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Chicago’s new Jewish high school plucks leader from Florida day school

JL;DR SUMMARY Richard H. Cuenca, previously of Posnack Jewish Day School in Florida, has been appointed head of the new Davis School, a pioneering non-Orthodox Jewish high school in downtown Chicago, set to open in fall 2027. 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 EducationJewish IdentityIsrael AdvocacyNon OrthodoxJewish High SchoolAcademic ExcellenceChicago Jewish CommunityDavis SchoolRichard H. Cuenca

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Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Months after unveiling plans for a new Jewish high school in downtown Chicago, the projects founders have found their inaugural head of school and secured a still-under-construction building ahead of its first class, slated for fall 2027."
Davie, Florida, United States
"The Davis School this week announced the appointment of Richard H. Cuenca, the current head of school at the Posnack Jewish Day School in Davie, Florida, to lead the new high school."

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