Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy
As of 2024, the administration is rounded out by associate principals Sarah Jabbour, Sharon Richter, Beth Pepper, and Rebecca Ostro Nagata.[4][5] The school also fostered a creative arts program that began in 1985, headed by musician and educator, Jonathan Dzik and professional stage/film producer, Jay Michaels.It started with kindergarten in 1947, in the Hebrew Institute building, and added grades annually until it had a full K-8 program.[8][9] Stanley Rosenfeld, a convicted sex offender, was an assistant principal and English teacher at SAR.Nearly 40 witnesses have testified that while they were students there, Rosenfeld would invite children to his home on shabbat for a sleepover, and sexually abuse them while they slept.[11] Geoffrey Berman at the Department of Justice commented that "This arrest exemplifies law enforcement's ability to detect those attempting to use the 'anonymity' of the internet to prey on young children."[11] The FBI investigation revealed some evidence that Skolnick had a known pattern of such behavior prior to his appointment at SAR.