▁and ▁experienced . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁East ▁ 7 8 th ▁Street , ▁seven ▁city ▁blocks ▁( 0 . 5   km ) ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁school ▁buildings , ▁located ▁on ▁East ▁ 8 5 th ▁Street . ▁Appro xim ately ▁fifty ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁Upper ▁School ▁student ▁body ▁adv ances ▁from ▁the ▁Middle ▁School , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁daily ▁commut ers ▁from ▁the ▁Bron x , ▁Brook lyn , ▁Queens , ▁West chester , ▁and ▁N ass au ▁count ies ▁in ▁New ▁York ; ▁St am ford ▁and ▁New ▁H aven ▁in ▁Connecticut ; ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁metropol itan ▁New ▁Jersey ; ▁and ▁on ▁a ▁week ly ▁or ▁longer ▁basis ▁from ▁more ▁distant ▁communities . ▁ ▁Ram az ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁is ▁affili ated ▁with ▁Cong reg ation ▁Ke h il ath ▁Jes h ur un ▁(" K J "), ▁a ▁syn agog ue ▁located ▁on ▁East ▁ 8 5 th ▁Street , ▁which ▁shares ▁a ▁building ▁with ▁the ▁lower ▁school ▁and ▁is ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁from ▁the ▁middle ▁school . ▁ ▁The ▁con greg ation ▁and ▁its ▁ra bbi , ▁Joseph ▁Look stein , ▁helped ▁to ▁found ▁and ▁fin ance ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁Arch itect ▁James ▁Ross ant ▁designed ▁the ▁modern ist ▁Upper ▁School ▁building , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁History ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁by ▁Rab bi ▁Joseph ▁H . ▁Look stein ▁through ▁the ▁gener os ity ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁lawyer