Government Jewish mixed school in Gibraltar, inaugurated in 1898.
Gibraltar Hebrew School, also called Talmud Torah Hebrew School, is a government Jewish mixed school in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Its foundation stone, designed by Samuel Levy, was laid in 1895. The school was inaugurated in 1898 and had about 150 pupils in 2013.
Gibraltar Hebrew School, also known as Talmud Torah Hebrew School, is a government school in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is a Jewish mixed school. The foundation stone of the school was laid on 3 September 1895 in a ceremony attended by the Rabbi of Gibraltar and members of the local Jewish community. The building was designed by Samuel Levy. The school was inaugurated in 1898. As of 2013, Gibraltar Hebrew School had about 150 pupils. The school appears in categories that identify it as a Jewish school, an educational institution established in 1898, a school building completed in 1898, and a school in Gibraltar. One notable alumnus of Gibraltar Hebrew School is Albert Poggio. The school is associated with the wider history of the Jews in Gibraltar, as indicated by references to the local Jewish community at the time of its foundation stone ceremony. Available references include works discussing language, politics, and identity in Gibraltar, as well as Gibraltar’s identity and its place within empire, which mention the school and its role within the community and educational system of Gibraltar.
