MEMORIES

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How has Akiba Academy played a role in your life?

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Thank you for sharing your memories and celebrating with us during this historic year!

 

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  1. Mem­o­ries of the Old Akiba Acad­emy Still Con­tinue to Blossom
     
    The final bells have rung and the clouds of chalk dust have long set­tled, but the spirit of the old Akiba Acad­emy lives on in many incar­na­tions. Many Akiba alumni remem­ber with great fond­ness the fam­ily that lived next door to the old Akiba school house and the gor­geous irises that sprung to life from their gar­den every spring.  When their home was razed some­time ago, one for­mer Alum Jaynie Schultz, called the folks at St. Alcuin Montes­sori School and asked to dig up those bulbs.  They agreed and she planted them in her front yard, not know­ing if they would sur­vive. Lo and behold on the eve of the 50th year anniver­sary of Akiba Acad­emy they sprung to life to reveal their true endur­ing beauty.  “These col­or­ful flow­ers recap­ture my mem­o­ries of the old school, school friends and com­mu­nity of my younger years,” noted Schultz.  Some might say that the spirit of the for­mer school lives on in these cheery reminders of spring and with them the con­stant reminder of the bud­ding & real­ized dreams of Akiba stu­dents young & old. Like these flour­ish­ing tes­ti­monies to life’s beauty & resilience – Akiba is cel­e­brat­ing its 50th anniver­sary this year. Let us take the time to “stop & smell the irises” & pay homage to our past and to the people and events that have made Akiba the great institution it is today. Help us preserve our his­tory by com­ing together and shar­ing your mem­o­ries of what shaped—and con­tin­ues to shape—Akiba Acad­emy expe­ri­ences.   Join us in salut­ing Akiba Academy’s 50 years of Cel­e­brat­ing the Extraordinary!

  2. 1993 – I remember playing 4 square and handball with Rabbi Katzenstein during recess. We would do our Friday JNILSH and go home early. Shabbatone's with Rabbi Udman and Silver were good days. Imagine having 8 children of your own and inviting 8 more into your home for a Shabbat sleepover. For this, I remember Rabbi Udman to be the living legend from the book It Could Always be Worse; though I never interpreted the invitation to be the result of therapudic advice he received from another Rabbi.

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