HANC high school alumni go
back to the 80’s

On Sunday evening, January 13th, the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County proudly hosted a “Back to the 80s” Reunion Dinner for its high school alumni who graduated during the 1980s. The reunion took place at HANC’s Mitchel Field High School campus, giving the alumni a chance to return to their alma mater and see first-hand just how much it has grown and changed, while retaining the warmth and sense of family that they remembered. The idea behind this reunion was to give those alumni who have had similar experiences at HANC, and are at similar stages in their lives, an opportunity to reconnect with each other and reminisce about their high school years.

The event was attended by Dean Emeritus, Rabbi Moshe Gottesman, as well as former and current HANC administrators and teachers. Jeffrey Lichtman, Chairman of HANC’s Board of Trustees and himself a HANC alum, emceed the event. Rabbi Gottesman addressed the attendees regarding the importance of connecting with our past, present, and future in all that we do. Additionally, alumni were treated to a game of “Guess the HANC Faculty Member”, as well as a Trivia of the 80’s Contest.

Since its founding in 1953 by Rabbi Meyer Fendel, thousands of students have attended and graduated from the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County. Presently, with four campuses educating over 1,000 students from all over Long Island and Queens, HANC has expanded its facilities, leveraged new technology, and innovated programming, providing an excellent Jewish and secular education to students on all of its campuses. Alum attendees were quite impressed with the display of advancements and innovations taking place in the HANC schools. HANC remains a premier Jewish Day School in the New York metropolitan area.

If you are a HANC alum and would like to reconnect with HANC and receive alumni news, please visit our website at www.hanc.org and/or email our Alumni Coordinator, Phyllis Itzkowitz at pitzkowitz@hanc.org.