Sephardic Academy of Manhattan

The Sephardic Academy of Manhattan (SAM) is a Jewish preschool and elementary school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, whose plan is to provide pre-K through middle school services.

Sephardic Academy of Manhattan
Location
Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City

United States
Coordinates40.76537°N 73.96059°W / 40.76537; -73.96059
Information
Typepreschool and elementary school
Religious affiliation(s)Jewish
Established2010
FoundersRabbi Elie Abadie, M.D. and Daniel J. Harari

The SAM School’s mission is to provide students with a universal education that emphasizes Sephardic-Judaic Culture and Torah knowledge and observance combined with the study of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts. This unique approach includes the pursuit of rigorous scholastic achievement, embraces a humane approach to learning, cultural recognition and religious humanism. It is rooted in a strong sense of Jewish identity as practiced in Classical Sephardic Heritage.[1][2][3]

Rabbi Elie Abadie, M.D., started the academy in 2010.[4][5] The current executive director is Michelle Dayan. [6][7]

The academy is buying the six-story, 11,850-square-foot (1,101 m2) building at 150 East 74th Street, located between Third Avenue and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan and previously the home of the New York Veterinary Hospital, for $14 million.[8][9][10] SAM bought the property to expand its programming.[9] The school will open the new location September 2022 and be able to convert it into a school or for a nonprofit use, and will have the option of adding 23,000 square feet (2,100 m2).[9][8]

References
  1. "About". Sephardic Academy of Manhattan.
  2. "Syrian Jewish Community Puts Down Roots on the Upper East Side". DNAinfo New York.
  3. Hanau, Shira. "Sephardic Culture Gets A New Manhattan Home". Jewish Week.
  4. "History". sephardicacademy.org. October 15, 2018.
  5. "Manhattan's Upper East Side Sees an Influx of Syrian Jews". Tablet Magazine. December 18, 2012.
  6. Rosenblatt, Gary. "Safra Shul Controversy Breaks Into Public View". Jewish Week.
  7. "Jews of Lebanon," Jewish Press.
  8. "150 East 74th Street | Sephardic Academy | Ben Ashkenazy". The Real Deal New York. January 9, 2018.
  9. "Sephardic Academy Buys $14 Million Upper East Side Building". Upper East Side, NY Patch. January 9, 2018.
  10. "A sephardic boom on the UES". New York Press.
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