{"id":1489,"date":"2007-11-10T19:34:46","date_gmt":"2007-11-11T02:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2007-12-05T17:33:49","modified_gmt":"2007-12-06T00:21:49","slug":"new-jewish-community-high-school-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=1489","title":{"rendered":"New Jewish Community High School West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce Powell started a community Jewish high school in Agoura. Now Jeff Abram is trying to get one started on the West side. He&#8217;s trying to raise $25 million. If he does, that could be the death blow to the Orthodox <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shalhevet.org\">Shalhevet<\/a> (half its students come from non-Orthodox homes), which is running at a deficit of $2-3 million. Maimonidies and Harkham Hillel day schools are also running at a substantial deficit.<\/p>\n<p>The Museum of Tolerance is sending out letters around the Pico-Robertson community trying to drum up support for its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishjournal.com\/home\/searchview.php?id=18412\">expansion plans<\/a>, but many in the community don&#8217;t feel the MOT is doing anything for them.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;When was the last time Rabbi Marvin Hier taught in the community?&quot; one frum Jew asked me.<\/p>\n<p>I replied that every event (at least 30) that I&#8217;ve attended at the MOT has been first rate and that in my view Rabbi Marvin Hier and his son Rabbi Ari are worth every dollar of their substantial salaries.<\/p>\n<p><!--adsense--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce Powell started a community Jewish high school in Agoura. Now Jeff Abram is trying to get one started on the West side. He&#8217;s trying to raise $25 million. 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