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arrival, the school’s 
PTO went out to buy 
backpacks to fill with 
school supplies.
On their first day 
at school, each Israeli 
student received 
a backpack full of 
headphones, binders, 
pens, personalized 
water bottles, notebooks 
and more. Backpacks are 
funded by the existing PTO 
budget and donations from 
families.
“They didn’t have to 
worry about that when 
they arrived at school,” 
Endelman says.

LEARNING ENGLISH
With many Hillel Day School 
students speaking some level 
of Hebrew, Israeli students 
who aren’t fluent in English 
are still finding opportunities 
to connect and converse.
One Israeli student, 
Endelman says, started 
his first day at Hillel with 
little knowledge of English, 
and finished the afternoon 
knowing several sentences 
in English. “They’re picking 
it up so fast,” she explains.

In general, Endelman 
notes that Hillel’s 
philosophy is to always 
offer an open door to 
a Jewish child in need. 
“That’s why we exist,” she 
says.
In the weeks and months 
to come, Hillel Day School 
is ready to continue 
supporting Israeli children 
impacted by the ongoing 
Israel-Hamas war and 
encourages Israeli families 
or local Jewish families 
with relatives in Israel to 
contact them.
“Some of these kids 
have been through horrific 
things that we can never 
even imagine,” Endelman 
says. 
“This is the least we can 
do for them.” 

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