Published : 2013-12-31

The Polish Government Education Policy towards Jewish minority in 1918-1939

Roman Romantsov



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The Polish Government Policy in 1918-1939 towards Jewish schools was diverse. Describing policy regarding Jewish schools, we can divide it into three periods. In the first period – from 1918 to 1926, Polish authorities implemented a loyal policy towards the three types of Jewish schools – Polish-Jewish schools, religious schools and schools with instruc-tion in Hebrew. A disloyal policy was towards schools with Yiddish as a teaching language. In the period from 1926 to 1932 the Polish government actively supported the Zionist move-ment and party „Agudat Israel”. One could deserve developing a network of „Tarbut” schools in Hebrew, which was subordinated to Zionist movement. Religious schools were rather developed, too. At the same time increased the number of schools in Yiddish, which were strongly pursued by local authorities and were illegal. In the second period increases the number of bilingual schools with Polish and Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish, Hebrew and Yiddish as teaching languages. The years 1932-1939 are characterized by further policy of loyalty to the Hebrew schools, religious schools, and bilingual schools. Policy of Polish Government towards Jewish schools was determined by general policy towards different Jewish parties and political movement.

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interwar period, education, Jewish schools, teaching in Yiddish, Zionist movement, Agudat Isarel, Tarbut, denominational schools, bilingual schools



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Romantsov, R. (2013). The Polish Government Education Policy towards Jewish minority in 1918-1939. Jewish Studies. Almanac, 3(3), 95–137. https://doi.org/10.56583/sz.560

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