This year Purim was celebrated on Thursday, 21st March. All students and staff were encouraged to dress up as their Literary Hero - there was great creativity to be spotted! The theme was decided between Student Council and the Library prefects.
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Tomi Reichental, visited Stratford on Monday, 25th February to speak with students from 3rd Year to 6th Year. Tomi Reichental is a Holocaust Survivor and now speaks to many students in Irish schools.
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On Sunday, 27th January, TY students attended the annual National Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration in the Mansion House. It is organised by the Holocaust Education Trust Ireland (HETI) to commemorate the six million Jewish people who were killed during World War 2.
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Two students from 2nd Year - Sarah and Ayush - had the honour of attending the Presidential Inauguration rehearsals with Rabbi Lent in Dublin Castle on Wednesday, 7th November.
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Student Council hosted the Awards Ceremony on Friday, 26th October. The Awards Ceremony celebrates the achievements of excellence by Stratford students in the Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle, as well as leadership, sporting and extra-curricular activities during the school year 2017-2018.
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On Wednesday, 17th October 2018 the children of Chaim Herzog and their families, visited Belfast and Dublin to retrace the footsteps of their Irish born father.
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Ms Donohoe and the TY students visited the Jewish Museum on Tuesday, 22nd May. It was a most interesting visit and provided insights to Irish Jewish history.
Read more →The NCCA invites on-line consultations on draft specifications including Leaving Certificate Art and Junior Cycle Jewish Studies and Classics and Relationships and Sexuality Education. See here for more details.
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This year Purim, the "Festival of Lots" which commemorates the events which took place in the Persian royal city of Susa, Shushan in Hebrew, during the reign of King Achashverosh (thought to be Artaxerxes), was on a very snowy day in Dublin - Thursday, 1st March. While the school was closed due to Storm Emma it was still celebrated. The 1st Year class made a video for Purim, which you can watch on the Stratford YouTube channel.
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This year Hanukkah starts on Tuesday, 12th December. The 2nd Year Jewish Studies students have been busy making a video explaining a brief history of the Irish-Jewish Community using Powtoon. Watch and enjoy!
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