTE boys 1 2017 2018 Grades9 12GenderTwo single sex divisionsEnrollment230 Girls 2 250 Boys 1 2021 2022 Student to teacher ratio4 6 1 Girls 2 5 5 1 Boys 1 Color s Yellow and black MascotBlack PantherNicknameYULAAccreditationWASCNewspaperThe Panther PostRevenueBoys US 5 753 381 50 8 3 Girls US 5 043 312 26 7 4 2018 Websiteyula wbr orgThe school is financially independent of and separately incorporated from the Simon Wiesenthal Center despite their juxtaposition 5 Contents 1 History 2 Campuses 3 Academics 4 Composition 5 Student life 5 1 Sports 6 Notable people 6 1 Alumni 6 2 Faculty 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditYULA was proposed by rabbi Marvin Hier in 1977 along with a center to honor Simon Wiesenthal shortly before he and his family arrived in Los Angeles YULA was intended to be an affiliate of Yeshiva University offering secondary and tertiary education but ultimately it became solely a high school As time passed the Los Angeles Orthodox Jewish community perceived that Hier had placed more attention on developing the Wiesenthal Center as opposed to the educational center 6 The school was ultimately founded in 1979 7 Yeshiva University of Los Angeles purchased a 2 25 million facility for high school classes located on Robertson Boulevard in late May 1990 Hier had outbid Sephardic Jewish and Sikh organizations for the site Prior to the purchase Hier had asked for 5 million in additional federal funding for the Wiesenthal Center In response there were serious considerations for establishing a new Orthodox Jewish high school in Los Angeles and some parents at YULA had threatened to remove their children 6 Campuses EditYULA has separate campuses for boys and girls within the Pico Robertson area of Los Angeles The campus of the boys school has 15 classrooms as well as a Beit Midrash and a Sephardic Beit Midrash which served as locations for davening and assemblies before the COVID 19 pandemic 8 The campus of the girls school also has 15 classrooms as well as two science labs citation needed nbsp YULA Boys School CampusAcademics EditThe YULA curriculum is split into general secular studies and Judaic studies components providing both separate and cumulative GPAs for coursework completed 9 In 2018 YULA offered 13 Advanced Placement classes citation needed Composition EditEach school has a student body of approximately two hundred students from different areas of Los Angeles Many students live in the Pico Robertson and Beverlywood neighborhoods and in the San Fernando Valley The boys school has 29 full time equivalent faculty 1 10 while the Girls School has 36 full time equivalent faculty 2 11 Student life EditSports Edit The school assigns teams to compete in basketball varsity and junior varsity baseball fencing swimming tennis volleyball cross country flag football golf and soccer In 1997 the school asked the California Interscholastic Federation CIF to move the November cross country championships to a day other than Saturday Orthodox Jews would not participate if the competition was held on a Saturday The initial request was denied but the school said they planned to file an appeal 12 In 2009 the boys basketball team forfeited two games against the Oakwood Gorillas in the CIF Liberty League because the opposing team had drafted a 17 year old girl the all boys team would violate religious practices by playing organized sports with a girl after their bar mitzvah Rather than press the issue as the other team was determined to uphold their Title IX right to maintain women members of the team YULA chose to forfeit the two upcoming games against Oakwood YULA asked the league to reconsider the forfeitures after an upset win placed them in contention for the playoffs and shrink their season from 20 games to 18 but the request was denied 13 Notable people EditAlumni Edit Ben Shapiro American political commentator columnist author radio talk show host and attorney 14 15 16 Noam T Wasserman American dean professor and academic 17 Faculty Edit Shlomo Einhorn dean and rav of Yeshivat Yavneh rabbi of Kehillat YavnehSee also Edit nbsp Greater Los Angeles portal nbsp Schools portal nbsp Judaism portalHistory of the Jews in Los AngelesReferences Edit a b c d e Search for Private Schools School Detail for Yeshiva University Boys High School of Los Angeles National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences Retrieved March 20 2020 a b c d nces search results YULA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL Archived from the original on 2021 11 21 Retrieved March 21 2020 Yeshiva University Of Los Angeles Boys High School Nonprofit Explorer ProPublica 9 May 2013 Archived from the original on 2021 11 21 Retrieved 2021 04 24 Yeshiva Of Los Angeles Girls High School Nonprofit Explorer ProPublica 9 May 2013 Retrieved 2021 04 24 May Meyer H Rabbi and Executive director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Rabbi Hier Los Angeles Times September 2 1990 Retrieved on January 11 2016 a b Teitelbaum Sheldon and Tom Waldman The Unorthodox Rabbi By Invoking the Holocaust and Bullying the Establishment Marvin Hier Has Made The Simon Wiesenthal Center the Most Visible Jewish Organization in the World Los Angeles Times July 15 1990 p 6 Retrieved on January 17 2016 Their fears were well grounded the school never evolved into a full scale affiliate of Yeshiva University in New York Today YULA is in essence a high school About YULA YULA Boys High School Retrieved on January 17 2016 YULA Kollel Academics Home Fast Facts About YULA Yeshiva University of Los Angeles Boys High School School Snapshot About YULA YULA Girls High School Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Jewish Athletes to Appeal Scheduling of Track Meet Los Angeles Times 1997 10 21 Archived from the original on 2011 03 21 Retrieved 2016 01 17 YULA Panthers forfeited two games over Oakwood girl Jewish Journal 2009 02 16 Archived from the original on 2021 04 24 Retrieved 2021 04 24 Pope Justin June 10 2004 School liberalism blasted Deseret News Associated Press Retrieved June 27 2011 Ben Shapiro Proud Torah Observant Jew and Rising Star in America s Conservative Movement PDF Zman Magazine March 2012 p 57 Archived from the original PDF on 2014 02 22 In his early years in public school he skipped from second grade into fourth Shapiro skipped ninth grade Keller Chris Lauder Thomas Suh August 9 2017 How Steve Bannon became the face of a political movement with roots in Los Angeles www latimes com Archived from the original on 2017 08 20 Retrieved 2021 04 24 Frishman Eli Lavian Eitan 22 September 2019 An Interview With Dean Wasserman YU Commentator Retrieved 10 December 2020 External links EditYULA org Articles about Yeshiva University High School at Los Angeles Times Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles amp oldid 1176964905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
