Echoes of Auschwitz: a Poem by Adrian Ellett

Echoes of Auschwitz By Adrian Ellett, 11th grade, Weymouth, MA Desperately I search For something to connect the words to Some meaning to be gained Some answer “Work will set you free” They stand hollow And meaningless in their irony And hollow too stands this place...

Two Ways to Teach the Holocaust

By Jon Ramsay 11/20/18 This blog post is part of a featured series by writer Jon Ramsay, friend of URJ Heller High. This series was written during a ten-day trip alongside the students of the Fall 2018 semester.  There are two separate strategies to educate high...

$1,000 Discount Announced for Fall 2019

Since its inception in 1961, URJ Heller High (formerly NFTY-EIE) has been our Movement’s most intense, challenging and rewarding Jewish living and learning Israel experience for teens. URJ Heller High alumni have gone on to be leaders of Jewish communities across...

Who Are the Students of Spring ’19?

Yesterday, seventy-six North American high schoolers landed at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv to begin the Spring 2019 semester of URJ Heller High. Some fast facts about the class: They represent 15 different states, D.C., and Ontario, Canada They come from 40...