Until 2003, the school was known as Mid-Peninsula Jewish Community Day School. With our move to the K-8 Palo Alto campus, our school became the Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School.

Gideon Hausner devoted his life to bringing the moral core of Judaism to the administration of justice in Israel. As Attorney General of Israel in the 1960’s, he is best known for serving as Chief Prosecutor at the Adolf Eichmann trial. He also promoted and encouraged the field of Holocaust education in order that the stories of so many could be preserved and honored. Gideon Hausner was related to members of our school community. We are proud to be associated with someone whose life was dedicated to Jewish values, justice, and education as well as a deep commitment to the State of Israel.