[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 137 (Friday, October 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1708]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL OF 
                          METROPOLITAN CHICAGO

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                       HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 19, 2012

  Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Solomon 
Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago, on the occasion of the 
school's 50th anniversary.
  For five decades, Solomon Schechter Day School has served Jewish 
children and families in the Chicago area, integrating Judaic studies 
with general education. Founded in 1962, the school was founded with 
the vision of helping students understand their Jewish and American 
lives as an integrated whole. Solomon Schechter Day School continues to 
provide an extended community where students and families are 
encouraged to explore their Jewish identity in a positive environment.
  From the first 27 students who enrolled in 1962, more than 2,500 
graduates of Solomon Schechter have gone on to play leading roles 
throughout the Chicago area and across the world. The school currently 
serves 550 children from 30 communities in the Chicago area. Today, 
Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago is a pre-
kindergarten through eighth grade Jewish day school, with an Early 
Childhood Center located in Skokie, and a K-8 school in Northbrook. 
Students at Solomon Schechter Day School attend over 40 synagogues, and 
come from families with roots in the United States, Israel, Chile, 
Argentina, Russia, Ethiopia, and more.
  As a member of Congress, it has been my privilege to welcome Solomon 
Schechter students to Washington for many years. I have been 
consistently impressed by the maturity, knowledge, and inquisitive 
spirit of the students I have met. They are students who want to make a 
difference in their community, their country and the world. Solomon 
Schechter Day School gives them the education, support, and resources 
to do so.
  For fifty years, Solomon Schechter Day School has empowered students 
to think critically, while also teaching them to live Jewish values and 
honor timeless traditions. It is my great privilege to join the Solomon 
Schechter Day School community in celebrating the fifty years of 
serving Jewish students and families in the Chicago area, and I look 
forward to many exciting years to come.

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