JFS: the history of the Jewish Free School London since 1732

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Author(s)Gerry Black
DescriptionThe writer chronicles the remarkable founding and development of the Jewish Free School. Between 1880 and 1900 one third of all London's Jewish children passed through its doors. Many were foreign born and unable to speak English. The School provided them with a refuge and means of escape from poverty, educating them in both secular and religious studies and sent them out to the world well fitted to contribute to society. In 1900, JFS was the largest school in Europe (perhaps in the world), with more than 4000 pupils. The aims of this book are to give for the first time an account of the men, women and children, who contributed to the School's history and achievements in the wider context of the history of Anglo-Jewry and of the development of English national education.
PublisherTymsder Publishing
Pages256
ISBN 139780950000000
ISBN 10953110400
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