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Page 5-THE NEWS-September, 1984
Public Television’s epic nine-
part HERITAGE: CIVILIZA
TION AND THE JEWS,
chronicling over 3,000 years of
the history of the Jewish peo
ple, makes its debut this Fall
on Monday, October 1 at 9:00
p.m. WTVI-42 will be airing
this monumental series, which
traces the evolution of Jewish >
history, thought, insights and
culture.
Statesman, diplomat,
scholar and writer Abba Eban,
host of the series, says: “This
is not a story of the Jewish
people from within, as many
histories are. The emphasis is
not on Jews, but on Jews and
the mind, spirit and character
of the people with whom they
were in contact. What we want
to talk about is Jews as
creators of ideas and currents
of civilization.”
Filmed in 19 nations and
four continents, this sweeping
series travels from the heights
of the Sinai to the Dead Sea,
from Delphi to Rome, and
from the ghettos of Europe to
the kibbutzim of Israel.
HERITAGE: CIVILIZATION
AND THE JEWS is produced
by WNET New York. The
series originated with a major
grant from the Charles H.
Revson Foundation in 1979
and has been financed since by
additional grants from that
foundation. Other major
funders include Milton Petrie,
the National Endowment for
the Humanities, The Bank
Leumi le-Israel Group and
Israel Discount Bank of New
York, the Crown Family, the
Frances and John L. Loeb
Foundation, Joseph
Meyerhoff, and the Nate B.
and Frances Spingold Founda
tion, Inc.
New Teacher Hired
Eleanor Weinglass announc
ed at the July Board Meeting
that Gail Burke has accepted
a contract to be a 2nd to 4th
grade secular teacher at the
Academy during the 1984-85
school year.
Mrs. Burke has a B.A. (cum
Laude) from Duke University
and an M. Ed. in Elementary
Education from Millersville
State College in Pennsylvania.
She has eight years experience
as an elementary school
teacher. Most of her teaching
Hebrew Academy Children
Scored High on CAT Exams
By Saul Brenner
Last March the 6th, 3rd,
2nd and 1st grade students at
the Hebrew Academy scored
high in their California
Achievement Test exams. The
results were received in June.
It is unreasonable to com
pare the scores of the Hebrew
Academy children with those
of students who attend public
schools because of the ob
viously different backgrounds
of the two populations.
Rather, their scores will be
compared with children who
go to nonpublic schools. The
CAT people supply data for all
nonpublic students in the
country.
The two sixth graders at the
Academy scored at the 12.2
grade lever (that is, 12th
grade, 1st month) for all three
exams (Reading, Spelling and
Language, and Math), while
their nonpublic school counter
parts scored at the 8.7 grade
level. The scores of the
Hebrew Academy children
were at the 98 percentile (that
is, at the top 2% of the
students in the sixth grade),
while the nonpublic school
students were at the 83
percentile.
The eight second grade
children at the Academy also
scored significantly higher
than the nonpublic school
students. Their scores ranged
from 4.2 in Math (97 percen
tile) to 5.3 in Language (94
percentile), while the CAT
scores of the nonpublic school
students were between 3.5 in
Math (82 percentile) and 3.9 in
Lemguage (82 percentile).
The seven-member third
grade class, however, had
CAT scores that were similar
to those of the nonpublic
school pupils, with both
groups scoring at the 4.8 level.
And the eleven first graders at
the Hebrew Academy were on
ly slightly hig'her than those of
the nonpublic school children.
The Hebrew Academy
students had scores that rang
ed from 2.7 in Reading (91
percentile) to 2.4 in Math (86
percentile), while the non
public school pupils had scores
between 2.4 in Reading and
Math (85 percentile) to 2.2 in
Language (79 percentile).
In the past the students at
the Hebrew Academy have
generally scored significantly
higher than the children in the
nonpublic schools. This result
is not surprising, for most
Academy children come from
upper-middle class homes,
have parents who have attend
ed college, and are being rais
ed in families where intellec
tual achievement is prized.
These same values are
fostered by the Hebrew
Academy, which, in addition,
supplies individualized
teaching' in a warm and caring
environment.
That the Hebrew Academy
children devote a substantial
part of their day to Hebrew
and Judaica does not appear
to hamper secular learning. In
deed, it may be an enriching
experience which may enhance
secular learning.
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took place in Reading, PA.
Gail Burke is married to
Laurance Burke and they have
two sons, ages 6 and 4.
In addition to teaching,
Mrs. Burke has numerous han
dicraft skills. She designed
and wrote a needlework book,
“Country Baskets” which was
published in 1983.
Committee Chairmen
Announced
Peggy Gartner, President of
the Hebrew Academy, an
nounced that the following
people will be committee
chairmen for the 1984-85
school year; Finance: Larry
Widis; Raffle: Mary Gordan;
Tribute Cards: Batya Straz;
Friends of the Academy: Bob
Abel; Fall Fund Raiser: Paula
Klein; House and Grounds:
Dick Muller; PTA President;
Roslyn Segral; Recruitment and
Public Relations: Richard
Klein and Joe Steiner; and
Publicity: Saul Brenner and
Rose Massachi.
Raffle Sponsored
For a summer fundraiser,
the Hebrew Academy spon
sored a Raffle. According to
Mary Gordan, chairperson of
the event, the first prize was
a video cassette recorder; se
cond prize, a Carand’ Ache pen
and pencil set; and the third
prize was a dinner for two at
a local restaurant.
The drawing was to take
place at the Academy on
September 4 by the students.
The entire Jewish conmiunity
was asked for their support in
this endeavor, and an excellent
response was received. The
winners will be announced in
the October issue of this
paper.
School Spruced Up
Many thanks go out to
Moshe Straz and Richard
Muller, who have taken it
upon themselves this summer
to donate the labor and
materials, respectively, to
paint the entire inside of the
Academy and parts of the out
side of the building. Because
of their generosity, the school
will be apic and span and
ready for another fruitful year.
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