Alumni Annual Appeal

Gann Academy is preparing to launch its 2009-2010 Alumni Appeal. The Annual Appeal directly supports the day to day activities of the school and has an impact on the amount of financial aid we are able to distribute as well as help fund the professional development resources for our teachers. As Gann Academy embarks on its thirteenth, Bar Mitzvah year, please help keep the legacy and strength of the school alive.You can make your gift by clicking on the donate now button above which will bring you to a secure credit card link, or by sending a check payable to Gann Academy, Attn: Development Office, 333 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452.

If you have any questions about the Alumni Appeal, or would like to volunteer, please call Rachel Books at 781-642-6800.

Upcoming events

Alumni Basketball Tournament
January 5, 2010
Gann Academy
5:30 pm - Dinner
6:00 pm - Girls Alumnae versus Girls Varsity Basketball Game
7:15 pm - Boys Alumni versus Boys Varsity Basketball Game

Class of ‘00 10 Year Reunion
More details to follow.

Opportunities for Gann Alumni

The University of Michigan Jewish Communal Leadership Program
Prepared for Challenge, Poised for Change

The University of Michigan School of Social Work and Frankel Center for Judaic Studies announce a distinctive opportunity for emerging leaders committed to exploring 21st-century Jewish communal possibilities while also addressing broader social concerns.

The Jewish Communal Leadership Program combines thoughtful analysis, hands-on engagement with contemporary communal challenges, and experiential training in non-profit management, preparing students to guide Jewish organizations and communities through times of opportunity, conflict, transition, and growth.

Generous funding is available for all accepted students. Graduates receive an MSW degree and a Certificate in Jewish Communal Service and Judaic Studies.

Stop waiting for the world to change! Click here for more information and to apply to enter the University of Michigan Jewish Communal Leadership Program in Fall 2010, or contact Erin Zimmer, Office of Student Services, 734-936-0961, or Dr. Karla Goldman, director, Jewish Communal Leadership Program, 734-763-6583.

Alumni in the News

Click on the link below to read an exciting story about Gann Alum, Avrom Honig, class of 2002.
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2010/01/30/kosher_cooking_with_bubbe/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed6

Noah Hodgetts ’06 is planning on attending the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen in December.He, along with his classmates from College of the Atlantic have been working since last January on studying the issues and raising money for the journey.At the conference Hodgetts hopes to be able to speak about the important of including sustainable transportation in future climate treaties.Noah was featured in a news story on boston.com for his involvement in this convention.To read this article click on the link here.

Max Kinchen ’07, a freshman at NYU, has created a club for Liberal Studies Program (LSP) students bound for the Tisch School of the Arts. The LSP is a two year foundation program for students who will complete their education in one of the University’s other undergraduate schools. LSProductions was founded to give all students headed to Tisch a chance to work together making movies prior to starting at the School. 

Daniel Hoffman ’03 is currently a teacher in New Orleans with the Teach for America program.   He was featured in a news story on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer.  To watch the clip about Daniel and his experience click on the link here.

Daniel Gastfriend ’08 volunteered behind the scenes at the Democratic National Convention this summer. As the assistant visibility manager, Daniel was responsible for all the signs on the third floor of the Pepsi Center.  Although he was too busy with the “back stage panic” to sit down, he was able to catch the end of Hillary Clinton’s speech as well as speeches by Joe Biden and his sons, and Barack Obama at INVESCO Field.

Highlights of recent events

Alumni Reunion in Israel, October 26, 2008

Non-stop conversations were the norm at our recent gathering of NewJew/Gann alumni in Jerusalem, Israel. The eighteen alumni enjoyed the delicious food at T’mol Shilshom, a combination bookstore and eatery in the heart of downtown Jerusalem. One highlight of the evening included alumni from classes of 2000 through 2003 introducing themselves to the 2008 alumni participating in gap year programs. The ’08 alums were impressed to learn which programs at Gann were created by these not so much older alumni—such as the Prom, Shevuon, and LitMag. The ’08 alumni are on various programs that include Young Judea Year Course, Kivunim, Nativ—Conservative Yeshiva, and Mechina—an Israeli Leadership Preparatory Program for entering the army. Also one alumnus from ’08 is preparing to enter the army in the early spring. 

Alumni Articles

More articles to come.