History
Congregation Beth Israel, the oldest Reform Jewish synagogue in Texas, accepted its first nursery school class of 15 children in 1967. The Congregation stepped forward as a leader of the Reform Jewish Day School Movement in 1982 by establishing one of the first Reform Jewish Day Schools in North America and the first in the State of Texas. The Shlenker School is named for the late Irvin M. Shlenker, a prominent Jewish Houston philanthropist and a past president of Congregation Beth Israel.
The school is on the campus of Congregation Beth Israel. The Shlenker School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, financial aid policies, or other school-administered programs. Currently, 66 staff members are employed at Shlenker.
My child has just blossomed at The Shlenker School; we couldn't be happier.Jane
