The forty-fifth anniversary of the existence of the Talmudical Academy, now a part of the Yeshiva College, functioning as its High School, will soon be attained. Plans are now under consideration for a proper observance of the anniversary, it was declared in a statement issued by the Yeshiva College.
The Talmudical Academy, chartered by the State of New York in 1885, was the first all-day Jewish school in the United States, and functioned under the name of Etz Chaim Talmudical Academy. It served as a model for later Jewish all-day schools, where secondary secular instruction was combined with a thorough Jewish training. The Academy came into existence and carried on its activities of New York’s East Side. It had on its enrollment thousands of Jewish boys who have later become prominent in all professions and walks of life.
In 1915, coinciding with the assumption by Rabbi Dr. Bernard Revel of the leadership of the institution, the Talmudical Academy was made a part of the Yeshiva, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, as its preparatory department.
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