The History Department, joined by ex-member of staff, Susie Fox, had the pleasure of taking 14 Year 9 students to Ely in Cambridgeshire to visit one of the communities that hosted JFS evacuees during WW2. The day started with an Interfaith Workshop with students from Ely College, hearing the experiences of an evacuee, Michael Cohen,...
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80 Trees for 80 Years
JFS was privileged to have been selected as one of the 80 locations in the UK to honour the 80th anniversary of the Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR) as well as be part of the Queen’s Green Canopy initiative, created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. Each location has its own unique link with AJR...
Yom Hashoah Activities
This week Years 9 and 10 had special assemblies to help mark Yom Hashoah. Year 9 watched an inspirational presentation by Mizrachi UK and Year 10 heard Hephzibah Rudofsky speak about her mother’s experience. Both presentations were highlights of the day, which deeply impacted the students who attended. All students and staff observed a minute...
JFS Yom Hashoah Commemorations
Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, will take place this Thursday 28th April. The day commemorates the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, the heroism of survivors and rescuers, and the theme of genocide in general. Leading up to the day, Years 7 and 8 assemblies are featuring guest speaker Laurie Rosenberg, speaking about the...
Dyson Foundation Workshop
A group of 20 Year 12 students took part in a Dyson Foundation workshop recently, to find out more about engineering and apprenticeship opportunities open to them through The Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology. They also had the chance to try their hand at some robotics when they took on the ‘Robot Challenge’, in...
Presenting Our JiEP JFS Haggadah 2022
We are delighted to share our JiEP JFS Haggadah with you this year, which students and staff thoroughly enjoyed working on together. Please CLICK HERE and enjoy! Wishing you Shabbat Shalom and a chag Kasher v’sameach!
Charlie Shares His Extraordinary Experience
Charlie Bright in Year 10 recently participated in an extraordinary activity with his father that he described as, “A life changing experience and will definitely be something to remember.” You can read Charlie’s report by clicking HERE
Yom Iyun Challenge for KS3 Students
The Jewish Studies Department ran a Yom Iyun (Deep-learning) programme this week for all KS3 students. Approximately 150 students came together per session working in small groups, analysing a selection of Jewish texts from the Talmud and its commentaries to resolve an ethical dilemma based on a scenario from an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. There...
Raffi is a Junior Squad Champion!
Congratulations to Raffi Masters in Year 10 for winning four out of the five Junior Club competitions at Verulum Golf Club, during the 2021 season. Raffi is a keen golfer with a handicap of 10.8. He plays regularly and is in the Junior squad. He won the Oliver Trophy, Inter-Sport Trophy, Junior Club Championship (he...