Kaunas Jewish Secondary School
| Kaunas Jewish Secondary School | |
|---|---|
| type of school | Realgymnasium |
| founding | 1915 |
| closure | 1940 |
| place |
Kaunas , Lithuania
|
| district | Kaunas |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Coordinates | 54 ° 31 '48 " N , 23 ° 32' 24" E |
| student | 1000 |
| Teachers | 40 |
| management | Zemach Feldstein |
The Jüdisches Realgymnasium Kaunas was a Jewish Realgymnasium in Kaunas ( Lithuania ) from 1915 to 1940 . In front of the Kaunas State Theater, it was one of the largest schools in the provisional capital. The Juozas Naujalis Music High School is now located in the building .
history
Edward Azriel Chase supported the construction of the new school in 1930. The project author was Baruch Kling. The school opened in 1931.
Directors
- 1915–1919: Joseph Carlebach (1883–1942), rabbi and writer
- 1919–1921: Nachman Schlesinger
- 1921–1922: Shalom Yona Tscherna
- 1922–1940: Zemach Feldstein
Teacher
- Natan Grinblat (1886-1956), journalist
- Jacob Messenblum , painter
- Antanas Tamošaitis (1894–1940), politician
- Chaim Nachman Schapiro , literary scholar
student
- Jelin Chaim (1912-1944), author
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Rachovich (rachowitz): In Memory of My Father Aaron Rachowitz: Hebrew Real ( "Reali") school in Kovno / Kaunas, Lithuania WWII before . January 10, 2012.
Web links
Commons : Kaunas Hebrew Realgymnasium - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
