Rabbinical School and Teachers' Seminary

Title: Rabbinical School and Teachers' Seminary

Inclusive Dates: 1847-1914

ID: RG 24

Extent Information

21'8"; 51 5"lgl; 2 2.5"lgl

Arrangement

Organization: Boxes 1-51 are arranged in folder numerical sequence; Boxes 52-53 are arranged chronologically

Arrangement: The collection is divided into 2 parts: Part I) Records of the Rabinical School, Vilno (folders 1-157); Part II) Records of the Teachers' Institute, Vilno (158-399)

Creators

Rabbinical School and Teachers' Seminary (Vilna)

Administrative/Biographical History

The Rabbinical School in Vilna was one of several Jewish state schools established in the Russian Empire in 1847. The purpose of these schools was to undermine and replace the traditional *heder* system of education. The school in Vilna consisted of two divisions: a pedagogical division which trained teachers for Jewish state elementary schools, and a rabbinical division which prepared state appointed rabbis. Rabbinical students enjoyed certain benefits such as exemption from military service and from some taxes. The financial upkeep of the school was derived from a share of the Jewish communal candle and meat tax. The state schools were unpopular because of their assimilationist policies. The Vilna Rabbinical School was closed in 1873, but the Teachers' Seminary remained in existence until 1914.

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Yiddish Language and Linguistics

Forms of Material (links to similar genres)

Documents - Records

Finding Aid Information

Inventory: English, 37 pp., Yiddish, 35 pp., typed

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Other Formats: MK 512

Description:

Note to researchers: This collection is currently closed in preparation for the Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Collections Project.

Records of the Rabbinical School, 1847-1873. Administrative records. Correspondents include: Ministry of Education for the Province of Byelorussia; Curator of the Vilna School District; Governor General of Vilna. Correspondence relates to the following topics: courses; appointment of teachers; school finances; teachers' affairs. Financial reports. Minutes of the Pedagogical Council. Lists of students, teachers, officials. Lists of textbooks. Diplomas of teachers and students. Examination lists. Materials relating to payment of salaries to school officials. Lists of towns and firms paying taxes for the support of the school, 1854-1855. Materials relating to the closing of the Rabbinical School. Records of the Teachers' Seminary. Correspondence from the Ministry of Education. Correspondence and circulars from the Vilna School District. Materials relating to the candle taxes, 1874. Financial records. Hiring of teachers and officials. Teachers' record books. Student affairs. Graduation certificates. Curricula, reports. List of students. Book of student grades. Reports on school work. Lists of permitted and prohibited books. Examination lists.

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