From the Press

The Buddy Program between Hausner students and the Moldaw Residences senior living community is a long-standing project that has been running for four years. The students and seniors are paired together for activities such as playing board games or observing Jewish holidays. This year, the students are writing short stories and essays about their Moldaw buddies to enter into the Better Together National Essay Competition. The program has been a success with many students and seniors forming close bonds

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced the names of about 16,000 semifinalists in the high school class of 2023, representing less than 1% of high school seniors nationwide. Among the semifinalists are three Hausner graduates: Zachary Berman (Kehillah Jewish High School), Danielle Gillai (Los Altos High School), and Shira Goldhaber-Gordon (Gunn High School). Kol Hakavod and good luck to our grads in the next stages!
 

Hausner's Director of Learning Support, licensed professional clinical counselor Shiry Zamir, comments on helping students and staff cope in the aftermath of Uvalde, in this Jweekly article.

Demonstrating the power of energetic youth galvanized around a worthy cause, Hausner students responded to the Ukrainian refugee crisis with a number of student-powered initiatives, including a bake sale, a drive for medical and hygiene supplies, and a letter-writing campaign. 

Last week we announced the generous gift from Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan to Hausner and other Jewish institutions in the Bay Area. This week our Head of School, Rabbi Danny Lehmann, was interviewed for an article in the JWeekly:

“It gives me a lot of hope for the future of philanthropy in the Bay Area. [The grants are] an incredible model of how the resources Silicon Valley has generated can be transformative if applied to the Jewish community. I hope this is the beginning of a growing movement, not only for Mark and Priscilla … but for other tech leaders who have enormous resources. The impact they can have on the Jewish community is profound.”