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Did our Jewish day school prepare us to discuss Israel with our peers in the real world? Yes, and no.

JL;DR SUMMARY Former students of the Hannah Senesh Community Day School in Brooklyn share their experiences transitioning to diverse high schools and handling conversations about Israel amidst heightened tensions following the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. 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 IdentityIsrael Palestine ConflictEducationDiversityJewish Day SchoolAdvocacyClassroom DynamicsHannah Senesh SchoolHigh School Experience

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"This article was produced as part of the New York Jewish Weeks Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around New York City to report on issues that affect their lives."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"My friends and I spent the years from kindergarten through eighth grade at the Hannah Senesh Community Day School, which Id describe as a small enclave of Jewish pride in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"given the current war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
Israel
"Together, we acted in school plays, traveled through Israel, and hung out on the weekends."
SoHo, New York, United States
"Take my friend Madeleine Plener, who now attends iSchool, a small public school in SoHo."
Rafah, Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"One day, in science class, Plener told me her teacher wrote All eyes on Rafah on the class board, referring to the southernmost city in Gaza that was, at the time, under siege."
Park Slope, New York, United States
"Then theres my friend Leah Konigsberg, who attends Millennium Brooklyn, a diverse public school in Park Slope with an active Jewish Student Union."

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