Gross Schechter Day School held its winter concert, “Chanukkah Music-ah Palooza-kah,” on Dec. 20. Students from the early childhood center and lower school performed traditional Chanukah favorites and modern updates. The performance was presented by Sheri Gross, who is the Cleveland Jewish News arts critic, and Destiny French.
Gross Schechter Day School holds Chanukah-themed winter concert
Prekindergarten students Sadie Fletcher, from left, and Zev Scheinbach join fifth graders Yaakov Miller and Moriyah Roland to give a d’var torah about the meaning of Chanukah before the concert.
Marc Milgrom, center, spins as a dreidel along with the 2-year-old class.
Children from the 2-year-old class, including Arielle Mendelsohn, from left, Theo Berger, Rooney German and Joey Orlansky, dress as dreidels.
Kindergartener Claire Haccoun, from left, joins seventh graders Avery Milota and Lyla Levin on stage before the lower school portion of the program.
Teacher Ashely Moore helps the 18th-month class, which is dressed as latkes, during the performance. From left is Gordon Lurie, Noah Tidd, Abigail Grundfast, Annette Haccoun and Gefen Roland.
First and second graders perform during the winter concert. Front row, from left is Itai Scheinbach, Daniel Harris, Emery Fishman, Zachary Selker, Ori Stern, Reid Stein, Daniel Malka, Libby Maman and Noah Kohen. Back, Hannah Landes, Emma Maman, Danika Shaper, Hudson Levin, Liav Diamond, Zev Galperin, Ellie Zaychik and Gabriel Mardakhayev.
