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Add a Memory About You Email Address(Required) Enter Email Confirm Email Name(Required) Display Name(Required) Enter your name as you would like it to appear on the website with your memory.How are you connected to the school?(Required)Select a Connection to the SchoolAlumniAlumni GrandparentAlumni ParentCurrent GrandparentCurrent ParentCurrent StudentCurrent Teacher / StaffFriend of the SchoolPast Teacher / Staff […]

Privacy Policy

PRIVACY NOTICELast updated December 03, 2021 Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at Community Day School (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our“). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice or our practices with regard to […]

The Vault

The Vault Throughout the year, in celebration of our 50th anniversary, we will share selected stories here in The Vault that you have submitted to the School Memory Builder to honor our accomplishments, recognize who we’ve become, and rededicate ourselves to where we are going. Happy 50th Birthday, CDS! November 16, 2021Jennifer Bails Read More […]

Timeline

Our School’s History The journey began in 1972, when a group of Pittsburgh parents first organized CDS as a non-denominational Jewish day school, located in the old Hebrew Institute building at the corner of Forbes and Denniston avenues in Squirrel Hill. A half-century later, CDS is a thriving academic institution with nearly 300 students in […]

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The 50-year history of Community Day School is made up of the countless experiences, moments, and relationships that tell our CDS story. That’s why we are inviting you to help us build a digital time capsule to collect fondest memories, precious photos and videos, and personal anecdotes from students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members. […]

Frank Smizik Retired

At the end of the 2004 school year, Frank Smizik retired, and Avi Baran Munro, Ed.M., became the Head of School. Avi Munro has a long history with Community Day School, having served as Education Coordinator and Lower School Head for six years, and as Teacher Development Coordinator at the Jewish Education Institute for several […]