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Robert M. Beren Academy is a private Modern Orthodox Jewish primary and secondary school at 11333 Cliffwood Drive in Houston, Texas, United States. Robert M. Beren Academy is located near the Willow Meadows and Willowbend neighborhoods. The school covers preschool through grade 12 and includes an elementary Montessori program. The school, previously named Hebrew Academy, is an independent Jewish school. Roselyn Bell, author of the "Houston" entry in ''The Jewish Traveler: Hadassah Magazine's Guide to the World's Jewish Communities and Sights'', wrote that the Hebrew Academy has "Orthodox leanings".〔Bell, p. (218 ).〕 ==History== Robert M. Beren Academy was founded in 1969 as the South Texas Hebrew Academy; the original campus was located at South Braeswood at Chimney Rock. In 1980, the school was renamed Hebrew Academy. In 1998, the school was again renamed to Robert M. Beren Academy after the Israel Henry Beren Foundation donated to the school.〔Arlene Nisson Lassin, ("Beren Academy marks 35 years" ), ''Houston Chronicle'', September 14, 2006.〕 After a six million-dollar capital campaign, the school moved into its campus at 11333 Cliffwood.〔 In February 2012, Beren Academy's boys basketball team reached the semifinals of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) state tournament, but withdrew from the semifinal game, which had been scheduled for Friday evening during the Jewish Sabbath, after TAPPS refused the school's request to reschedule the game for earlier in the day.〔Mary Pilon, ("Jewish Team Refuses to Play During Sabbath, Loses Trip to Semifinals" ), ''The New York Times'', February 27, 2012.〕〔Angel Verdejo, ("Sabbath puts end to Beren Academy's promising season" ), ''Houston Chronicle'', February 27, 2012.〕 However, after a coupled of team member parents filed for a lawsuit, the team was granted the opportunity to play by a Dallas court.〔Randy Jennings, ("Jewish HS granted restraining order" ), ESPN.com, March 1, 2012.〕 Beren won the rescheduled semifinal game, but lost in the state championship.〔Randy Jennings, ("Beren Academy loses in state finals" ), ESPN.com, March 4, 2012.〕 In Fall 2012, Rabbi Perry Tirschwell assumed the position of Executive Director. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert M. Beren Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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