Edirne: Its Jewish Community and Alliance Schools, 1867-1937

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Based on extensive archival research, this book presents the state of Jewish schooling in Ottoman Edirne during the period of activity by the Alliance Israelite Universelle. Ederne TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE OTTOMAN REALM AND CITY BACKGROUNDS 3. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF EDIRNE 4. SCHOOLING OPTIONS FOR JEWISH CHILDREN OF EDIRNE 5. THE TEACHING PROGRAM OF THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS 6. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT 7. THE TEACHING STAFF 8. THE EARLY YEARS, 1867-1883 9. THE BEST YEARS, 1884-1912 10. THE ABSORPTION OF THE TALMUD TORAH SCHOOL 11. THE LAST PERIOD, 1913-1937 12. THE GIRLS' SCHOOL 13. THE EVOLUTION OF THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, 1867-1937 14. CONCLUSIONS Annex 1. Incomes and What Money Could Buy 1870-1910 Annex 2. Samuel Loupo Annex 3. Reporting Requirements to "Paris" Annex 4. Alice Gueron Annex 5. Moise Mitrani ANNEX 6. Estimates of Turkish Jews Immigrating to France BIBLIOGRAPHY