Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls
is a
Modern Orthodox Jewish day school
A Jewish day school is a modern Jewish educational institution that is designed to provide children of Jewish parents with both a Jewish and a secular education in one school on a full-time basis. The term "day school" is used to differentiate s ...
, a college preparatory
high school for grades 9–12, located in
Hewlett Bay Park
Hewlett Bay Park is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York. The population was 404 at the 2010 census.
The area, like Back/Old Lawrence is unique because its rural affluence is similar ...
in
Nassau County, New York, United States.
The school is part of the
Hebrew Academy of Long Beach which purchased the former Lawrence Country Day School campus in 1992 for $2.2 million. Academics at the school focuses both on the
Limudei Kodesh
Torah study is the study of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature, and similar works, all of which are Judaism's religious texts. According to Rabbinic Judaism, the study is done for the purpose of the ''mitzvah'' ("comma ...
(
Torah studies
Torah study is the study of the Torah, Hebrew Bible, Talmud, responsa, rabbinic literature, and similar works, all of which are Judaism's religious texts. According to Rabbinic Judaism, the study is done for the purpose of the ''mitzvah'' ...
) curriculum and in secular non-Jewish studies. The school is accredited by the
New York State Board of Regents and has been accredited by the
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (Middle States Association or MSA) was a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association that performed peer evaluation and regional educational accreditation, accreditation of public and priva ...
since 1999. It was renamed for longtime resident Stella K. Abraham in 1994.
History
In 1992, The Hebrew Academy's purchase of the site in Hewlett Bay Park caused controversy when the village sought to acquire the property through
eminent domain, leading to accusations of
antisemitism
Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is considered to be a form of racism.
Antis ...
. A $55.0 million
civil rights lawsuit was filed and after nearly two years, a compromise was reached allowing the school to operate but limiting its size and the suit was dropped.
[Stuart Vincent, "''Yeshiva, Village Settle Dispute- Pact allows operation, growth''", Newsday, March 16, 1994, pg. 27.]
See also
*
List of high schools in New York
References
External links
*
PrivateSchoolReview.comSiemens Westinghouse National Competition Winners pdf document
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1992 establishments in New York (state)
Girls' schools in New York (state)
Private high schools in New York (state)
Modern Orthodox Jewish day schools in the United States
Educational institutions established in 1992
Schools in Nassau County, New York
Orthodox Jewish schools for women