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Shevi Belfer on her first day of school at Beth Rivkah Ladies College in Melbourne. Photo: Peter Haskin
AFTER a long summer holiday, Jewish students began going back to school on Friday.
In Melbourne, only Yeshivah and Beth Rivkah Colleges resumed classes on Friday, while in Sydney, all the Jewish schools saw a flood of kids, dressed in crisp, new uniforms run through the gates. The rest of Melbourne’s Jewish school students will find their new desks on Monday.
Students will find new buildings, including libraries, school halls and canteens, on their first day, as Jewish schools take advantage of a flood of government funding for capital works.
Only one Jewish school, Sydney’s Emanuel School, begins 2010 with a new principal – Anne Hastings. Meanwhile, two schools – Massada College and The King David School – are introducing Mandarin to the curriculum this year.
Pictured on the homepage are Beth Rivkah Ladies College prep students Shevy Ruschinek (left) and Shevi Belfer.
