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The Margolin Hebrew Academy[1] is a co-educational school located in East Memphis, Tennessee. It is the only Orthodox Jewish day school in Memphis. The MHA/FYOS comprises the Margolin Hebrew Academy, a pre-kindergarten through 8th grade section, with the Feinstone Yeshiva of the South, including Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys, and the Goldie Margolin High School for Girls.
| Margolin Hebrew Academy Memphis Hebrew Academy | |
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| Address | |
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390 South White Station , 38117 | |
| Coordinates | 35°7′13″N 89°53′11″W / 35.12028°N 89.88639°W |
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| School type | Parochial |
| Motto | ...To EMPOWER and INSPIRE... |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Orthodox Jewish |
| Opened | 1949 |
| Sister school | Goldie Margolin School for Girls |
| Head of school | Rabbi Gavriel Brown, Ph.D. |
| Grades | Pre-K 3-12th |
| Gender | Co-Ed |
| Number of students | 225 approx |
| Color(s) | Blue and Yellow |
| Nickname | Macs |
| Newspaper | The Reporter |
| Website | www |
The head of school for the PK-12th grades is Rabbi Gavriel Brown, Ph.D.[2][3]
Athletics
editThe school offers basketball, soccer, cross country, flag football, golf, and baseball. The team name is the Maccabees (shortened to the "Macs," carrying a Jewish background as the team bases its name off of the Jewish soldiers in the war against the Greeks). The varsity high school girls and boys teams play in the JCC Varsity basketball league.
Goldie Margolin High School for Girls
editThe Goldie Margolin High School for Girls (GMSG) was established in 1964 as an extension of the former Memphis Hebrew Academy, created in response to a community and regional need for an Orthodox Jewish high school for girls. The current principal is Dina Selter.
Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys
editThe CYHSB was founded in 1966 as the Feinstone Yeshiva of the South, and was changed to the CYHSB in 1993, but kept the FYOS name for the elementary school and part of the high school. The current principal is Rabbi Dov Rossman.
Boarding
editIt includes a boarding facility.[4]
References
edit- ^ Hebrew Academy, Margolin. "Frontpage".
- ^ Lubetski, Uriel. "Rabbi".
- ^ Faculty, MHA. "Faculty".
- ^ "Dormitory". Margolin Hebrew Academy. Retrieved July 5, 2021.