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                                       The Lemel School- Part 1



                   The Lemel School was founded in 1903 by Jews of German origin

                   from the group Ezra (not to be confused with the Prophet Ezra


                   whose name is spelled differently.  Here Ezra means "aid").  They

                   taught in German.  The school was considered modern and taught


                   many subjects such as Judaism, languages, art, and gymnastics.

                   Students  came  from  all  over  Israel  to  learn  at  the  prestigious


                   school.  Rabbis in Israel denounced the school because, to them,

                   the teachings in the school were a true Denigration of G-d.



                   In 1914 there was a "confrontation of languages" and the Lemel

                   School found itself in the center of the storm.  The students and


                   younger teachers who wanted to study in Hebrew went up against

                   veteran teachers in the school who spoke and taught in German.


                   The rebellion was begun by the assistant principal David Yellin,

                   the paradigmatic educator who later on would develop his own

                   method of teaching.  He opposed the principal, Ephraim Cohen


                   Reiss, who had decided that they needed to continue teaching all

                   the subjects in German.



                   The rebellion began on the birthday of King Wilhelm of Prussia.


                   Throughout the school, German flags were hung.  Among them

                   wasn't a single flag of Zionism.














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