Comments on: Breaking: HLA to Go Away! Will Not Be In I.S. 278

By: bagels

bagels — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:29:26 +0000

And how will “they” “force” people to leave?

By: charly

charly — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:31:22 +0000

why is Brooklyn becoming little Israel? Open your eyes people they are taking over this seciton of Brooklyn and they will force you out

By: LQuinlan

LQuinlan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:15:31 +0000

Since this never had anything to do with the whether or not the kids were Jewish, this is irrelevant. That “wideassortment of non-Orthodox neighborhood kids” should attend the excellent local schools and take the federal funds attached to them with them.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:59:00 +0000

Fear of any of our orthodox Jewish neighbors sending their children to the HL charter school, are unwarranted. These Orthodox Jews send their kids to private schools, not to public schools. None of these orthodox Jews were likely to have sent their kids to this school. Most likely, it would be a wide assortment of non-orthodox neighborhood kids.

By: joan

joan — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:12:49 +0000

Please read this article Sara Berman was not fond of our community… She did not get it!

http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c36_a15985/News/New_York.html

I also read an article where she states the importance of being Jewish and how she wants to help nomads become more religious. She has one goal and one goal only….to teach religion!

By: Tom McCormick

Tom McCormick — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:51:10 +0000

And what checks or balances would we have against the HLA if they turned around and did whatever they pleased? What defense does the public have against charter schools? If we cannot get our own Department of Education of listen to the voice of the people then how would we expect anything more form a charter school?

I have attended every meeting regarding the HLA and their proposal regarding the curriculum was vauge at best. The fact is they could around and teach whatever they wished once they were established and we would have recourse but to wait five years forthem to revalidate their charter.

By: bagels

bagels — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:16:34 +0000

The Mikvah on East 36th Street is old news and the Herr’s real estate deal is new news. You really don’t have to get up on your soap box and speak about First Amendment Rights.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:26:22 +0000

Though it is true that Herr’s has been sold. I have spoken to individuals @ Herr’s and they themselves are not 100% sure that a Yeshiva will be placed there. I was told that they heard that the possibility of a Girls Yeshiva is likely but not confirmed. I have also heard that a Mikvah will be opening on East 36th Street and Avenue S. I want everyone in the community that are concerned to be advised that “everyone has a right under the First Ammendment of the Constitution to freedom of speech and religious practice”. This Ammendment was written for everyone. With this in mind, let us open our hearts & minds and be respectful of everyone’s religious choices, whether they are Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Lutheran, Korean Prebstbyterian or Scientology. What we practice in Churchs, Synogogues or Mosques should only influence everyone positive manner, let’s accept and respect everyone as you, yourself expect to be respected. The HLA defeat was not an anti-semitic victory. It was a defeat against the Department of Education. It was against any Charter School in District 22. Whether it is a Muslim, Hebrew, Italian, Gaelic, Russian, Hunan Charter School, it is the Charter School that is not welcome in District 22. I respect the decision of Sara Berman to withdraw it’s application from placing the HLA Charter School in IS 278. I am sure her decision was made after considering the atmosphere the incoming children would have been subjected to. I know everyone is gloating about this victory. I would like to say Thank You Sara for hearing what our community had to say and respecting our wishes.

By: bagels

bagels — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:14:24 +0000

I heard that the potato chip place (Herr’s) on Quentin and 36th has been sold and will become a Yeshiva. Maybe all those parents looking to enrich their kid’s lives with the Jewish/Israeli culture/language can send their kids there…….

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:36:39 +0000

My mother told me this story about when I was in kindergarten, which was several years ago:

The kids were led in singing “Silent Night.” All the kids complied, except this one little wiseguy, who sang “O Chanukah, O Chanukah…”

The little wiseguy was immediately carted off to the principal’s office. The principal, who was Jewish, patted him on the head and asked him to sing “I had a Little Dreidel.”

That aside, I can’t figure out how one can teach the Jewish holidays without at least some religious indoctrination. When the teacher asks little Joshie who parted the Red Sea, is little Joshie gonna answer, “Michael Steinhardt?”