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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.

Esther Lebowitz, murder scene

Esther Lebowitz, murder scene

8x10 black and white photograph taken by Jerry Esterson of the murder site of a Bais Yaakov School for Girls ...
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Class Photo: Nursery, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

Class Photo: Nursery, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

1988 ...
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two rows of young girls sitting, flanked by two standing women teachers. Behind them on the wall is the Hebrew alphabet. Two girls in the front row hold a movable-type sign identifying the class.

Kindergarten, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

1989 ...
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three rows of young girls, one sitting and two standing, flanked by two women teachers. A sign identifying the class is propped up on the floor. Behind them on the wall is the Hebrew alphabet with images next to each letter.

Pre-1-A, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

1990 ...
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Three rows of girls wearing light blue shirts and dark blue skirts or jumpers. A woman teacher stands to the right. Two girls in the front row hold a sign identifying the class.

Grade 1, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

1991 ...
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Three rows of girls, one standing on a bench, one sitting on a bench, and one sitting on the floor. Three women teachers stand, one each at the right and left and one behind the girls. A black-and-white sign identifying the class is propped on the floor.

Nursery 1992, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

1992 ...
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Three rows of girls, one standing on a bench, one sitting on a bench, and one sitting on the floor. Two girls in the middle row hold a black-and-white sign identifying the class. The girls wear uniforms of light blue shirts with dark blue collars, and dark blue skirts or jumpers. Two girls wear denim jumpers.

Grade 2, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

1992 ...
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Three rows of girls, one standing on a bench, one sitting on a bench, one sitting on the floor. Two girls in the middle row hold a black-and-white sign identifying the class. Two teachers flank the class on either side.

Kindergarten 1993, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

1993 ...
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Three rows of girls, one standing on a bench, one sitting on a bench, and one sitting on the floor. The girls wear uniforms of light blue shirts with dark blue collars and dark blue skirts or jumpers. A teacher stands to the left. Two girls in the middle row hold a black-and-white sign identifying the class.

Grade 3 1993, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

1993 ...
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Four rows of girls, one standing on a bench, one standing on the floor, one sitting on a bench, and one sitting on the floor. Two girls in the front row hold a black-and-white sign identifying the class. Two teachers flank the class on either side of the back row.

Pre-1-A 1994, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

1994 ...
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Grade 1 1995, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

Grade 1 1995, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

1995 ...
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Grade 3 1996-97, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

Grade 3 1996-97, Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

1997 ...
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Grade 5 1999 Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

Grade 5 1999 Bais Yaakov of Boro Park

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Bais Yaakov of Williamsburg, Vien Girls' School

Bais Yaakov of Williamsburg, Vien Girls’ School

Pending better photo. Picture of the only remaining Bais Yaakov in Williamsburg, the Vien Girls' School, which the local community ...
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Bais Yaakov of Williamsburg, South 9th Street Building

Bais Yaakov of Williamsburg, South 9th Street Building

Here, in the tenement of South 9th Street, the Bais Yaakov was born. These humble beginnings echo the story of ...
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Bais Yaakov of Williamsburg, South 8th Street Building

Bais Yaakov of Williamsburg, South 8th Street Building

This building was erected in 1890 for the Long Island Business College; an institution “devoted solely to the work of ...
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Bais Yaakov of Bergen-Belsen

Bais Yaakov of Bergen-Belsen

Teenagers from the Bais Yaakov school in the Displaced Persons camp of Bergen Belsen wave a flag during a Zionist ...
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Bais Yaakov of Bergen-Belsen

Bais Yaakov of Bergen-Belsen

Teenagers from the Bais Yaakov religious school line up for a Zionist demonstration at the Bergen-Belsen Displaced Persons camp ...
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