Abandoning Yalia – From Pijada Kapetanović to Paulina Lebl Albala: Development of Education and Social Activism of Jewish Women from the mid-19th Century until World War II Cover Image

Напуштање Јалије – Од Пијаде Капетановић до Паулине Лебл Албале: развој образовања и друштвени активизам Јеврејки од средине 19. века до Другог светског рата
Abandoning Yalia – From Pijada Kapetanović to Paulina Lebl Albala: Development of Education and Social Activism of Jewish Women from the mid-19th Century until World War II

Author(s): Čedomila Marinković
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Education, Jewish studies, Recent History (1900 till today), Jewish Thought and Philosophy, History of Judaism, History of Education, 19th Century, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: Jewish Women Society; education of Jewish girls; emancipation through education; Esthera Russo; Paulina Lebl Albala

Summary/Abstract: The essay examines the history of female education in the Belgrade Sephardic community, as well as the modification of their traditional role in Jewish society as a result of the introduction of obligatory education for girls. Presenting some of the most important figures in the process, from the first Yali’s female teacher, Pijada Kapetanović, through Esther Russo to Paulina Lebl Albala, special attention will be paid to examining the possible influence of Judaism’s wellknown educational habits and traditionally more liberal attitude toward women on the emergence and development of Jewish women’s societies in Belgrade in the middle of the nineteenth century and the easier penetration of educational ideas within this community.

  • Issue Year: LXX/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 37-53
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Serbian