Yitzhak-Rabin-Schule: The Re-Establishment of a Jewish School in Düsseldorf

Abstract

The Yitzhak-Rabin-Schule is the Jewish primary school in Düsseldorf. Opened in 1993, it is considered by its sponsor, the Jewish Congregation Düsseldorf, as a successor of the 'Private Jüdische Volksschule' which was forced to close by law in 1942. The primary school started with seventeen pupils in a transitional space and was finally able to move into its own building ten years after its establishment. Currently 150 pupils visit the only Jewish school in Düsseldorf. *JonathanGrünfeld, Dipl.-Paed., MA Jewish Studies, is vice principal of the Yitzhak-Rabin-Schule and responsible for the Jewish domain of the school. He has taught Jewish Religion in Düsseldorf since 2004.