The student news site of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

The Lion's Tale

The student news site of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

The Lion's Tale

The student news site of Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

The Lion's Tale

Q&A with State Senator Cheryl Kagan

Ari Kittrie, Opinion Editor March 29, 2023

How did you get into politics? There was a vacancy in the House in my district. It took people eight months to talk me into it, but I did decide to run. It was a 10-way race with two incumbents and...

Senior Caroline Weinstein swims outside of school in addition to participating on the CESJDS team.

Q&A with an athlete: Senior Caroline Weinstein

Devira Friedman, Sports Editor January 8, 2019

Lion's Tale: How did you get your start in competitive swimming? Senior Caroline Weinstein: I started when I was twelve, which is extremely late. It was really hard because my practices were with kids...

Jewish history teacher Sara Coxe uses a cart to present in front of her classes and store her materials.

Tea with a teacher: Q&A with Jewish History teacher Sara Coxe

Shira Godin, Style Editor November 29, 2018

Lion's Tale: Tell me about your cart, because I know you didn’t use to have it. Jewish history teacher Sara Coxe: When I first started working [at JDS], we used to have a desktop computer in each...

Tea with a teacher: Q&A with English teacher Nancy Wassner

Tea with a teacher: Q&A with English teacher Nancy Wassner

Charli Galkin and Shira Godin November 2, 2018

Lion's Tale: What is your favorite breakfast food? English teacher Nancy Wassner: I think my favorite breakfast food is a very cheesy omelet, preferably with guacamole and salsa. But that’s sort of...

Aryeh Shudofsky, congressional candidate for Marylands Eighth District, will be one of the five candidates on the ballot for the Republican primary on April 26.

Q&A with congressional candidate Aryeh Shudofsky

Jared Bauman, Guest Reporter April 25, 2016

For this interview, guest reporter junior Jared Bauman sat down with Aryeh Shudofsky, a candidate for the Republican congressional nomination for Maryland’s Eighth District (in which CESJDS in located)....

Freshman Seth Eisenstein plays tennis at the Israeli Tennis Center in Haifa on a trip to Israel with his synagogue.

Q&A with Seth Eisenstein

Sara Sporkin, Reporter April 11, 2016

Lion’s Tale: How long have you been playing tennis? Seth Eisenstein: I’ve been playing for about nine years, since I was five or six. LT: Why were you interested in playing tennis? SE: My...

Eliana Gropman and her partner perform at an ice dancing competition.

Q&A with Eliana Gropman

Aaron Robinson, Reporter March 14, 2016

Lion's Tale: How long have you been ice dancing for? Eliana Gropman: I’ve been [regular ice] skating for 11 years and I’ve been [specifically] ice dancing for probably seven or eight years. I started...

Q&A with Alan Gross

Q&A with Alan Gross

Ilan Cohen, Photographer January 22, 2016
Exclusive Lion's Tale interview with Alan Gross, who discusses his imprisonment in Cuba.
Load More Stories

Comments (0)

All The Lion's Tale Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest