Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov Movement pot Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara

Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story

Schindler’s List

C is for Class

Franya was the leading light of Vilna’s Yiddish theater

surreal balance—some days were filled with friendship and soccer matches

Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov Movement pot Passage to Freedom: The SugiharaSarah Schenirer is one of the unsung heroes of twentieth century Orthodox Judaism. The Bais Yaakov schools she founded in interwar Poland had an unparalleled impact on a traditional Jewish society threatened by assimilation and modernity, educating a generation of girls to take an active part in their community. The movement grew at an astonishing pace, expanding to include high schools, teacher seminaries, summer programmes, vocational schools, and