Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School (TVT) is a private Jewish non-denominational Community Day School located in southern Irvine, California, in northern Orange County. The school is divided into separate sections: the Lower School serves grades TK-5, and the Upper School serves grades 6-12. The schools are located on its campus that was donated by the Samueli family and other donors. The school has been recognized as a Blue Ribbon School. History Founded in 1991 by Holocaust survivor Irving "Papa" Gelman, Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School (TVT), is an elementary, middle, and high school educational facility located in Irvine, California. Gelman died in 2018. The school sits on a campus, opened in 1997 with more than 500 students. The school became the second Jewish school in Orange County to be cited among the 465 National Distinguished Blue Ribbon Schools in California when the designation was conferred during the 1998-1999 school year. The school graduated its first senior class in 2001. The campus expanded the upper school in September 2002: An area of was added and a new middle and high school was constructed to accommodate increased enrollment for all grade levels. The campus encompasses and of structures. In 2005-06, a record 645 students (grades K-12) enrolled at TVT, making it the eighth-largest Jewish Community Day School in the United States. In 2013, Tarbut V’Torah named teacher Jeffrey Davis its new chief executive. That year it had 603 students and 84 faculty members, a $13 million operating budget, and total assets of about $42 million. The name "Tarbut" is inspired by the Tarbut schools created by the Yiddish-speaking community of pre-World War II Eastern Europe. The founder of Tarbut V'Torah, Irving Gelman, attended one of these schools. Tarbut V'Torah, translated from Hebrew, simply means culture & Torah. Tarbut schools had a curriculum that was secular and included science, humanities, and Hebrew studies, including Jewish history. Today, other Tarbut schools exist in Argentina and in Mexico, but there is no formal affiliation between either of those schools and Tarbut v'Torah. Athletics TVT's athletics department is divided into Middle School athletics and High School athletics. Tarbut V' Torah's middle school athletic program competes in the Tri-Way League, consisting of 10 other private schools throughout Orange County. The boys field three teams which include flag football, basketball, and soccer, while the girls compete in volleyball, basketball, and soccer. TVT's high school athletic program has more