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Loving the land and the language

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At the Shulamith School for Girls in Cedarhurst, students begin learning Ivrit in preschool and strengthen their Hebrew language abilities throughout their years in  school.

In addition to teaching a third grade class, Morah Rivka Holzman is the Hebrew curriculum coordinator for grades one through four. Under her direction, students entered a contest run by author Rika Berkowitz, in memory of her Holocaust survivor parents.

Every Shulamith third and fourth grader wrote a story that was entered in the contest. Liana Kollander and Leora Herrmann received a special mention and fourth grader Bracha Kupchik won a first place award.

Reknowned author Shoshana Vegh visited the school on Yom Hazikaron and presented Bracha with a first-place certificate. Bracha’s story about a magic snowman will be published in a book which will be given to all winners in a grand ceremony in June.