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Stratford College
Stratford College is an independent co-educational multi-denominational day school on the junction of Zion Road and Orwell Road, Dublin, Ireland predominantly for people of the Jewish faith. One of the main founders was Elaine Feldman. The school is located adjacent to Herzog Park. The school evolved from the opening of Stratford National School in September 1952 on Terenure Road East with a small group of children from the Jewish national school on Bloomfield Avenue in Portobello. The school takes its name from a house by the name of Stratford on Terenure Road East which was designed by the architect Thomas Drew in 1877. The school building on Zion Road was originally a house built in 1873. It was badly damaged in a fire caused by vandals in 1979 but reopened in 1983 with only the facade being retained. The building was originally designed by the architect Alfred Edwin Jones. As of 2023, the school is officially multi-denominational. School fees for the 2022–23 academic ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voluntary Secondary School
In education in Ireland, a voluntary secondary school (or privately-owned secondary school; ) is a post-primary school that is privately owned and managed. Most are denominational schools, and the managers are often Catholic Church authorities, especially in the case of Catholic schools. Like national schools at primary level, voluntary secondary schools are supported by the Department of Education, on a per capita basis. Approximately 90% of teachers' salaries are met by the state. Some schools charge tuition fees, while many others request top-up funding or voluntary fee contributions from parents. The local community may also be involved in fund raising. Until 1966, all post-primary schools were voluntary secondary schools except for vocational schools run by Vocational Education Committees. The raising of the school leaving age by Donogh O'Malley triggered the creation of publicly managed community and comprehensive schools. Some smaller secondary schools subsequently merged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judaism
Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in the Middle East during the Bronze Age. Modern Judaism evolved from Yahwism, the religion of ancient Israel and Judah, by the late 6th century BCE, and is thus considered to be one of the oldest monotheistic religions. Judaism is considered by religious Jews to be the expression of the covenant that God established with the Israelites, their ancestors. It encompasses a wide body of texts, practices, theological positions, and forms of organization. The Torah, as it is commonly understood by Jews, is part of the larger text known as the ''Tanakh''. The ''Tanakh'' is also known to secular scholars of religion as the Hebrew Bible, and to Christians as the " Old Testament". The Torah's supplemental oral tradition is represented by later texts s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent School
An independent school is independent in its finances and governance. Also known as private schools, non-governmental, privately funded, or non-state schools, they are not administered by local, state or national governments. In British English, an independent school usually refers to a school which is endowed, i.e. held by a trust, charity, or foundation, while a private school is one that is privately owned. Independent schools are usually not dependent upon national or local government to finance their financial endowment. They typically have a board of governors who are elected independently of government and have a system of governance that ensures their independent operation. Children who attend such schools may be there because they (or their parents) are dissatisfied with government-funded schools (in UK state schools) in their area. They may be selected for their academic prowess, prowess in other fields, or sometimes their religious background. Private schools r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elaine Feldman
Elaine Feldman (31 March 1916 – 19 October 2006) was an Irish public figure and co-founder of the first secondary school for the Jewish community in Dublin. Early life and family Elaine Feldman was born Elaine Freeman at 19 Kenilworth Park, Harold's Cross, Dublin on 31 March 1916. She was the second child of Maurice and Ada Freeman (née Price). Her father was a Russian immigrant who had a number of businesses on Kevin Street, and her mother volunteered with the local Jewish school at the Adelaide Road Synagogue, training young Jewish children in their religion. Like many other Jewish children, Feldman attended the Protestant Wesley College, as Protestant schools were more accommodating of the needs of observant Jews. Feldman was appointed the first day-girl prefect at age 14, when she complained that day girls were unsupervised at lunchtime. She was awarded a bursary to Trinity College Dublin based on her Leaving Certificate results, but instead she entered the civil ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herzog Park
Herzog Park () is a park located in Rathgar, Dublin. History Dublin Corporation acquired the site in 1954 on a long term lease. However, the modern park was set out in 1985 by the Parks Department and was then known as Orwell Quarry Park. The park was renamed in 1995 in honour of Chaim Herzog Major-General Chaim Herzog ( he, חיים הרצוג; 17 September 1918 – 17 April 1997) was an Irish-born Israeli politician, general, lawyer and author who served as the sixth President of Israel between 1983 and 1993. Born in Belfast and ..., President of Israel, who grew up in Dublin. The renaming of the park also coincided with the tri-millennium of Jerusalem. Sports facilities Herzog Park is home to Rathgar Tennis Club and has 10 all weather floodlit tennis courts, a tennis wall and a clubhouse. References {{Dublin Parks Parks in Dublin (city) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portobello, Dublin
Portobello (, meaning 'beautiful harbour') is an area of Dublin in Ireland, within the southern city centre and bounded to the south by the Grand Canal. It came into existence as a small suburb south of the city in the 18th century, centred on Richmond Street. During the following century it was completely developed, transforming an area of private estates and farmland into solid Victorian red-bricked living quarters for the middle classes on the larger streets, and terraced housing bordering the canal for the working classes. As a fast-expanding suburb during the 19th century Portobello attracted many upwardly mobile families whose members went on to play important roles in politics, the arts and science. Towards the end of the century, many Ashkenazi Jews, fleeing pogroms in Russia and Eastern Europe, settled in the area; this led to Portobello being known as Dublin's "Little Jerusalem". Portobello is in the Dublin 8 postal district, which is currently rendered as D08 unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Drew (architect)
