Hebrew Academy of Long Beach

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Name (Hebrew)
ישיבת ל"ב
Name (Latin)
Hebrew Academy of Long Beach
Other forms of name
Long Beach Hebrew Academy
HALB (Hebrew Academy of Long Beach)
H.A.L.B. (Hebrew Academy of Long Beach)
HALB Elementary School
H.A.L.B. Elementary School
Yeshivat L. B
Yeshivat Long Beach
ישיבת לונג ביץ'
ישיבת לאנג ביטש
Start period
1954
Type of corporate body
Yeshivot
Jewish day schools
Associated country
United States
Place of residence/headquarters
Long Beach (N.Y.)
Field of activity
Jewish religious education of children Jews--Education
Associated Language
eng heb
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 311780729
Wikidata: Q5695816
Library of congress: no2014153480
Wikipedia description:

Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB) is a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school located on the South Shore of Long Island in New York. Its founding principal was Rabbi Armin H. Friedman in 1954. The name refers back to the presence in Long Beach which ended after its West Broadway location was closed in 2017. It contains five schools: Lev Chana Preschool - (preschool and kindergarten) in Hewlett Bay Park HALB Elementary School - (Grades 1–8) previously in Long Beach and now in Woodmere (Split into a Lower School (Grades 1-5), and Middle School (Grades 6-8)) SKA - Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls in Hewlett Bay Park DRS - Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys in Woodmere Yeshivat Lev Shlomo - for post-high school students who wish to continue their Jewish education. Located in the DRS building. The HALB Elementary School and DRS buildings also serve as a Jewish day camp in the summer called Avnet. Avnet runs on Monday through Friday. HALB Elementary School moved into the building where School Number Six was previously located during March of the 2016–17 school year.

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