Photos
Although many more photos were almost certainly lost to us during the Holocaust, we do still have a rich collection of pictorial documentation of Bais Yaakov. The photos on these pages give us a glimpse into life as a Bais Yaakov student or teacher in interwar Europe, Mandatory Palestine, Israel, North America, and even Shanghai.
Photos reproduced here with generous permission from institutional and family archives listed on the Credits page. Please do not re-use photos without permission from respective archives.
Bnos of Turda
This photo of the Bnos of Turda shows the leader and teacher, Sara Abraham, in the white collar, center. At ...
Bais Yaakov of Shanghai
The Shanghai Bais Yaakov, which had 160 students at its height, was founded by refugees from Nazi Europe, both German ...
Bnos of Turda
This photo of the Bnos of Turda shows Sara Abraham, the Bnos leader, in the white collar and dark dress, ...
Bais Yaakov of Tempelhof
Group portrait of the students and faculty of the Bais Yaakov school in the Tempelhof displaced persons camp. Mayer Abramowitz ...
Kibbutz Ohel Sarah in Foehrenwald
Foehrenwald, in Germany, was among the largest of the Displaced Persons camps, with a particular active Orthodox scene. Young people ...
Nursery Class in the Bais Yaakov of Baltimore
The teachers in this class photo are Annette Kristman and Hinda Feldman. Photo by Guill Photo, 1222 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, ...
Bais Yaakov of Paris, Chanuka Party
Bais Yaakov of Paris, Chanuka party 1948. Sarah Abraham, the Jewish Studies director of the school, is standing at the ...
Hillel Seidman at the Bais Yaakov of Paris
Hillel Seidman, a well-known Orthodox journalist, Agudath Israel activist, and biographer of Sarah Schenirer, was the featured speaker at the ...
Chanukah in the Bais Yaakov of Paris
A Chanukah party for the fourth night of Chanukah. The guest speaker, Hillel Seidman, was late. Sara Abraham, later Seidman, ...
Tu BiShvat in Paris
Girls celebrating Tu Bishvat in the Paris Bais Yaakov. Sara Abraham is at the head of the table, flanked by ...
Neshei Uvenos Agudath Israel Convention in Antwerp
On January 28-February 2, 1949, the girls' and women's organizations of Agudath Israel met for the first time since the ...
Bais Yaakov of Bergen-Belsen
Bergen-Belsen was a DP camp after the war, with a large Orthodox population and two Bais Yaakovs, one for Polish ...
Bais Yaakov of Antwerp, Class Play
In 1945, Jesode-Hatora—Beth Jacob reopened with 17 students. Gradually, enrollment increased, and by 1953, a new building was needed. The ...
Bais Yaakov of Baltimore Day Camp
Bais Yaakov Day Camp, girls seated at a picnic table; 1957. Counselors: left - Lucille David; right - Sandy Blumberg ...
