Chicago Jewish Academy - Memoirs Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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WIEMOIRS ll Q5 LUNCH 42 CO OP STORE Borgonns Galore at the Coop Store Thus clanm by the school store has been conflrmed by the savungs whuch It offers The Co op Shoppe as a prolect of the Student Council for the benefit of the students In the picture here you see our 12th Street merchant con vmclng hrs friend of the buv he IS getting The store offers valuable experience for promlsung young bus: ness men Thirty two At the rmgung of the dnnner bell there rs a clatter of feet a flood of querues as to Whats the coo servmg today? o d a general forced march up to the lunchroom by the students eager to satisfy thelr appetlte As they enter the lunchroom the sweet aroma of dellclous food and the friendly neat and cheerful sur roundlngs makes them feel right at home When they Ioun theur fr: nds wnth a tray full of good food they lmmedlately engage an a dlscusslon of the news of the day school problems and all sorts of table talk Needless to add the religious rltes of netlllas ya dayum and bentschen are ob served 'E 'S RECREATION ROOM Last year a dream of the stu dents finally materralnzed un the opening of the recreatlon room a place for students to relax and spend theur leusure tame It also provuded a haven for students durung the wlnter months The room housed In the Lavln Parlor rs open durmg both lunch per nods and IS equipped with many games nncludrng pang pong tables and sets and a record player and radio

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QHDQ5 MEMOIRS I'1TaI .-I A Retrospective View of the Chicago Jewish Academg Contmued from page 20 students were realIzed In theIr new home The school now Includes a large audItorIum, a pleasant lunchroom, a beautIfully furmshed synagogue, a workshop, a llbrary, parlor and large, GIYV, and well lIghted classrooms The excttement and enthusIasm were great when the school moved from the YeshIva to ITS own home Although the students were never to forget or neglect theIr alleglance and gratttude to the YeshIva, thev were overcom-Qnh Ioy on acquIrIng a home of theIr own The buIldIng was dedIcated on June 22 1947 and In September the Academy was offlcnally opened Under the capable leadershlp of Rabbl Shlomo Rapoport the educatlonal program contInued to make rapId strldes A few dtfflculhes were stIll felt such as the lack of gym nasIum In the school to fulfill ITS phvsIcal educatIonal requIrements but the future was quIte promIsIng and the determmatlon great Flnallv In the sprIng of l948 the Academy was recognuzed and accreduted by the lllInoIs SuperIntendent of PublIc lnstructuon as a secondary school meetIng all state and North Central AssocIatIon requIrements ln revIewIng the school htstory we must not over look one verv Important fact the wIllIngness and desure of each student to brIng honor and glory to hIs school and to make of It an outstandIng center of JewIsh learnIng and ethIcal Ideals From the verv start the student body was a select group They InstIlled a school Splfll whIch has always kept the students umted and happy Student GCYIVITIGS were carrIed on hand In hand Wllh the educa tIonal program Such OCTIVITIES as the Student Councll school newspaper felIgIOUS servIces athletuc teams and specIal Interest clubs have kept the students Interested and eager to offer what talents they possessed to spread the fame of theIr school New prolects have been un dertaken, as the school has progressed One such pro Iects was the vear book, entItled MemoIrs, the Grst annual publlshed bv the flrst graduatIng class, In T946 S.nce