Alliance School, Hamadan Explained

Alliance School Hamadan was a Jewish school in the Iranian city of Hamadan, founded by the Alliance Israélite Universelle in 1900. The school had two annexes one for boys and one for girls. ^{[1] [2]}

The annex for boys had 600 students in the educational year of 1905-1906. According to official statistics given by the Ministry of Education, in 1306 the school had 475 students of whom 159 attended the school free of charge. The school had 19 teachers at that time.^{[3] [4]}

The annex for girls (1900) had 300 students in the educational year of 1905-1906. According to official statistics given by the Ministry of Education in 1306 the school had 259 students of whom 75 attended the school free of charge. The school had 8 teachers at that time. Iranian students of the school were children from the Jewish community and foreign consulates in Hamadan. And mostly from upper class families.^[5]

See also

• Alliance School, Tehran
• Alliance School, Kermanshah

Sources

• Encyclopedia: ALLIANCE ISRAÉLITE UNIVERSELLE . Netzer . A. . Amnon Netzer . Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 8 . 893–895 . 1985 .

Notes and References

1. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4467316?seq=1/subjects#page_scan_tab_contents Iranian Jewry and the Educational Endeavors of the Alliance Israélite Universelle
2. http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hamadan-viii HAMADĀN viii. JEWISH COMMUNITY
3. http://photosecolesallianceiran.com/ In tribute to Alliance: pictures from four Alliance schools in Iran
4. http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/france-xv FRANCE xv. FRENCH SCHOOLS IN PERSIA
5. https://dbs.bh.org.il/image/the-governor-and-students-of-alliance-school-for-girls-hamadan-iran-1937 The Governor and students of Alliance School for girls, Hamadan, Iran 1937