Solomon Schechter School of Westchester

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Solomon Schechter School of Westchester (Schechter Westchester) is K-12 Jewish day school, affiliated with the Conservative Movement and serving the full breadth of the Jewish community in Westchester County, New York and throughout the Tri-State area.

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History

Founding

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. 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

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.

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Athletics

Schechter Westchester participates in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. The following sports are currently offered:

In November 2015, the Schechter Westchester Varsity Soccer team lost to Elmira Notre Dame in the NY State Class C Finals in Middletown. Prior to this, no Schechter Westchester athletic team had ever made it past the class C regional semi-finals.

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Tuition

Fifty percent of students at the school received tuition assistance in 2012.

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Notable alumni

Nick Kroll

Julie Klausner

Jennifer Hyman

Jason Steinhauer

Jared Bond

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Key staff and faculty members

Dr. Michael A Kay - Head of School

Joel B. Davidson - Junior Grade Dean

Amber Zedeck - Onetime Substitute

Sari Brusso - Amber's Twin

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See also

• Education in Westchester County
• Westchester Hebrew High School

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References

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External links

• Westchester Magazine - Sci-Tech
• Less Waste at Solomon Schechter Westchester
• LoHud
• Westchester Magazine
• Education.com
• Glassdoor

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