Vilna Rabbinical School and Teachers' Seminary explained

The Vilna Rabbinical School and Teachers' Seminary was a controversial Russian state-sponsored institution to train Jewish teachers and rabbis, located in Vilna, Russian Empire. The school opened in 1847 with two divisions: a rabbinical school and a teachers' seminary.[1] The Rabbinical School was closed in 1873 and the Teachers' Seminary closed in 1914. The school taught secular studies, unlike the traditional cheders and yeshivas. This new curriculum, as well as the government control, made the school "unpopular."

Curriculum

The school taught German language, Hebrew language, Hebrew Bible, Talmud,[2] algebra, geometry, trigonometry, physics, astronomy, world history, Russian history, Russian language, geography, and handwriting and drawing.[3]

History

Rabbi Yisroel Salanter, a major figure of the Mussar movement who then lived in Vilna, was pressured to lead the seminary. Rather than accept the position, Salanter fled[4] to Kovno, even though Rabbi Yitzhak of Volozhin encouraged him to take the position.[5]

In 1872, a secret Narodnik[6] study group was formed[7] by Aaron Zundelevich. Vladimir Jochelson was a member of this group.[8]

Faculty and students

Many prominent maskilim studied or taught in the school.[9]

Notable faculty included:

Notable students included:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mohrer, Fruma. Marek Web . YIVO Archives. Guide to the YIVO Archives. M.E. Sharpe. October 1997. 226. 0-7656-0130-3. August 17, 2009.
  2. Book: Murav, Harriet. Identity Theft: the Jew in imperial Russia and the case of Avraam Uri Kovner. Stanford University Press. May 14, 2003. 1. 16–17. 0-8047-3290-6. August 17, 2009.
  3. Web site: Pages from a certificate issued by the rabbinical seminary to 20-year-old from Antokol, Vilna. Center for Jewish History. 2009-08-17.
  4. Book: Levenson, Alan T.. Roger C. Klein . An introduction to modern Jewish thinkers: from Spinoza to Soloveitchik. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.. February 28, 2006. 2. 168. 0-7425-4607-1.
  5. Book: Kantor, Máttis. Codex Judaica: chronological index of Jewish history, covering 5,764 years. Zichron Press. February 2007. 3. 266. 978-0-9670378-3-7. August 17, 2009.
  6. Book: Beĭzer, Mikhail. Martin Gilbert . The Jews of St. Petersburg: excursions through a noble past. Jewish Publication Society of America. May 1989. 1. 129. 0-8276-0321-5. August 17, 2009.
  7. Book: Zipperstein, Steven J.. The Jews of Odessa: A Cultural History, 1794–1881. Stanford University Press. November 1, 1991. 118. 0-8047-1962-4. August 17, 2009.
  8. Book: Jacobs, Jack. On Socialists and "the Jewish Question" after Marx. NYU Press. New York. August 1, 1993. 179. 0-8147-4213-0. August 17, 2009.
  9. Book: Abramowicz, Hirsz. Profiles of a lost world: memoirs of East European Jewish life before World. Jeffrey Shandler. Wayne State University Press. March 1999. 14. 0-8143-2784-2.
  10. Book: Kagan, Berl. Jewish Cities, Towns, and Rural Settlements in Lithuania. New York. 1991.
  11. Book: Fishman, David E.. The rise of modern Yiddish culture. University of Pittsburgh Press. November 28, 2005. 1. 116. 0-8229-4272-0.
  12. Web site: Jewish Community of Vilna . The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot . 2009-08-17.
  13. Web site: SALKIND, SOLOMON BEN BARUCH. Singer. Isidore. M. Seligsohn . JewishEncyclopedia.com. 2009-08-17.

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