The Bais Yaakov Project

As a reminder, all original Yiddish-language issues of the Journal are available on our website, together with a summary of the contents of each issue in English. …aisyaakovproject.religion.utoronto.ca/documents/the-…

What Can We Learn from the Polish Bais Yaakov Journal? - If you would like to know, check out the new blog post by Prof. Naomi Seidman! …aisyaakovproject.religion.utoronto.ca/what-can-we-le…

All this was made possible thanks to the efforts of our research team, especially Charna Perman and project manager Dikla Yogev. It is now possible to find all Bais Yaakov schools, or see the network grow from its humble beginnings in Poland to a truly global system.

*drumroll* We are proud to unveil the interactive Bais Yaakov map! We'd love to get your feedback! Is your school on the map? Do you have materials or information to share? Follow the link to read more and access the map. …aisyaakovproject.religion.utoronto.ca/bais-yaakov-sc…

New blog post! If you missed out on our last conference, @BaisYaakovProj contributor Julie Sharff (@jul_rach) has put together a fascinating summery and reflection on the conference and the many talks presented. Read more at: …aisyaakovproject.religion.utoronto.ca/bais-yaakov-or…

Vichna (Eisen) Kaplan opened the first Bais Yaakov in the United States and was still working as dean of the Bais Yaakov Teachers Seminary when she died. Read more about the Bais Yaakov legend here: tinyurl.com/VichnaK

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Bais Yaakov in 1945 Palestine looked a lot different than the 1920's versions that first took place in Eastern Europe. Here is an illustrated report produced in 1945 Palestine that shows us just how rapidly the Bais Yaakov movement grew in just a few short years:

Solomon (Shloyme) Birnbaum's mission was to maintain and revive Yiddish among Orthodox Jews of Eastern Europe, and no group answered his call more enthusiastically than Bais Yaakov. Learn more about his work in the bio: thebaisyaakovproject.com/person/solomon…

@zpyarom This is amazing! I'd love to interview you about this connection, which I've been trying to research for years! (Naomi Seidman)

2/ Schenirer was single most of her life. After a tragic divorce at a young age, she didn't remarry until she was about 45. Then she got married to Rabbi Yitzchak Landau. The Bais Yaakov girls were here children, and so were her husband's children. And here comes my story.

1/ OTD 86 years ago Sara Schenirer, the legendary founder of the Bais Yaakov movement, passed away. For the ordinary Bais Yakov girl she's our mother, a pioneering leader, a hero. For me she is family. With a unique story relating to her passing.

On February 11th (tomorrow!) Professor Naomi Seidman will talk about her new book titled “Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov Movement: A Revolution in the Name of Tradition”. Discussion in English. Zoom Platform. Register for the event: tinyurl.com/1gej6r75

The least known chapter of Bais Yaakov history is the re-emergence of Bais Yaakov among Jewish refugees fleeing wartime threats in DP camps in the immediate post-war period. Read on to find out about some remaining fragments of this time period: thebaisyaakovproject.com/bais-yaakov-in…

Was Bais Yaakov a feminist movement? The answer is complicated. Insiders and outsiders understood that term differently. Read on to learn more about the conversation: thebaisyaakovproject.com/was-bais-yaako…

What led Eliezer Gershon Friedenson to join forces with Sarah Schenirer and support Bais Yaakov? As he told it: thebaisyaakovproject.com/.../eliezer-ge…

Check out these songs--some of which are still remembered today! thebaisyaakovproject.com/music/

Bais Yaakov, then and now, was always about more than books and studying. Music played an enormous role in the Bais Yaakov experience. But what songs were sung in the early years? Fortunately, we're in possession of a song book from 1931.

This conference saw the founding of Neshei Agudath Israel, a women’s branch of the Agudah that was the first world organization of Orthodox women. Read on to find out what these distinguished women and activists had to say at this unparalleled point in history:

Meet Judith Rosenbaum Grunfeld (1902-1998), an unsung Bais Yaakov hero who abandoned her dreams to build a life in Palestine and instead dedicated it to building the Bais Yaakov movement alongside Sarah Schenirer. Check out more: thebaisyaakovproject.com/person/judith-…