CELEBRATING 50 YEARS AT HILLEL » 3
his year, Hillel Day School will be celebrating the milestone of its 5oth anniversary. Anchored by our values and
mission, proud of our students, curriculum and facilities, we are celebrating our past, and building for our future.
FACILITY: Hillel boasts a state-of-the-art educational facility. The recent construction of the Blumenstein Family
Gymnasium/Theater Arts facility, the refurbishing of the elementary school science rooms, and the installation of
Smart Boards, all enable students to study, act, play, and pray to their fullest potential.
ACADEMICS: Strong and innovative General and Judaic Studies curricula guide all learning. Students learn mathematics
and Mishnah, history and Hebrew, reading and Rashi. They create art, star in theater and shine on athletic fields. On
nationally standardized tests, over 8o% of our students scored above grade level in all academic areas. Hillel students
are accepted to the finest high schools in the area, with over 50% of our graduates attending the Frankel Jewish Academy.
They attend outstanding universities, including the University of Michigan and Ivy League Schools, with the religious,
ethical and moral foundation that a Jewish day school education provides. This is the Hillel Difference.
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: Our learning does not stop at the classroom door; it is brought to life through action.
Hillel students feed the hungry, visit the elderly, and form bonds with developmentally disabled individuals. Students
passionately work to make the world a just and better place.
SCHOLARSHIP: Hillel is able to offer financial assistance to families who cannot meet the full cost of tuition through the
generous support of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, the Shiffman Family Day School Tuition Assistance
Fund, the Goldman-Hermelin Education Foundation and donors to our annual fundraising efforts.
TODAH RABBAH: We owe the tremendous successes of our school to the dedication of our outstanding faculty,
administration, staff, Board of Trustees, Parent Teacher Organization and the support of our Jewish community. We are
proud to celebrate our past with you, and look forward to educating the next generations of leaders.
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Hillel presents its
first Zimriyah,
song festival.
1966
Eleven ninth grade students comprise
Hillel's first graduating class. A
ground breaking ceremony is held for
a new facility which will include 20
classrooms, a gymnasium, a science
lab, a chapel, a music auditorium and
lunchroom.
1967
Community leaders retire the first
building loan. Hillel Day School moves
to its current home on Middlebelt
Road in Farmington Hills, where the
Little Red Schoolhouse is used for the
kindergarten class. Hillel's enrollment
reaches 270 students.
1970
Rabbi Robert Abramson
begins his 14-year tenure
as Headmaster.
1976