Politz Day School of Cherry Hill

Politz Day School of Cherry Hill is a private modern orthodox Jewish day school in Cherry Hill, New Jersey which includes the Caskey Elementary School and Konig Middle School. The school shares a common campus with Congregation Sons of Israel in Cherry Hill.

Politz Day School of Cherry Hill
Politz Day School of Cherry Hill, New Jersey on May 31, 2018
Address
720 Cooper Landing Road

Cherry Hill
,
Camden County
,
New Jersey
08002

United States
Coordinates39.93277°N 75.01299°W / 39.93277; -75.01299
Information
TypePrivate Jewish day school
Religious affiliation(s)Orthodox Judaism
Established1968 (1968)
FounderRabbi Bernard E. Rothman
NCES School IDAA890588
PresidentAaron Roller
AdministratorMrs. Sharyn Rauer
Head of schoolRabbi Avraham Glustein
Faculty16.0 (on FTE basis)
GradesPreschool–8th
Enrollment200 (2017-2018)
Student to teacher ratio7.6:1
Websitewww.politz.org

Politz offers preschool (for children as young as eighteen months) through eighth grade with the mission that students learn in an environment combining the abundance of the Jewish religion with traditional secular education. The school serves families living in Cherry Hill, Southern New Jersey, northern Delaware, and Philadelphia including the Main Line, Center City, and the Northeast.[1] Rabbi Avraham Glustein has served as Head of School since 1996.[2]

History
Entrance on February 5, 2020

Camden had a community Jewish Day School founded by Congregation Sons of Israel's Rabbi Naftoly Riff and Congregation Beth El's Rabbi Harry Kellman. This school closed in the 1950s. Orthodox families in South Jersey sent their children to school in Philadelphia in the 1960s and Cherry Hill was a growing community.

Rabbi Bernard Rothman founded Politz in Camden in 1968 with a small preschool. In 1969 it moved into a house on Cooper Landing Road in Cherry Hill which served as a Cherry Hill branch of Congregation Sons of Israel. Sons of Israel itself moved from Camden to Cherry Hill in 1971.[3]

Politz opened its elementary school in 1984 and added a middle school to eighth grade in 1994.[4] The school grew from 25 students in 1987 to 100 students in 1997, and Politz raised $2.5 million to expand its classroom building.[5]

Sons of Israel built an addition to its building in 2003 into which Politz moved in 2004.[6] Politz began construction in October 2019 on a 7,500 square foot addition to its existing building to include additional classrooms, STEAM lab, kitchen, and gymnasium.[7]

References
  1. "Politz Day School of Cherry Hill: Our Premier Jewish Day School". Orthodox Jewish Cherry Hill. Aaron Greenberg. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  2. Portnoe, David (May 23, 2018). "Politz Day School Annual Gala celebrates 50 years of success". Jewish Community Voice. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  3. Portnoe, David (February 28, 2018). "Politz Day School celebrates 50 years of growth and achievement". Jewish Community Voice. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. Budoff, Carrie (September 8, 1999). "A synagogue eased immigrants from old country to new". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. B2.
  5. Brenowitz, Stephanie (November 23, 1997). "Modern Orthodox synagogue bucks a trend". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. GL4.
  6. "-". Kashrus. Vol. 24. New York, NY: Yeshiva Birkas Reuven. 2003.
  7. PJL Staff (October 30, 2019). "Politz Day School of Cherry Hill Breaks Ground on New Gymnasium Expansion Project". Philadelphia Jewish Link. Retrieved November 10, 2019.


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