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Article: Jewish prep school myth.(Another View)
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- The Jewish Advocate (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 7, 2007
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Opinion makers and philanthropists of the next generation are starting school at Andover, Exeter, Cambridge School of Weston, Winsor, Dana Hall and many other New England secular private schools. Many are Jewish. Yet few in the Jewish world have considered whether they have the resources for their Jewish journey. Some think these teens have all they need at their fingertips; others simply don't know. Why should the Jewish world bother with prep schools?
For one, Jewish teens attend prep schools in significant numbers. While there is no formal accounting, New England's most prestigious schools report 10 percent or higher Jewish student enrollment. These young ...