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I attended private school for three of my twelve years, fourth through sixth grade, in Northern New Jersey in the mid-1970s.
In fourth grade, (1972-73) I attended a Jewish day school in Paterson, New Jersey, Yavneh Academy. There was no particular uniform, but we were required to wear a kipah (yarmulke or skullcap) with the school logo, and also to wear a tallit katan, which is that fringed garment you sometimes see Orthodox Jews wear under their shirts. It is a rectangular piece of cloth with a hole removed for the head, and is worn under the shirt with a fringe, or tzitzit, attached to each corner. The tzitzit are usually left to hang out and be visible (all this satisfies God's commandment to the Jews to wear fringes on the corners of their garments. It only applies to rectangular garments. This was based on the Talmud (first five books of th Bible: From the Bible: "And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the Children of Israel, and say to them that they shall make themselves tzitzit (fringes) on the corners of their garments, throughout their generations. And they shall place upon the tzitzit of each corner a thread of turquoise wool. It shall constitutute a tzitzit for you, that you may see it and remember God's commandments, and perform them, and not seek after your heart and after your eyes, causing you to stray. So that you may remember and perform My commandments, and be holy to your God." [Numbers 15:37-40]
In fifth and sixth grades (1973-75), I attended Rockleigh Academy in Rockleigh, New Jersey. This was a small boarding (girls only) and
day (coed) school. The uniform for boys was a blue blazer, with school logo on chest pocket, white turtleneck, gray slacks, and black
shoes. It did not vary based on the seasons, and the school was not air conditioned, so the uniform could be stiflingly hot. I remember once we were all lined up in the central hall for some reason, and I fainted. I think all they did was get me on my feet and to a seat in the classroom, nowadays, there would have been all sorts of procedures, ambulences, etc, for fear of liability. The girls' uniform was similar,
but they wore a plaid skirt instead of the slacks, and I think their blazer was a different color or style, I forget which. Not a happy place,
and long since redeveloped for a subdivision, I'm happy to say.
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