Rudlin Torah Academy

{{Short description|Jewish private school in Richmond, Virginia}}

Rudlin Torah Academy, founded as the Richmond Hebrew Day School, is a coeducational Jewish private day school located in Richmond, Virginia, serving students from kindergarten to eighth grade. The school is a member of the Virginia Association of Independent Schools.

It has round about 100 students studying there each year.

History

In September 1966, the Richmond Hebrew Day School was opened at the Jewish Academy of Richmond, making it the first Jewish school in the area. The school was independent of the academy and had its own board of directors.{{cite news |title=Area School is Planned for Jews |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-area-school-is-p/140138406/ |access-date=February 3, 2024 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=June 15, 1966 |page=2}} The first intake of students saw seven first graders and three kindergarten students attend.{{cite news |title=Hebrew Day School Begins Operations Here |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-hebrew-day-schoo/140138836/ |access-date=February 3, 2024 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=September 2, 1966 |page=26}}

In September 1969, the school moved from the Jewish Academy and began teaching classes at a local Jewish community center.{{cite news |title=Day School has New Rabbi |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-day-school-has-n/140139215/ |access-date=February 3, 2024 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=May 6, 1969 |at=B1}} In January 1974, the school moved into a new $275,000 building.{{cite news |title=Hebrew Day School to Dedicate Building |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-hebrew-day-schoo/140139589/ |access-date=February 3, 2024 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=February 9, 1974 |page=8 |language=en}}

In 1979, the school was renamed the Joseph and Fannie Rudlin Torah Academy following a financial endowment from the couple.{{cite news |title=Day School to be Renamed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-day-school-to-be/140138035/ |access-date=February 3, 2024 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=November 6, 1979 |at=p. B4}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.rudlin.com/}}

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Category:Private middle schools in Virginia

Category:Private elementary schools in Virginia

Category:Schools in Richmond, Virginia

Category:Jewish day schools in the United States

Category:Private K–8 schools in the United States