The Ben Gamla Charter School is an English-Hebrew Charter School, the first of its kind in the U.S., located in Hollywood, Florida. It opened August 20, 2007, with approximately 400 enrolled students from kindergarten through eighth grade. The school's director is an Orthodox rabbi and at least 50% of the students accepted to the school are Jewish. The name of the school is taken from an Israelite high priest (Yehoshua ben Gamla), known in the Talmud for his campaign to establish yeshivas throughout Judea.
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