Yishaq Epstein
Yishaq Epstein (יצחק אפשטיין), also known as Ishac and Isaac Epstein (Lyuban, Belarus 7 December 1862– Jerusalem 26 February 1943) was a linguist and educator known among the figures in the revival of the Hebrew language as father of the modern Hebrew school in Palestine[1] and for his pioneering "natural method".[2] He was brother of the writer Zalman Epstein.
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Hebrew schools in Palestine
Exceptionally as principal of the Hebrew school in Rosh Pinna Epstein attempted to encourage also Arab children from neighbouring Al-Jauna to enroll, though only four did so.[3]
References
- School & Society - Volume 34 -James McKeen Cattell, Will Carson Ryan, Raymond Walters · 1931 Page 294 Dr. Isaac Epstein , one of the greatest Hebrew educators , and educators , and so - called " father " of the modern Hebrew school in Pales- tine , tells us in a most charming way about his first steps in creating the Hebrew elementary ...
- Memories of Two Generations: A Yiddish Life in Russia and Texas Alexander Z. Gurwitz, Bryan Edward Stone · 2016 p 390 "Its first principal was D. B. Lichtenhartz, who had previously been superintendant of a Hebrew school in New Orleans. ... sometimes known as the “natural” method, pioneered in Palestine by the linguist Ishac (Isaac) Epstein (1862–1943)."
- Educating Palestine Yoni Furas · 2020 " In his capacity as school principal in Rosh-Pina, for example, Epstein attempted to welcome Arab students from neighbouring ..."
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