Today we had the pleasure of welcoming back to JFS, Alumni: Adam Savitz – Senior Partner Sustainability – Wipro Limited, Daniel Turgel – Partner – White & Case LLP and Claire Simms – Director – Deloitte who facilitated a Careers in the City/Professional Services Panel for students in Years 11-13. They spoke about their career...
This week ETGAR visited our Year 9 students to launch the ETGAR Israel challenge, an inter-school quiz for Year 9 students, based on knowledge of Israeli history, politics, culture and more. Students enjoyed puzzling out some difficult tasks and showing off what they already know about Israel. The quiz will take place on Yom Ha’atzmaut...
The JFS community led by the JFSPA, has donated an outstanding amount of new clothes for teenagers displaced by the war in Israel. The goods were brought into school, where they were sorted and boxed by Year 9 students. The students also wrote beautiful letters in Ivrit and English to the teenagers receiving the clothes....
As a part of the ‘Keeping It Together’ Shabbat project, in merit of their late parents, (Yechezkel Peretz Ben Chaim Pinchas, Chana Chaya bas Eliezer, Shlomo Ben Abraham, Rut bat Dena v’Yerachmiel Hirsh, Shlomit bat Yoseph and Leah Frida bat Yona), a small group of JFS parents and donors donated blue Shabbat candles, which were...
Students in Years 12 and 13 had the rare privilege of an audience with Aviv Kochavi, the former General Chief of Staff of the Israel Defence Forces in conversation with Dr. Gad Yishayahu, a visiting scholar at the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University of Cambridge. As we find ourselves in...
Lunch and Learn got off to a good start for Years 7-9. Students enjoyed learning with Madrichim from @BneiAkivaUK as well as our very own Banot Sherut. Students who would like to get involved, should come to the Shul during Wednesday lunchtime. Food will available to purchase there.
A group of passionate Sixth Formers decided they wanted to help create a positive environment in the school, promote thankfulness, and help other students to do Mitzvot in the merit of our soldiers and captives. They set up a stall where students could make brachot over biscuits, put on tefilin, take candles for Shabbat and...
JFS U13s won 3-2 on penalties against The Compton this week, after a 1-1 draw at full time, with a goal from Lola Phillips. Talia Baron scored the decisive penalty resulting in JFS going through to the second round of the Jan Harding Memorial Trophy. Well done!
Boys from Year 7-11 competed in a Maccabi GB Table Tennis Tournament at Immanuel College. Samuel Prager won the Year 7 tournament by himself which was a difficult challenge as other students were working in pairs. Samuel Nyman and Bertie Flaum won the Year 8 competition. Ariel Abittan and Fin Rose came 4th out of...
The JFS Sixth Form football team triumphed over Whitmore High School in the Brigg Cup group stage with a score of 1-0 due to a 90th minute winner from Eli Green. JFS dominated the game hitting the woodwork multiple times and were unlucky not to score more. A clean sheet and a win to start...
