Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto
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The Anne & Max Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto (Hebrew: האקדמיה העברית ע"ש טננבאום), or "TanenbaumCHAT", is a secondary Jewish day school
which is located on two campuses in the Greater Toronto Area
in Canada
.
, and serves students living south of Steeles Avenue
. TanenbaumCHAT Kimel Family Education Centre (known as TCK) is located at 9600 Bathurst St. in Vaughan
, and serves students living north of Steeles.
, Bialik Hebrew Day School
, The Toronto Heschel School, Leo Baeck Day School
, Robbins Hebrew Academy (formerly United Synagogue Day School), Netivot Hatorah Day School
, and Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School. There is a New Stream program for students who have come from the public school system or who did not otherwise previously attend a Jewish elementary school, as well as a Special Education program for students with special learning needs.
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Jewish day school
A Jewish day school is a modern Jewish educational institution that is designed to provide Jewish children with both a Jewish and a secular education in one school on a full time basis, hence its name of "day school" meaning a school that the students attend for an entire day and not on a part time...
which is located on two campuses in the Greater Toronto Area
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Campuses
TanenbaumCHAT Wallenberg Campus (known as TCW) is located at 200 Wilmington Ave. in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, and serves students living south of Steeles Avenue
Steeles Avenue
Steeles Avenue is an east-west street that forms the northern city limit of Toronto and the southern limit of York Region, Ontario, Canada. It stretches across the western Greater Toronto Area from Milborough Townline in Halton Region east to the Scarborough-Pickering limit. It runs for within...
. TanenbaumCHAT Kimel Family Education Centre (known as TCK) is located at 9600 Bathurst St. in Vaughan
Vaughan, Ontario
Vaughan is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada achieving a population growth rate of 80.2% between 1996–2006, according to Statistics Canada having nearly doubled in population since 1991. Vaughan is located in Southern...
, and serves students living north of Steeles.
Feeder patterns
Elementary schools that feed into TanenbaumCHAT include Associated Hebrew SchoolsAssociated Hebrew Schools of Toronto
Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto is a private traditional elementary and middle school Jewish day school with two campuses in Toronto, Ontario and one campus in Thornhill, Ontario. The three branches are; the Kamin Education Centre located in Thornhill, the Posluns Education Centre...
, Bialik Hebrew Day School
Bialik Hebrew Day School
Bialik Hebrew Day School is a private, Jewish day school located in Toronto, Canada. It is named in honor of the poet, Chaim Nachman Bialik. It has four "houses" named after Israeli universities Bar-Ilan Tel-Aviv, Ben-Gurion Wietzman, Hebrew University, and Haifa Technion...
, The Toronto Heschel School, Leo Baeck Day School
Leo Baeck Day School
The Leo Baeck Day School is a Greater Toronto Area Reform Jewish day school composed of over eight hundred students from Nursery to Grade Eight. Named in honour of Rabbi Leo Baeck, it has two campuses, in Thornhill and Toronto.- School information :...
, Robbins Hebrew Academy (formerly United Synagogue Day School), Netivot Hatorah Day School
Netivot HaTorah Day School
) is a private Orthodox Jewish elementary school in Thornhill, Ontario. The school is mostly characterized by its Modern Orthodox and Zionist approach to the entire curriculum, with an emphasis on "Ivrit b'Ivrit" and teachers who are shlichim, Israeli emissaries living in Canada on short...
, and Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School. There is a New Stream program for students who have come from the public school system or who did not otherwise previously attend a Jewish elementary school, as well as a Special Education program for students with special learning needs.
Name changes
Due to relocations and monetary donations to the school by various philanthropists and members of the Jewish community in the GTA, TanenbaumCHAT has undergone various changes to its official name. Regardless of these changes, it is often referred to by students and especially by alumni as "CHAT."- The original name for the school was "Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto", or "CHAT."
- In September 2000, a second campus was opened in Richmond HillRichmond Hill, OntarioRichmond Hill is a town located in Southern Ontario, Canada in the central portion of York Region, Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, being located about halfway between Toronto and Lake Simcoe...
, which was named "CHAT-RH" ("CHAT Richmond Hill.") It was intended to be a temporary location, and remained opened until June 2007. - At the graduation ceremony in June 2006, it was announced that due to a major gift, the school would cease to be known as the Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto or CHAT, and would be renamed the Anne & Max Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto, or TanenbaumCHAT. In September of that year, it was announced that the Richmond Hill campus would be temporarily called "TanenbaumCHAT North" in preparation of a move to a new building in Vaughan, while the Toronto campus would be named "TanenbaumCHAT South."
- In September 2007, the Richmond Hill campus moved permanently onto the Lebovic Campus in Vaughan, into a building named after its benefactors, "TanenbaumCHAT Kimel Family Education Centre" (TCK).
- In May 2008, another name change took place, specifically regarding the TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
campus, due to another major anonymous donation. After a school wide vote, the new name for the Toronto campus was decided to be "The Anne and Max Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto- Wallenberg Campus" or "TanenbaumCHAT Wallenberg" (TCW), named after World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Notable alumni
- Diane FlacksDiane FlacksDiane Flacks is a Canadian comedic actress, screenwriter and playwright.She has co-written and starred in numerous television series, including The Broad Side, P.R., Behind the Scenes and Listen Missy. She has also written for The Kids in the Hall, and acted in Walter Ego and Moose TV...
, Canadian comedic actress, screenwriter and playwright - Rabbi Vernon Kurtz, Past President of the Rabbinical AssemblyRabbinical AssemblyThe Rabbinical Assembly is the international association of Conservative rabbis. The RA was founded in 1901 to shape the ideology, programs, and practices of the Conservative movement. It publishes prayerbooks and books of Jewish interest, and oversees the work of the Committee on Jewish Law and...
- Michael Mostyn, former Conservative Party of CanadaConservative Party of CanadaThe Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
candidate for York CentreYork CentreYork Centre is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1917 and since 1953....
and current Director of Government Relations for B'nai Brith CanadaB'nai Brith CanadaB'nai Brith Canada is the Canadian section of B'nai Brith . It was founded in 1875 and is the country's oldest Jewish service organization.-Members:...
. - Jeremy PodeswaJeremy PodeswaJeremy Podeswa is a Canadian/American film and television director. He is best known for directing the films The Five Senses and Fugitive Pieces . He has also worked as Director on the television shows Six Feet Under, Nip/Tuck, The Tudors, Queer as Folk, and the HBO World War II miniseries The...
, Famous Canadian DirectorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
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