United Synagogue Day School

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Robbins Hebrew Academy
Location
United Synagogue Day School
,
Canada
Coordinates 43°46′43″N79°23′32″W / 43.77871°N 79.39212°W / 43.77871; -79.39212
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School type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Conservative Jewish
Founded1957
Oversight Board of Jewish Education of Toronto
PresidentJenny Frisch
Head of schoolClaire Sumerlus
Grades Nursery to 8
Enrollment400
Language English, Hebrew, French
CampusUrban
Colour(s)   Blue and White
Website www.rhacademy.ca

Robbins Hebrew Academy (RHA), formerly known as United Synagogue Day School, is a private elementary (Nursery to Grade 5) and middle school (Grade 6 to Grade 8) Jewish day school in Toronto, Ontario.

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Founded in 1957 as the Foundation Day School at the Beth Tzedec Synagogue, it was renamed United Synagogue Day School in 1961. In 2010, after an endowment, the school changed its name to Robbins Hebrew Academy, as a condition to accepting the endowment, by Larry Robbins. [1] It was the first Jewish Day School in Toronto to be CAIS (www.cais.ca) accredited.

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References

  1. "Enrolment down at Toronto day schools". Canadian Jewish News . Archived from the original on February 16, 2005. Retrieved 2007-01-16.