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Ari Sasson
Amanda Jonat
Jackie Grosser
Jason Schreir
Ari Sasson is an alumnus of The Leffell School

Ari Sasson

(Class of 2005)

Ari Sasson (Class of 2005) reflects on how his high school years at Schechter Westchester shaped who he is today, leading to his involvement with AIPAC and Jewish Community Services of South Florida, as well as his decision to pursue a Jewish day school education for his own children. View this post on Instagram A…

Amanda Jonat is an alumnus of The Leffell School

Amanda Jonat

(Class of 2005)

Amanda Jonat is currently working at SiriusXM-Pandora doing music licensing with independent label, distributor, and content aggregator licensors and record label account management for all of SiriusXM-Pandora’s licensing partners. After six years in the San Francisco Bay Area, she’s now living in Rye with her dog, Shoko, and enjoying spending time with family and friends….

Jackie Grosser is an alumnus of The Leffell School

Jackie Grosser

(Class of 2005)

For Jackie Grosser, being part of The Leffell School didn’t end at graduation—it became her career. “Because I had such a positive experience, I was eager to come back to the school professionally and ensure that others were able to benefit from a [Schechter] Leffell School education the way my classmates and I did.” As…

Jason Schreier is an alumnus of The Leffell School

Jason Schreier

(Class of 2005)

I am a reporter at Bloomberg News and The New York Times bestselling author of three books including the upcoming Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment (out October 8). Previously, I’ve worked for WIRED and Kotaku and my writing has been published at outlets ranging from The New York Times to…