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Training of Teachers for Jewish Elementary Schools in Lithuania, 1919–1940
Training of Teachers for Jewish Elementary Schools in Lithuania, 1919–1940

Author(s): Benediktas Šetkus
Subject(s): Education, Cultural history, Jewish studies, School education, History of Education, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: Jews; elementary school; Lithuania; education; Tarbut, Yavne; Jewish Cultural League;

Summary/Abstract: The article sets out to investigate the training of teachers for Jewish elementary schools in Lithuania between 1919 and 1940. It analyses the training of teachers for the schools of three educational trends, which were established by the Zionist education society Tarbut, the religious society Yavne and the Jewish Cultural League. The article reveals the development of teacher training from summer courses to long-term courses for teachers and the seminary.

  • Issue Year: 106/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 28-67
  • Page Count: 40
  • Language: English