Bais Yaakov (Hebrew: בית יעקב, romanized: Beit Ya’akov, lit. 'House [of] Jacob', also Beis Yaakov, Beit Yaakov, Beth Jacob or Beys Yankev) is a genericized name for full-time Haredi Jewish elementary and secondary schools for girls worldwide. Bais Yaakov, started by Sarah Schenirer in post-World War I Kraków, was at the time a revolutionary approach to Jewish women's education.
Bais Yaakov (Hebrew: בית יעקב, romanized: Beit Ya’akov, lit. 'House [of] Jacob', also Beis Yaakov, Beit Yaakov, Beth Jacob or Beys Yankev) is a genericized name for full-time Haredi Jewish elementary and secondary schools for girls worldwide. Bais Yaakov, started by Sarah Schenirer in post-World War I Kraków, was at the time a revolutionary approach to Jewish women's education.
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