Dropsie College Theses
Date of Award
Spring 5-11-1962
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
First Advisor
William Chomsky
Second Advisor
Judah Pilch
Third Advisor
Meir Ben-Horin
Abstract
The scope of this subject includes an anlysis of the traditional goals of Jewish education and of the great importance the Jewish people have attached to Jewish education since biblical times up to the present. An historical description is also presented of the origin of the Talmud Torah in Jewish history.
Recommended Citation
Orentlicher, Edward, "The Talmud Torah in America: Its Structure, Philosophy and Decline (1860-1960)" (1962). Dropsie College Theses. 64.
https://repository.upenn.edu/dropsietheses/64
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Comments
Library at the Katz Center - Archives Thesis. BS586.U6 O746 1962.