Every Girl’s Voice

It’s a five-minute walk from Rebecca Aminoff’s home to the local community center that houses Kol Hadassa the alternative girls’ high school she founded and directs. During our short walk Rebecca’s cell phone does not stop ringing with urgent phone calls.

“I’m sorry” Rebecca apologizes after interrupting our conversation with the third call in a row. “A family crisis came up yesterday with one of our students.”

This petite powerhouse is the address for such crises as well as the home away from home for her students who hail from as far away as North America and as close as the local Ramat Beit Shemesh Anglo-immigrant community.

Listening to Rebecca’s passionate descriptions delivered in a lilting Australian accent it’s hard not to get caught up in her enthusiasm. “These are my girls and I want to make things as great as possible for them ” she says. “My dream was to open a school where every girl could thrive.”