Sir Thomas Drew (18 September 1838 – 13 March 1910) was an Anglo-Irish architect. Life Thomas Drew was born in Victoria Place, Belfast. He was the son of the Rev. Thomas Drew and Isabella (née Dalton) Drew. He was one of four sons and eight daughters of the couple, although most of the children died young. His sister, Catharine Drew, was a journalist and writer. He was trained under Sir Charles Lanyon before moving to work in Dublin, where he became principal assistant to William George Murray. In 1865 he became the diocesan architect of the united dioceses of Down, Connor and Dromore in 1865, and from then on Church architecture was Drew's principal activity. He was consulting architect for both St. Patrick's Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. He married Adelaide Anne, sister of William George Murray, in 1871. Among other projects, he was responsible for the design of the Ulster Bank on Dame Street, Rathmines Town Hall (completed 1899) and the Gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Edwin Jones
Alfred Edwin Jones (1894–1973) was an Irish architect. His collection of files about Irish architects formed the basis of the ''Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720–1940''. Childhood and youth Alfred Edwin Jones, only son of Felix Thomas Jones and Mary Mitchell, was born in Shorncliff, Kent, England, on 14 August 1894. He spent his early childhood in Rawalpindi where his father was a sergeant major in the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards. On his father's retirement from the service in 1895 the family moved to Dublin, Ireland. Educated by the Jesuits at Belvedere College, Alfred pursued a variety of careers before becoming apprenticed to the architectural practice of Ashlin & Coleman c. 1911. He first attracted notice about this time when his measured drawing of the ceiling of Belvedere's Apollo Room was featured in the ''Irish Builder''. A design for an iron railing and gate which won him the Gold Medal at the Father Matthew Feis, two years later, was published in the same j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimmy Marcus
Shimmy Marcus is an Irish filmmaker. Early life Marcus was born and raised in the Dublin suburb of Terenure, the son of Louis Marcus (filmmaker), Louis Marcus (twice Oscar nominated documentary film-maker). He was educated at Stratford College, and studied Business Management and Advertising in Dublin Institute of Technology. After some years of traveling around the world, Marcus returned to Dublin in the early 1990s to work briefly as a recording and live sound engineer before turning to stage lighting and design. He developed stage lighting for several Irish indie bands at the time, including Engine Alley, Lir (band), LiR, Peach, and The Unbelievable Children. Career He wrote his first speculative screenplay ''Headrush (film), Headrush'' over Christmas 1994 and it was optioned shortly after by Ed Guiney of Element Films. He made his first short film in 1998, ''7th Heaven'', which won the "Best Short Film" award at the Irish International Film Festival in New York. In 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Fricker
Brenda Fricker (born 17 February 1945) is an Irish actress, whose career has spanned six decades on stage and screen. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television roles. In 1990, she became the first Irish actress to win an Academy Award, earning the award for Best Supporting Actress for the biopic ''My Left Foot'' (1989). She also appeared in films such as '' The Field'' (1990), '' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992), '' So I Married An Axe Murderer'' (1993), '' Angels in the Outfield'' (1994), '' A Time to Kill'' (1996), ''Veronica Guerin'' (2003), ''Inside I'm Dancing'' (2004) and ''Albert Nobbs'' (2011). In 2008, Fricker was honoured with the inaugural Maureen O'Hara Award at the Kerry Film Festival. In 2020, ''The Irish Times'' ranked her 26th on its list of the greatest Irish film actors of all time. Early life Fricker was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her mother, "Bina" (née Murphy), was a teacher at Stratford College, and her father, Desmond Frederick Fricker, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The High School, Dublin
The High School is a 12–18 mixed, Church of Ireland, independent secondary school in Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland. It was established in 1870 at Harcourt Street before moving to Rathgar in 1971 and amalgamated with The Diocesan School for Girls in 1974, becoming co-educational. In 2009, it was ranked as the best-performing school in Ireland in terms of progression to third-level education. It is part of the Erasmus Smith Trust. Notable alumni * Lenny Abrahamson, film director and screenwriter * Ernest Alton, university professor, independent Teachta Dála and Senator * Ryan Baird, rugby union player * Nicola Daly, hockey player * Charles D'Arcy, bishop * John Duggan, bishop * Jonathan Garth, cricketer * C. G. Grey, editor and writer * Howard Kilroy, accountant and businessman * F. S. L. Lyons, historian and academic * Howard Kilroy, businessman * William Kirkpatrick Magee, author, editor, and librarian * Brian McCracken, judge * Roly Meates, former Ireland national r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jews And Judaism In Ireland
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The people of the Kingdom of Israel and the ethnic and religious group known as the Jewish people that descended from them have been subjected to a number of forced migrations in their history" and Hebrews of historical History of ancient Israel and Judah, Israel and Judah. Jewish ethnicity, nationhood, and religion are strongly interrelated, "Historically, the religious and ethnic dimensions of Jewish identity have been closely interwoven. In fact, so closely bound are they, that the traditional Jewish lexicon hardly distinguishes between the two concepts. Jewish religious practice, by definition, was observed exclusively by the Jewish people, and notions of Jewish peoplehood, nation, and community were suffused with faith in the Jewish God, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
