Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

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Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
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Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
240 Hempstead Ave, West Hempstead, NY 11552 (K-8) 215 Oak St., Uniondale, NY 11553 (High School)
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TypePrivate Jewish day school
Mottoחנך לנער על פי דרכו
(Train the youth according to his way)
Denomination Modern Orthodox
Established1953
FounderRabbi Meyer Fendel
PrincipalRabbi Ouriel Hazan (K-8) Rabbi Eli Slomnicki (HS)
GenderCo-ed
Athletics conference MYHSAL
Team nameHurricanes
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
NewspaperHANC Happenings
Website hanc.org

The Hebrew Academy of Nassau County (HANC) is a K-12, comprehensive, Modern Orthodox Jewish school system, located in Nassau County, New York.

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History

In 1953, Nassau County was virtually empty of Jewish education. Through the dedicated efforts of Rabbi Meyer and Goldie Fendel, and a small group of individuals, the vision to establish a Hebrew day school on Long Island was conceived. [1]

HANC’s two (previously four) campuses, the Samuel and Elizabeth Bass Golding Early Childhood Center, Elementary, and Middle School (One building) in West Hempstead, and Brookdale High School in Uniondale, serve more than twelve hundred students, from nursery through high school, who come from fifty communities throughout Long Island and Queens.

After the Fendels made aliyah in 1985, Rabbi Shlomo Wahrman took the helm as principal and Rosh Yeshiva. During this time, Rabbi Moshe Gottesman served as a teacher, dean, and principal at HANC from 1960 until his retirement around 2010. Rabbi Ouriel Hazan became the principal of HANC's West Hempstead campuses in 2021.

In 2021, HANC sold its Plainview campus to the founders of Merkaz Academy, a new yeshiva that operates at this site. [2] HANC also sold its elementary school building at 609 Hempstead Avenue to Young Israel of West Hempstead. In addition to fundraising, proceeds from these sales contributed towards an expanded campus at its Early Childhood Center at 240 Hempstead Avenue, where construction began in June 2024. [3] The campus expansion will consolidate all classes grades K through 8 at one site.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Schonbrun, Rabbi Schaye "A Pioneering Spirit" Mishpacha 17 December 2024 https://mishpacha.com/a-pioneering-spirit/
  2. ↑ Ain, Stewart "Long Island leaders and parents save a Jewish day school by buying it" JTA 5 August, 2021 https://www.jta.org/2021/08/05/ny/long-island-leaders-and-parents-save-a-jewish-day-school-by-buying-it
  3. ↑ Kadinsky, Sergey "Groundbreaking for New HANC Campus in West Hempstead" Queens Jewish Link 20 June, 2024 https://www.queensjewishlink.com/index.php/local/20-community-corner/by-sergey-kadinsky/10900-groundbreaking-for-new-hanc-campus-in-west-hempstead
  4. ↑ Maltz, Judy. "Inside the Religious West Bank Settlement That Forged President Trump's Israel Policy; What is it about Beit El that has so captured the attention and donations of key figures in the incoming U.S. administration, all the way up to Trump himself?", Haaretz , January 17, 2017. Accessed January 11, 2021. "Friedman, who grew up on Long Island, also has a childhood friend who lives on the settlement. Hillel Fendel, co-founder of the Arutz Sheva English news site, was a classmate of Friedman’s at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County (HANC). Fendel’s father was the longtime principal there."

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