Greenfield Hebrew Academy
Katherine and Jacob Greenfield Hebrew Academy (GHA) is the first Jewish day school in Metro Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was located in Sandy Springs.[1][2] GHA is also was the first Jewish day school in the country to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and has been honored twice as a National School of Excellence by the Council for American Private Education.
The school was founded in 1953.[3]
As of July 1, 2014, the school officially merged with the modern Orthodox high school, Yeshiva Atlanta, founded in 1971, and the combined school is called Atlanta Jewish Academy.[3][4] In November 2017 it had a ribbon cutting for the opening of a $9 million, 19,000-square-foot (1,800 m2) addition to its Northland Drive campus in Sandy Springs.[4]
Notable alumni
- Harris Barton (born 1964), All Pro NFL offensive lineman
References
- "Zoning." City of Sandy Springs. Retrieved on January 7, 2019.
- Home. Greenfield Hebrew Academy. December 29, 2013. Retrieved on January 7, 2019. "5200 Northland Drive, Atlanta GA 30342"
- Two Jewish schools in Atlanta merging | Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- AJA Celebrates New Building | Atlanta Jewish Times