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SING: Natalie Dahan sold out her first show at AMPLYFi on Melrose.

Through difficult times, music has accompanied Natalie Dahan

September 5, 2017
It’s impossible to find the right words to say. All I can do right now is tell myself I’ll be okay.  “Impossible” is a song that alumna Natalie Dahan wrote to help her overcome the rough patches in her life through the musical career she has embarked upon -- not that it’s her real career though.
THREAT: Alumnus Nathaniel Kukurudz 11, now in a joint graduate program of the London School of Economics and Sciences Po University in Paris, said France is no longer safe for Jews. His family left France in 2003 when Jean-Marie Le Pen made it into the presidential runoff; newly elected President Emmanuel Macron defeated Le Pens daughter, Marine, in a runoff May 7.

French Jews abroad say election of Macron won’t stop more from leaving

By Jacob Feitelberg, Outside News Editor
June 4, 2017

France's election of Emmanuel Macron as president May 7 was greeted with relief by Shalhevet's French-American families, but they...

PROTEST: Joined by 150 outsiders, Berkeley students protested Milo Yiannoupoulous by setting fires and destroying property Feb. 1..

Shalhevet alumni at Berkeley decry violence against Yiannopoulous

By Nicholas Fields, Staff Writer
April 9, 2017
Although Shalhevet alumni at UC Berkeley did not agree with Republican personality Milo Yiannopoulos on many issues, they still felt his freedom of speech was denied when a violent protest forced police to cancel his appearance.
VALUES: Alumni David Lorell, left, and Daniel Steinberg, freshmen at the University of Chicago, say the openness there reminds them of Shalhevet.

Alumni say U Chicago is safe even without ‘safe spaces’

By Abby Blumofe, Staff Writer
January 10, 2017

Last summer, the University of Chicago sent out a letter to incoming freshmen telling them not to expect their professors to warn...

Alumni game unites old rivals

Alumni game unites old rivals

By Nicholas Fields, Staff Writer
January 5, 2017

Crosstown rivals Shalhevet and YULA met in a different kind of basketball competition on Saturday night, Nov. 26, when their alumni...

FOREHAND: Senior Nathan Benyowtiz, ranked in the top 80 for California 18 and under, is one of a few Shalhevet seniors being recruited to play college sports.

Students explore athletic opportunities beyond the Shalhevet gym

By David Edwards, Staff Writer
December 25, 2016

As Shalhevet’s seniors watch for their college admission emails this month, their classmate Nathan Benyowitz faces a different...

HEADQUARTERS: Alumna Yael Rabin 10 posed at the entrance to Hillary Clintons national headquarters in Brooklyn, N.Y.  “Politicians -- they never sleep, she said.

Shalhevet alumna describes election from the Clinton Campaign headquarters

By Rachel Metzger, Staff Writer
December 20, 2016

While America was busy reading articles, scanning polls or freaking out about the 2016 presidential campaign, Yael Rabin -- Shalhevet...

ORGANIC: Instabrand tries to make the advertisements on social media seem natural and interesting. Above and at left, promoters carry 40 pounds to raise awareness about water shortages in Africa.

From promoting a pair of jeans, a $2.5 million company

By Nicole Soussana, Staff Writer
July 11, 2016
A man by the name of Cree Lane Jones posts a picture on Instagram of himself standing over the misty ocean, carrying his two children in a wide and rusty gray bucket. Why?
SENIOR SNAPSHOT: Eitan Schramm sees the world in terms of stories

SENIOR SNAPSHOT: Eitan Schramm sees the world in terms of stories

By Jacob Perelman, Staff Writer
June 20, 2016
Most people who love movies go and see more movies. Eitan Schramm started to make films himself. He claims his brain works differently than the ordinary person’s because he can see a mundane situation and turn it into a sci-fi universe.
SENIOR SNAPSHOT: For Yonah Feld, America’s great but Israel is home

SENIOR SNAPSHOT: For Yonah Feld, America’s great but Israel is home

By Abby Blumofe, Staff Writer
June 20, 2016
Although Yonah Feld has lived in America nearly his entire life, he doesn’t consider it his home. His home, he says, is Israel.
Shir taking everything in in Forest Park.

SENIOR SNAPSHOT: From music to forests, Shir Zahavi embraces unusual pathways

By Eva Suissa, Staff Writer
June 19, 2016
Instead of spending her winter break with friends like the average student, Shir Zahavi spent her break alone in Portland, Oregon. This is one example of what makes her different and more mature than her peers.
HISTORY: From top, freshman Abby Blumofe and alumna Sara Smith 04 read from Megillat Esther.

Purim marks first women’s Megillah reading at school in six years

May 1, 2016

By Clara Sandler, Staff Writer Women have been playing an important role in the story of Purim since Vashti and Queen Esther,...

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