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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Portland_Jewish_Academy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Portland_Jewish_Academy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Jewish_Academy > Source revision: 1339595278 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Private school in the United States Portland Jewish Academy Location Portland, Oregon United States 45°28′38″N 122°42′13″W / 45.4771728°N 122.7035294°W / 45.4771728; -122.7035294 Information Type Private, PS-8 Motto PJA Proud Religious affiliation Jewish Established 1986 (1986) Principal Merrill Hendin Head of school Steve Albert Faculty 37 Enrollment 342 Student to teacher ratio 6:1 Website Official website **Portland Jewish Academy** is a private school in [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon), in the United States.[1] The school was established in 1986 with the merging of Hillel Academy, founded in 1961, and the Jewish Education Association, which had operated a [Hebrew school](/source/Hebrew_school) program since 1934.[2] The Hillel Academy had been founded in 1961 with about 26 students in Northwest Portland by a group of Jewish parents. In 1995 a middle school opened with six students. There were 185 total students in 2012. The school shares a campus with the Mittelman Jewish Community Center that includes a swimming pool, indoor sportsplex, gymnasium, outdoor playing fields, and a kosher café.[3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Portland Jewish Academy"](https://jewishportland.org/community-directory/portland-jewish-academy). *Jewish Federation of Greater Portland*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161129083412/https://jewishportland.org/community-directory/portland-jewish-academy) from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["About Us"](https://www.pjaproud.org/about-us/why-pja). *Portland Jewish Academy*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Koffman, Rebecca (March 28, 2012). ["Portland Jewish Academy celebrates 50 years of teaching students its founding values"](https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2012/03/portland_jewish_academy_in_sou.html). *Oregon Live*. 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