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YULA Boys High School VOL. V NO. 3 June 2021 | Sivan 5781
The Light at the End of the Tunnel: YULA’s Return to Campus By Israel Gootin (‘22), Executive Editor
April 12, 2021, YULA Boys reopened its campus for full-day in-person classes after the County of Los Angeles Public Health announced that all high schools in Los Angeles were permitted to reopen. Previously, YULA’s campus was open for Judaic studies classes only, with students attending general studies classes via Zoom. The YULA staff has been anticipating the return
“to a normal routine” since the beginning of the school year, says Rick St. Laurent, Principal of General Studies at YULA Boys. While Rabbi Joseph Schreiber, Principal of YULA Boys, admits that there were initially “issues involved with having general studies classes on campus,” he promises that YULA administrators have been “doing their utmost”’ to ensure that they remain as safe as possible.
YULA Boys Head of School Rabbi Arye Sufrin highlights that “while this is an important step forward, we must recognize that there is still a pandemic, and it is our collective responsibility to ensure the safety of all individuals.” The majority of YULA’s staff has received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine, and the administration is doing everything possible to keep students safe during this transition.
YULA Hit by Vandalism By Akiva Brookler (‘21) A vandal graffitied a swastika, the numbers 18 and 88, which correspond to antisemitic phrases, and profanties on an exterior wall of YULA’s campus. The vandalism was one instance in a series of several vandalized institutions in the area. The numbers graffitied are part of an alphanumeric system used by neo-Nazi, where 18 (AH) refers to “Adolph Hitler” and 88 (HH), to “Heil Hitler.” “It was beyond shocking and appalling that a yeshiva that was built with the sweat, tears, and hands of survivors (our campus is named the
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Nagel Family Campus after survivors) can have antisemitism like this in our own backyard,” said YULA Boys Head of School Rabbi Arye Sufrin. YULA security contacted the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) as soon as it learned of the vandalism. The LAPD responded immediately and determined that there was no threat to YULA. As a precaution, however, YULA has increased security measures, and the LAPD has increased patrolling in the area. The LAPD believes the vandal was a transient, or homeless person, and they have a suspect they are pursuing. “I
want to commend LAPD for the way they handled the situation,” said Rabbi Surfin. “I don’t view the swastika on YULA as an attack on YULA. I think it’s an attack on the whole community and Am Yisrael (the nation of Israel),” said Rabbi Sufrin. “And we have to be reminded that it’s real, and antisemitism continues to climb. It’s not just something that happens in Europe. It’s here.”
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Leaving California
NBA Trade Deadline
Between 2008 and 2019, 18,000 companies left California for states like Texas, Nevada, and Arizona.
Teams like the Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, and Denver Nuggets reshaped their rosters.