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THE YAVNEH
©Yavneh Times Staff
IN THIS May 2010
ISSUE:
TIMES
Yavneh Middle School Newspaper
The Holocaust
Play
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Israel: A
Relationship inMind, Nourishing the Soul
Stimulating the
Jeopardy?
School Next
Year…
What’s Hit
Today
An Interview
With…
The Holocaust Play
By: Ilana Karp ‘10
The Holocaust play preparation was a major success! This year a group of 8 th
graders were even invited to help Mrs. Lopkin make the background sets for the
play. The play was called, "An Unlikely Hero, the Pinchas Rosenbaum Story." The
story is about the life of Pinchas Rosenbaum, the son
of a Rabbi from Hungary, who saved thousands of
Jews. Pinchas Rosenbaum was played by Philip
Meyer. His father, Rav Shmuel Shmelka, was played
by Josh Birnbaum. Dovid Asael, another lead role,
was played by Ariela Rivkin. Young Pinchas was
played by Leora Hyman.
Students are so excited
about the play, as are the
teachers. “We have a great
story this year, one I have
wanted to do for several years. Many of the students are
stepping up to the plate and showing great talent,” said
Rabbi Shmuel Burstein, Director of Holocaust Studies
before the play. Everyone worked very hard with
Dominique Cieri, the director of the play, to make this event truly wonderful. “It’s
been so much fun coming to rehearsals,” said eighth grader Marlee Goodman, just
days before the event. “It’s such an amazing story. Pinchas is such a great person. I
can’t wait to see how it comes out.” The formal dress rehearsal was May 5 th and the
final performance was May 6th at Paramus High school. This Holocaust Play was an
amazing show, and everyone agreed that it was worth the wait!
The United States and Israel-
A Relationship in Jeopardy?
By: Sarah Hiller ‘11
Repeating her comment from earlier, Clinton said that the relationship
between Israel and the U.S. was not in danger. “We have an absolute
commitment to Israel’s security…we have a close, unshakable bond between
the U.S. and Israel,” she said at a
news conference. U.S. president
Barack Obama said that Israeli
plans to build more homes in East
Jerusalem were not helpful for the
Middle East peace process, but
the issue had not led to a crisis
with Israel, one of the U.S.’s
closest allies. Obama said, “Israel
is one of our closest allies, and we
and the Israeli people have a
special bond that’s not going to
go away...but friends are going to
disagree sometimes.”
Obama doesn’t want Israel to simply give up East Jerusalem or any other part
of their country any time soon. He wishes that Israel would attempt to make some
sort of treaty or agreement with its Palestinian neighbors concerning the disputed
areas as supposed to building there without Palestinian knowledge and agreement.
School Next Year…
By: Corey Berman ‘11
Halo: Reach
The game Halo: Reach takes
place in the future, around the
year 2552. It is a prequel to the
popular Halo trilogy of XBOX
games. It is about a raging war
between the humans and an
alien race known as the
Covenant. At the time of this game (the year 2552), most
of humanity’s interstellar colonies have been destroyed.
One stronghold remains: the planet Reach. Players
assume the role of Spartans, a group of specially
manufactured super-soldiers, who will attempt to fight
the Covenant, and preserve humanity’s biggest secret
from the Covenant: Earth. Comes out in fall 2010.
Based on the novel The Fall of Reach by Eric
Nylund.
American Idol
American Idol is a TV show
where people can show off
their talent and passion of
singing. The show is in its 9th
season, and is still going
strong. The top 12
contestants this season are
Aaron Kelly from PA, Andrew Garcia from CA, Casey
James from TX, Crystal Bowersox from OH, Didi Benami
from TN, Katie Stevens from CT, Lee Dewyze from IL,
Michael Lynche from FL, Paige Miles from FL, Siobhan
Magnus from MA, Tim Urban from TX, and Lacey Brown
from TX. After performing, the contestants are judged by
judges Randy Jackson, Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi,
and Simon Cowell. This competition gets more and more
exciting every week!
An Interview With…
Rabbi Knapp
By: Elijah Lippe ‘11 and Gabe Haymes ‘11
YT: Rabbi Knapp, what inspired you to become a principal?
RK: Originally I started out as a Talmud and Torah teacher.
YT: Did you have any occupation before you started teaching
here, like, the military, etc.
RK: At first I was going to take part in the army as Chaplain, but I
got married instead.
YT: Rabbi Knapp, do you think that the recent recession in the
economy will/has effected Yavneh in any manner?
RK: No, Yavneh is a stable school.
YT: Did you play any sports when you were in school or now?
RK: I was once the starter on a hockey team. In addition, I just
retired from the Bnei Yeshurun Softball League, where I was a
third baseman.
YT: In all the years that you have been in Yavneh, have there
been any drastic changes?
RK: When I got here, it was already a great school. But, in
addition, we added some new things to go with the old.
YT: Rabbi Knapp, we have so far gotten lunches from Burgers Bar,
Chopsticks, Dougies, and Chickies. What do you think about this
lunch program?
RK: I find it to be great and for it, you can thank the student
council and Morah Baruchov.
YT: Wow! In my last school there were only 100 kids. Thanks for
the great interview Rabbi Knapp.
RK: It is my pleasure.
By:
Benji Dukas ‘11
*based on many 7th graders and some 6th and 8th graders
Thank you for
Reading!
Editors
Sarah Hiller and Corey Berman
Writers
Ilana Karp, Sarah Hiller, Corey
Berman, Lisa Appelbaum, Elijah Lippe,
Gabe Haymes, Benji Dukas
Formatting
Yair Berger
Faculty Advisor
Rabbi Aaron Ross
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