Jewish Teachers' Training College, Gateshead
| Jewish Teachers' Training College, Gateshead | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Bewick Road | |
| Information | |
| Other name | Beth Midrash Lemoroth |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Orthodox Judaism |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Founder | Avraham Dov Kohn |
| Principal | Rabbi Simcha Kohn |
| Website | gatesheadsem |
The Jewish Teachers' Training College, Gateshead (also known as Beth Midrash Lemoroth)[1] is an all-girls school on Bewick Road in Gateshead, England.[1][2]
It is also commonly known by most people as "Gateshead Old" due to another seminary that opened later in Gateshead which is referred to as "Gateshead New".
History
[edit]It was founded by Avraham Dov Kohn in 1944,[3] then headed by Rabbi Mordechai Miller, (1921[4]-2001)[3] and subsequently run by Kohn's son Rabbi Simcha Kohn.[5] Kohn described the vision for the school as coming from Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler.[4]
In 1971, the school offered a three‐year program which trained girls to become teachers. Subjects included women in the Talmud, marriage, Israeli geography, and kashrut.[2]
The course, which runs for three years, has been described as largely staffed by experienced rabbis.[5]
In 2019, they began expanding their building behind their Bewick Road facility.[6]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Omer Yankelevich, Israeli politician
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Beth Midrash Lemoroth – Jewish Teachers' Training College, Gateshead, Tyne". schoolinspectionservice.co.uk.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Bernard Weinraub (March 24, 1971). "Orthodox Jews' Center Grows in North England". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky (November 20, 2001). "Rav Mordechai Miller Principal of Gateshead Seminary". Yated.
- ^ a b Yisroel Besser (January 14, 2019). "Watchtower on the River Tyne". Mishpacha.
- ^ a b "Gateshead old seminary info". Yeshiva World News. September 27, 2010.
- ^ Herbert Soden (28 January 2019). "Jewish Teacher Training College plans for extra classroom to be built". Evening Chronicle.