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HAFTR News: Yeshiva Model Congress, Science Honors

School hosts students from other yeshivas and three place high in Long Island competition.

Over 300 students from yeshivas in New York and New Jersey participated last Wednesday in the 23rd annual Yeshiva League Model Congress at .

Presiding were co-Presidents Hillel Friedman and Gabrielle Lovett. AIPAC’s Northeast Regional Political Director, Dr. Sharon Goldman, spoke to the students about the need for politicians who can fight on behalf of Israel and who can also use debate as a tool for compromise.

Model Congress is a simulation of a congressional conference where students are placed in various congressional committees, which allowed the students to experience American government firsthand. Students prepared and debated bills pertaining to important issues facing our nation today.

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Students debated bills in the following committees: appropriations, armed services, banking, housing and urban affairs, education and labor, energy and commerce, environment and public works, ethics, foreign relations, homeland security, intelligence, judiciary, science and technology, transportation and infrastructure, and ways and means. There was even a crisis committee that dealt with newly emerging crises.

students took on the role of chair people of these committees, while the students of a dozen schools involved themselves in heated debates over the important issues, thus enabling them to gain knowledge of our political process.

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HAFTR Students recognized at the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair

Three HAFTR students participated on Monday in the second round of the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair.

Hillel Friedman, Gabrielle Lovett and Jeremy Weber presented the research they performed at their respective research institutions. Hillel did research at Sloan Kettering for two summers, and his work focused on novel therapeutic options for the treatment of hematological (blood related) cancers. Gabrielle did research at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, and her project investigated the clinical potential of a drug called Neem oil for patients suffering from colon cancer. Jeremy worked in a lab at Downstate University, and he attempted to characterize and subsequently explore treatments for a new subset of diabetes dubbed Oji-cree.

These three students initially participated in the first round of LISEF, where they advanced to the second round, beating out 75 percent of the competition. Hillel, Gabrielle and Jeremy all entered into the category of “medicine and health,” a rather competitive category given the number of projects and their scientific depth. They were judged by scientists and doctors who are experts in the field. Judging entailed both a presentation and a question period.

After the scores were tallied, Hillel and Gabrielle each received honorable mentions, while Jeremy received a second place award.

“It is great to see that science research is thriving at such a young age,” said Angela Lukaszewski, president of LISEF. “It is also so impressive that high school students are producing research that is at the graduate level.”

Students Donate to JCC Food Pantry

Riana Harari, a HAFTR High School student, takes collected cases of potato chips that were donated by the HAFTR High School G.O. as well as other miscellaneous candy and food collected by HAFTR High School Students to the JCC food pantry in Woodmere. The food was received by Ellen Warshaw, who expressed many thanks for the goodies that will serve as daily snacks for children of families in need.

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