Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

This year’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is already going extremely well. After only three weeks of rehearsal, we have almost finished learning the music from both acts of the show. We are expected to finish all of the music sometime next week, thanks to our amazing Music Director, Mr. Parker. We are already working on some of our dances choreographed by Sami Lev, a junior at our very own Rosenblatt High School. Costumes are already beginning to be made and compiled and the set is being built now thanks to our amazing Costumer, Prudence and our Set Designer, Teresa. We are fortunate to have help from many of our students as we do every year.

NPFH@DKJA Club Facebook Page

On the evening of January 20th, the official NPFH@DKJA Club Facebook Page “DKJA No Place for Hate/ADL Club” went live, within 12 hours it was up to 126 LIKES!!  This is a great source of pride and achievement; for each "Like" the page receives, one dollar is donated to an ADL organization up to the first 250 “LIKES.”  The page was created to offer an immediate place for people to find out about who were are as a club, what we stand for, and what we have accomplished thus far, allowing our club to become more widespread and recognized.  The page encourages others, who previously did not know about the ADL, to join, participate and consequently share our important messages.  Through social media, we are able to physically expand the walls of our club beyond the school, encouraging inter-school interactions.  We are proud to showcase our school as a whole.

After our Peer Trainings, the page keeps the ADL tips, strategies, and messages, present in the trainees’ minds.  Peer Trainers utilize the page to teach and remind students about how to be an ally and how to work to create a peaceful, loving, and strong peer environment both in and out of school.  Our page offers an indirect relationship to other students looking to better their school communities. Please “LIKE” our page: https://www.facebook.com/dkjanoplaceforhate

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY ASSEMBLY

On Friday, January 16th, Rosenblatt High School commemorated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with a Town Hall presentation by History teachers Nicholas Belotto and Gary Friedman.  The purpose of their presentation was to provide the historical context and perspective that would enable the students to better understand and appreciate the meaning and significance of this important national holiday.  

Mr. Friedman began the presentation by making the point that Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is about more than just Dr. King; it is about the larger civil rights movement that he led and, even more broadly, about the struggle for civil rights that goes back to the early history of our country.

Mr. Friedman then introduced Mr. Belotto, who proceeded to give a very informative talk in which he traced the origins of the civil rights struggle to slavery and the Civil War. He concluded by focusing on the unfulfilled legacy of the period of postwar Reconstruction and the ways in which the gains of that period were undone in the late 19th century.   Throughout his talk, Mr. Belotto highlighted the indispensable role that Abraham Lincoln played in the origins and development of civil rights.  

Mr. Friedman picked up where Mr. Belotto left off, as he began his part of the presentation by discussing Brown vs. Board of Education, the famous U.S. Supreme Court decision that reversed Plessy vs. Ferguson, the late 19th century case that had upheld racial segregation.    He went on to dramatically highlight major episodes in the modern civil rights struggle, including the efforts of “the Little Rock Nine” to de-segregate that city’s Central High School, the de-segregation of the Universities of Mississippi and Alabama, the “Freedom Rides,” the voting rights campaign and the “Mississippi Burning” case, and the tragic assassinations of Dr. King and Senator Robert Kennedy.  Mr. Friedman incorporated several interesting video clips into his presentation, as well.

Kabbalat Shabbat

 This week's Kabbalat Shabbat, hosted by the Junior Class, designated the theme "Give Peace a Chance" based on the famous John Lennon song. In advance observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and in light of all the recent acts of terror in Paris, the Juniors mindfully chose this timely dedication. Tie-dyed shirts and fresh baked Challahs enhanced the atmosphere. Jordan Nakdimon wrote and delivered a meaningful D'var Torah (click to view Jordan's presentation) , during which he illuminated the connection between this week's Torah portion, Va'era, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and DKJA's students' personal responsibilities to uphold freedom on every level.

Rosenblatt High School's Lena Stein Wins Prestigious Art Award

Mazel Tov to Rosenblatt High School junior Lena Stein, who won a silver key in the

Scholastic Art Contest. This is a most prestigious contest and it is extremely difficult to win.

“I am so proud of her and the fantastic work she has been doing in AP art this year,” said art teacher Mrs. Anita Schwartz.

Lena will receive a Silver Key award for her painting Peaches on Tinfoil (acrylic on canvas). The Regional Scholastic Art Exhibition for Palm Beach and Martin Counties will open Friday, February 13, 2015 at 5 p.m. beginning with a small outside ceremony to present the awards to the students who won gold or silver key awards or honorable mention recognition.

This exhibition will be open until February 21, 2015. All students who received either a gold key or silver key in this year's Scholastic Art Contest will show their work in this exhibition. This year the exhibition will be held at the Armory Art Center. 1700 Parker Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401.

Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt High School Students See Designs Come To Life Via 3-D Printing

As part of their engineering class through the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education, 

Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt

High School students brought their projects to life via 3-D printer. Amazing! Click the video link below to see a "snapshot" of the process:

LINK: 3-D Color Printer Brings Designs To Life!

NPFH@DKJA Club Intra-School Peer Training

This year, the NPFH@DKJA Club Members, along with their advisor, Amanda Brooke, have built upon and expanded the inter-school and intra-school collaboration projects. In November 2014, our high school Certified Peer Trainers led hugely successful “Becoming an Ally” workshops with ALL of our school’s 5th and 7th grade students. On December 8, 2014 nine of our certified No Place for Hate Club Peer Trainings conducted trainings with adult ADL Certified Co- Facilitators at Waters Edge and Spady Elementary schools.  This training benefitted more than 100 public school students.

Joseph Zeuner, Daniella Wirtschafter, Sydney Altschul, Mikaela Mesch, Sydney Moed, Paris Reise, Yarden Shai, Sarah Fleishman, and Lielle Elisha were the FIRST EVER Anti-Defamation League Certified Peer Trainers to lead intra-school trainings.   The program content and curriculum was all originally planned and organized by the Club’s Advisor, Amanda Brooke with the approval of Lily Medina.  The NPFH Peer Trainers have been preparing on Sundays, during lunch and after school meetings for a couple of months now.  This is a remarkable accomplishment achieved through hard work and two years of dedication to our school club.

Marianne Altschul and Craig Zeuner generously gave their time and assistance driving students to Water’s Edge and Spady Elementary Schools to be peer trainers as part of the program:

Becoming An Ally: Interrupting Name Calling and Bullying – An interactive program for elementary and middle school students or teachers which provides practical opportunities to address name-calling and bullying.

In November 2014, our high school Certified Peer Trainers led hugely successful “Becoming an Ally” workshops with ALL of our school’s 5th and 7th grade students.