Over the past few weeks, we’ve blogged about the founding of the Neshei Agudath Israel. We’ve translated coverage of the…
Last week’s blog post translated Yiddish coverage of the founding of Neshei Agudath Israel in the Bais Yaakov Journal. This…
At the Second World Congress of Agudath Israel in 1929, Bais Yaakov was represented by various activists, and the Neshei…
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the rare artifacts that survive from the post-war period in Europe. One of the…
An Object: Among the few items my parents brought with them from Europe when they emigrated to America is a…
“Whatever strategic impulses may have led Schenirer to avoid discussing what Rabbi Eliezer may have thought of her enterprise, she helped construct an alternative value system that shaped my own attitude to the Jewish library…”
Confession: My area of specialization is not Bais Yaakov. My knowledge of Bais Yaakov’s history comes from my work on…
“But what if the effect is not entirely negative?
What if gender segregation was also an engine for spiritual energy and community cohesiveness for girls, as it seems to often be for boys and men?”
“Sources like student publications, class notes, and teachers’ lesson plans are equally as important. They demonstrate what happened in schools in great detail, while official documents tend to provide a much broader picture.”
“We now have a photo of Sarah Schenirer, one she would have fought to keep away from prying eyes. What are the ethics of showing it?”