Lecture by Tomer Levi: Jewish education in Ottoman Beirut

Jewish education in “Ottoman Beirut: The case of the Tif’eret Israel School, Al-Madrasa al-wataniyya al-Isra’iliyya”.
The case of Tiferet Israel, a Jewish school that was founded in Beirut in 1874, falls within the broader subject of the modernization of Jewish education (and generally, Jewish life) in the Middle East in the late Ottoman period. Dr. Levi will speak about this unique school, the reasons for its founding, and its relatively short life-span, placing them within context of colonialism in the late 19th century.

Sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program and the Program in Middle East Studies.