BJE Facts-80 Shabbats

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BJE was founded in Los Angeles in 1937

BJE works with and accredits 37 day schools and yeshivot

BJE works with 55 affiliated early childhood education centers (ECC)

BJE works with 52 affiliated complementary (part-time religious) schools

200+ high school seniors participate annually in BJE March of the Living

BJE works with children from 0-18, across the full Jewish spectrum

10,000+ unique visitors/year explore www.JKidLA.com for Jewish resources

The next BJE adult March of the Living is after Passover 2019

BJE Impact is The Center for Jewish Service Learning

BJE's Teen Service Corps is a fun community service day camp for teens

BJE Lainer interns, L.A. based college students explore careers in Jewish education

BJE convenes 5 Networks for professional development and best practices

The First 36 Project trains Jewish ECC Parent and Me educators

The First 36 Project will impact 18 Jewish ECC’s and 37 Parent and Me professionals

BJE’s Center for Day School Ed. helps 26 day schools access $2M in federal funds

BJE’s Hebrew Proficiency Project strengthens Hebrew at 10 day schools

400+ educators participate in BJE’s annual Early Childhood Conference

BJE with the Milken Family Foundation selects 4 Milken Jewish Educator Award winners/ year

BJE gives the Lainer Award to 3 exceptional ECC educators each year

1 ECC educator/year receives the Smotrich Family Foundation Award for Excellence

BJE has assisted 21 day schools in raising $50M+ in endowments

BJE and the URJ created Reshet L.A., to assist 11 Religious Schools in “Reinventing” themselves

51 lay & prof. leaders from 14 Jewish day schools are in BJE’s Board Leadership Cohort

BJE gave $250K+ in tuition assistance enabling teens to participate in the 2017 BJE March of the Living

6 survivors will join the 2018 BJE Teen March of the Living delegation

$322K+ in tuition assistance was given by BJE to 250+ day school students

BJE’s Spiszman Fund helps ECC families facing financial hardship stay in school

26% of BJE’s operating budget comes from unrestricted contributions

Past BJE programs include: Summer Ulpan, Havurat Noar, and ed. programs for Russian emigres

BJE's staff member Rabbi Zalman Ury z”l, guided many of LA's yeshiva day schools for 47 years

In 2009, the Bureau of Jewish Education became BJE: Builders of Jewish Education

Farber workshops provide pre-trip orientations for teens going on the BJE March of the Living

BJE became an independent agency in 1990

BJE’s board of 40 elected directors, reflect the diverse Jewish communities of L.A. Since 1990, its 11 Presidents have included 6 men and 5 women

BJE’s Project EnAble expands special education services at Jewish day schools

About 15% of BJE’s budget comes from Jewish Federation program grants

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