Tallinn Jewish School is a secondary school in Estonia , the only Jewish school in the country. One of the oldest national educational institutions in Estonia, which celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2014 .
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The school is located in the center of Tallinn, on Karu street 16. The school is part of the so-called “Jewish complex of Tallinn” or the “Jewish center of Tallinn”: next to the school is the Tallinn synagogue and community.
Content
- 1 History
- 2 School Information
- 3 school principals
- 4 Literature
- 5 Extracurricular Work
- 6 See also
- 7 notes
- 8 References
History
- February 3, 1924 - opening of the Tallinn Jewish Gymnasium
- 1940-1990 - the school is closed
- September 1, 1990 - opening of the restored Tallinn Jewish School
- According to the school, the school has 287 students and 33 teachers.
The consecration of the school, which took place on February 3, 1924, was attended by Estonian Head of State Konstantin Päts , Minister of Education and Mayor of the city.
After the Republic of Estonia joined the Soviet Union , in 1940, on the basis of the school, 7 primary and 13 secondary schools were created, where the language of instruction was Yiddish . On September 20, 1941, the Nazi authorities announced an official closure. [one]
School Information
TESH has been working in 1 shift since the academic year 2006/07.
- Lesson duration - 45 minutes, classes start at 8.15
- The number of study days - 175
- Grades 1-12
- The school created student self-government
- An extended day group works
- The language of instruction is Russian.
School principals
- 1924-1940 - Samuel Gurin
- 1990-1993 - Avivia Glukhovskaya
- 1993-2009 - Michael Beilinson
- September 2009 - November 2009 - Samuel Golomb
- 2010 - ... - Igor Lirisman
Literature
The daughter of the first director Samuel Gurin, Eugene Gurin-Loov ( est. Eugenia Gurin-Loov ), wrote about Tallinn Jewish Gymnasium in her book “Eesti Juudi kogukond. / The Jewish Community of Estonia. / Jewish Community of Estonia. ”( 2001 ) A story by Svetlana Blomberg based on the realities of TESH, published at http://www.sunround.com/club/blomberg/mass.htm
Extracurricular Activities
The school has a lot of extracurricular work:
- Shabbat Weekly Lessons
- Rhythm
- A school newspaper has been published since 2007, but in 2008 it was closed.
See also
- Tallinn synagogue
- Tallinn
Notes
- ↑ Avaleht