Margolin Hebrew Academy
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| Margolin Hebrew Academy | |
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Memphis Hebrew Academy | |
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| Location | |
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390 South White Station , 38117 | |
| Coordinates | 35°7′13″N 89°53′11″W / 35.12028°N 89.88639°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Parochial |
| Motto | ...To EMPOWER and INSPIRE... |
| Religious affiliation | Orthodox Jewish |
| Opened | 1949 |
| Sister school | Goldie Margolin School for Girls |
| Head of school | Rabbi Gavriel Brown, Ph.D. |
| Grades | Pre-K, 3–12 |
| Gender | Co-Ed |
| Colors | Blue and Yellow |
| Nickname | Macs |
| Newspaper | The Reporter |
| Website | www |
The Margolin Hebrew Academy[1] is a co-educational school located in East Memphis, Tennessee. It is the only Orthodox Jewish day school in Memphis. The MHA/FYOS comprises the Leach Early Childhood center for pre-K3 through kindergarten, the Margolin Hebrew Academy, the 1st through 8th grade section, the Cooper Yeshiva of the South, which includes the Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys, and the Goldie Margolin High School for Girls. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS). The school is also associated with the Memphis Jewish Federation.
The head of school for the PK–12th grades is Rabbi Gavriel Brown, Ph.D.[2][3]
The school offers basketball, flag football, golf, and tennis. The team name is the Maccabees (shortened to the "Macs," carrying a Jewish background as the team bases its name off of the Jewish soldiers in the war against the Greeks). The varsity high school girls and boys teams play in the TSSAA (Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association).
Goldie Margolin School for Girls
The Goldie Margolin School for Girls (GMSG) was established in 1964 as an extension of the former Memphis Hebrew Academy, created in response to a community and regional need for an Orthodox Jewish high school for girls. The current principal is Sara Plotitsa. The newsletter for the girl's high school is called the Goldie Globe.