Warsaw, Poland – Shining

“The world is sustained only by the breath of school children” – Talmud (Shabbat 119b)

After the end of Communism in Poland in 1989 many Jews wanted to return to their tradition, to live a Jewish life and to reconnect with their past. Indeed, Jewish life returned to the Polish Jews mainly through the significant support and educational programs of The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation. The history of The Lauder-Morasha Schools in Warsaw dates back in 1989 when seven families decided to provide their children with Jewish education. Those families wanted their children to learn the Torah, to celebrate Shabat and other Jewish holidays.

Their decision to raise their children as proud Jews was a brave one. Slowly, more and more families decided to join the group, both those who always knew about their Jewish past as well as those families who discovered their Jewish past only recently.

In 1994, the first class of The Primary School was established and five years later, in 1999,The Middle School welcomed new pupils. Over the years, the Schools became an immense success and number of children kept growing every year. Currently, in The Lauder-Morasha Kindergarten, Primary and Middle Schools are enrolled over two hundred and twenty children from the age of three till sixteen.
The new building where the schools and the kindergarten have been located since 1999 holds professional, excellent and colorful facilities, special labs, a gym, medical help, a speech therapist, a psychologist, synagogue with Sefer Torah, a kosher dining room and a kitchen, a playground, a library, a Jewish resource room, internet access and smart boards at the Middle School.

Many of our graduates continue their education in finest schools in Poland, Israel, the United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada and Germany.

The school’s mission is to:

 

Snapshots of the Lauder Morasha School in Poland