Tallinn Jewish School
| Tallinn Jewish School Tallinna Juudi Kool |
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| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1919 |
| address |
Karu 16 |
| place | Tallinn |
| district | Harju |
| Country | Estonia |
| Coordinates | 59 ° 26 '19 " N , 24 ° 45' 58" E |
| carrier | Estonian Jewish Community |
| student | 200 |
| Teachers | 30th |
| management | Igor Lirisman |
| Website | www.htg.tartu.ee |
The Tallinn Jewish School ( Estonian Tallinna Juudi Kool ) is the only Jewish high school in the Republic of Estonia .
history
One year after Estonian independence was declared, the “Jewish Primary School” ( Tallinna Juudi Algkool ) was founded in Tallinn in 1919 . The small Jewish community enjoyed extensive minority rights in the democratic and constitutional Estonia in the interwar period , especially in the areas of culture and education. Classes at the school were held in Russian .
In 1923 the school was expanded to become the "Jewish private high school" ( Tallinna Juudi Eraühisgümnaasium ). At the school boys and girls were given co-education . A new school building financed by the Jewish community was inaugurated a year later. The Estonian head of state Konstantin Päts also took part in the opening ceremony in February 1924 .
From 1927 onwards, the school was run by the Jewish Cultural Council ( Juudi Kultuurvalitsus ) founded the year before . It was established under the liberal Estonian minority law of February 1925.
From 1930 the school was officially named "High School of the Jewish Culture Council" ( Juudi Kultuurivalitsuse Tallinna Ühisgümnaasium ).
In addition to school instruction, the grammar school was an important center of Jewish life in Estonia. Numerous readings, theater performances, dance and music events and balls took place there.
From 1937 the educational institution was again called "Jewish private high school" ( Tallinna Juudi Eraühisgümnaasium ). A five-class Jewish secondary school ( Tallinna Juudi Erareaalkool ) was attached to the grammar school . From 1925 until its closure in 1941, the director was the educator Samuel Gurin (1888–1956), who was born in Brest-Litovsk .
The language issue in the classroom in particular created tensions within the Jewish community. In addition to Russian-speaking classes, there were subjects taught in Ivrit and Yiddish . Director Gurin in particular tried to mitigate the “culture war” that had flared up between Hebraists and Yiddists.
With the Soviet occupation of Estonia, the school was closed in 1940/41. The building was then used by the Soviet Navy .
School today
Shortly before Estonian regained independence, the “Jewish School” ( Tallinna Juudi Kool ) was founded on September 1, 1990 in Tallinn . Like the previous school, it is based on Karu Street ( Karu tänav , historical German name Bärenstraße ) in Tallinn's old town . The complex also houses the administrative headquarters of the Jewish Community, the Jewish Cultural Center and the Tallinn Synagogue .
Classes at the grammar school are in Russian. Estonian is taught as a foreign language (officially the “state language”).
Today about 200 students attend the prestigious school, which works according to the national Estonian curriculum, which has been expanded to include special subjects in coordination with the Israeli government. A teacher sent from Israel teaches Hebrew. The curriculum also includes Jewish customs, Jewish history, and Jewish literature. About 30 teachers work at the school.
The grammar school is the only higher Jewish educational institution in Estonia. There are also Jewish Sunday schools in the cities of Tartu , Narva and Kohtla-Järve .
Directors
- 1924–1925 Rafael Võdrin
- 1925–1941 Samuel Gurin
- 1990–1993 Avivia Gluhovskaja
- 1993-2009 Mihhail Beilinson
- 2009-2010 Samuel Golomb
- since 2010 Igor Lirisman
See also
literature
- Eugenia Gurin-Loov: Tallinna Juudi Gümnaasium 1923-1940 (1941). Ajalugu, mälestused, meenutused. Tallinn 1998
Web links
- Official website (Estonian and Russian)