Overview
Hebrew Public is a nonprofit charter management organization that runs a national network of public charter schools dedicated to teaching Modern Hebrew. It supports both the creation of new Hebrew charters and ongoing school operations with curricular resources, leadership coaching, professional development, and access to grants, while some schools are directly managed and others operate under affiliate agreements. The schools use a dual-language, non-sectarian model in which core subjects are taught alongside a daily 50-minute immersive Modern Hebrew class and Israel studies. Their goal is to prepare students to be global citizens by building communication, critical thinking, and empathy through Hebrew language learning and Israel-related studies, expanding access to Hebrew education nationwide.
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Simplify's take
What believers are saying
- HLA2 won a five-year renewal and middle-school expansion in 2026.
- Staten Island Hebrew Public applied for middle school in 2026, increasing lifetime enrollment.
- Olam Stamford opened applications in 2026, giving Hebrew Public a new growth runway.
What critics are saying
- Hebrew Public replaced its CFO in 2025, signaling finance strain after Elyse Castellano's departure.
- Staten Island Hebrew Public cut maximum enrollment from 378 to 330 in November 2025.
- Federal and state charter politics can shut this model; one hostile authorizer kills expansion.
What makes Hebrew Public unique
- Hebrew Public pairs public charter schooling with daily Modern Hebrew immersion and Israel studies.
- The network spans NYC, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, California, Minnesota, and Connecticut.
- Olam Stamford targets 2027 openings, extending a rare Hebrew-language charter platform nationally.
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