then, each succeedmg graduatIng class has pub lushed Its vearbook, and each tIme It has Improved over the last Many drIves have been sponsored by the Student CouncIl, and all have met wIth success The Councl, sInce ITS InceptIon ten years ago, has Increased Its workIng corps from only three commIttees to over twenty They perform many VGFIOUS functIons In the school such as plannIng assemblues sports programs momtor SCFVICC and the many dfIVe5 and soclal affaIrs The student OCTIVITICS besIdes coverIng the varIous fields of servuce and enlovment have also achueved some re cognItIon from outstde the school ClfCle ln May 'l95l the Torah Chapter of the Academv was granted a charter by the NatIonal Honor SOCICTV And so It IS to the student body that we glve the gold medal for theIr loyalty and ambItIon In makmg thIs school a great Instltute of knowledge The school vear 1951 T952 has wItnessed many new and advanced presentatIons of the students talents and capabIlItIes marked bv success In school theatrucal pro ductlons soc al events assemblv programs and the VIC torIes of the varIous athletIc teams School spIrIt has reached a new hIgh and we hope that the deslres and ambltlons of the students wIll never falter In achlevlng even greater heIghts Thus as we look back In retrospect on the develop ment of our school durInq Its flrst decade we capture a gIImpse of Its bIrth growth maturIzatIon and transforma tIon Into adulthood Our hearts swell Wllh prIde at be longnng to such a school and upon our lIps IS the prayer that the Chlcago Jewtsh Academv shall contInue to grow and reap bountIful harvest for Jews everywhere 0 I nn If ' x ' l v 01 .Supvrtntrnhrtxt uf 1JIIl1lu' Jnstrnudinu siffllllhllfg 'irluml CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION , 1 1 1 I u I ' I . . . . . n I - . . . - . I , . ' - 11 ' 11 - . . . . . ' I - , I I . . . . . . . I . . . , I 1 n o l . - . I ' ' : ' . . . . , I , D , - . 1 . . . ,, . . ,, u w . s s 1 . . , . . . ,, . . ,, . . . , - - - I ' I I I ' I I I ' - I s ' ' ' - . T -K X 4, , I ,, XM X . .Nb ' ' ,gi X 4 .. . S . , J v . - 4 Q ., I Um 5 110,111 I M1lfM1 L-21-4.41-c.4,d. X ffntffff W 1.1 1111 W1f11f!y nvfynynf 6, 1 , I , , . - 61 I ' 'fYl, I - f V I .' , I ,lf lIffY,lIlIll ll ffffff ll Ill I Aff' f If lfll' ffl ' l'f V III I' 7 ,zcfff ff!! I f 11 1'1 1 f1 1 1 1 1 11 I1 114116 afar! m1 1 101 11 Z1-1741111 11 11 1 r 11 1 7.1 ' ' I ' f' . , .fr f 1v 1 11' rf: 1111 1 inf n 1 1J!f1 9111 1111 ar 11 1 11- 1 rf ff 111.3 ll'Yff Wolff ly f ll ffl ! U 1 f . ' 411111 1 - 1 nr 11 1f ' ,QQ ' fu . 1 ,- , I 44- f' 2 .U '..f, L , mv... . ......1.. s. ms.-.. ...1., .-.. ...v .7 ..,..e I-..I.....,. tasag 91.14. f ,1 41 1 I 1 f fl 0 f ff K ff f aff If f11111ff1fff If 1 1' 1 ,ffn fuf fffffa f f ff f 1 f f fl ffif fn f XA f f I f flfynyl X' 3711! Z0Mwu! cn A g :- Thrrty one

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'VIEMOIRS A First Row D Merrm E Merzel M Marder I Pelfynovich Second Row A Kwalwasser M Dybner D Lehrfield B Frank M Fasman D Kirshner A Yudofsky F Rich I Ka n First Row E Siegel L Shanof? ohen a bu Zaiman Greengus W Ger1z S Perisvein Second Row R Cohen M Euchen SYEIFI G Brodsky B Hammer R Landau J Horowitz F Schacver G Berman E Hirsch Third Row S Mussman J ub nc a ew uvin Nussbaum ist Row A Brilliant A Du o vurz J Braverman Rabbi Fabian H Berger V Becker N Benafhen Second Row M Glick S Fri d n D Br dy Perlsi n Hechfkofpt A Babad M Lazo vosky A Elsenstenn B Stern 1 F 1 I 7 . - T 128 A. C , R b ' ' , S. ' -. , . B - ' k, P. M nh , J. L'r ' , H. 11 M. Raul, Miss Martin, D. Fischer, , ' , . ga HB - A F'r - . ' ' , , d - - ' ' I 1 'e . Ia d, . o , D. fe , H. Thirty-three