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A Sephardic Jewish day school grows on the Upper East Side

JL;DR SUMMARY The Stanley I. Chera Sephardic Academy of Manhattan, an Orthodox Sephardic Jewish day school located on the Upper East Side, is experiencing significant growth with the upcoming school year seeing 26 students in two kindergarten classes, a notable increase from nine two years prior. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationOrthodox JudaismSynagogueJewish Day SchoolMizrahi JewsCultural DiversitySephardic CommunityUpper East SidePreschool EducationStanley I. Chera Sephardic Academy

Places mentioned

Manhattan, New York, United States
"the Orthodox Sephardic Jewish day school on the Upper East Side."
Flatbush, New York, United States
"According to his mother, Linda Rahmani, who grew up in the Syrian Jewish community in Flatbush, Brooklyn, the school provides a bridge for her son between the communal traditions she grew up with and the cultural offerings of Manhattan."
Gravesend, New York, United States
"She noted that SAMs head of school, Rachel Harari, was her English teacher when she was a student at Magen David Yeshivah, a predominantly Syrian Jewish school in Gravesend, Brooklyn."
Great Neck, New York, United States
"or Davids Persian Jewish family in Great Neck, Long Island."
Deal, New York, United States
"Ouris also has a store in Deal, New Jersey, where a significant Syrian Jewish population resides."
Lower East Side, New York, United States
"The family is of Ashkenazi heritage, and lives on the Lower East Side."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Bitton connects the perceived growth of the Sephardic community on the Upper East Side to communities expanding in the rest of the tri-state area, particularly across Brooklyn, as well as in Deal and Great Neck."

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