The articles assembled here represent stories about Bais Yaakov in various publications.
The newspapers and journals in which these stories appeared represent the wide range of the interwar press, from serious journalism to lowbrow sensationalism, and spanning from the Orthodox to secular (or anti-religious) segments of Polish Jewish society.
While the Orthodox press ordinarily spoke of Bais Yaakov with enormous enthusiasm and respect, that is less true for the popular daily press, where Bais Yaakov was often taken as an object of curiosity and amusement.
In at least one case, the 1933 Heyntige nayes story of Sarah Schenirer writing a movie script for Bais Yaakov production, the “report” seems to have been either a fabrication or a transparent joke.
For a brief description of each newspaper mentioned, see the JPRESS website. We thank JPRESS for permission to present material from their searchable digitization of the historical Jewish press.
A report on the Bais Yaakov school in Philadelphia "dedicated to the entire roster of the Beth Jacob School of Warsaw who chose death by suicide over slavery." ...
On Religious Life in Baltimore: Announcement of the opening of the day camp, and of the construction of a new building, "the most beautiful in the country." ...
Bais Yaakov teachers threaten to strike: Bais Yaakov teachers threathen to strike if they are forced to obey Tsniut and special behaviour rules that are written in the guidelines ...
Bais Yaakov of Rishon Le-tzion will not relinquish its rights: The article reports on tensions within the Rishon Letzion municipality about a building promised to Bais Yaakov, and the efforts to keep that project going against competing demands for insufficient funds ...
