Jewish People’s School JPS, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Street 5170 Van Horne Avenue
City Montreal
State/ Province Quebec
Postal Code H3W 1J6
Country Canada

Narrative

In 1927, Jewish People’s Schools was organized as the first Jewish Day School in Montreal, by a group, headed by Dr. Yehuda Kaufman, Moishe Dickstein, Abraham Parnass, who had become disenchanted with aspects of the educational program, and organized the "Yiddishe Folks Shulen".
ln 1927, Jewish Peretz Schools was organized, changing its name from the National Radical School to "Yiddishe Peretz Shulen".
In 1971, the two schools were merged, becoming Jewish People’s Schools & Peretz Schools JPPS.

References

  1. Weinstein, Emmanuel 'Manny' 'Wingy'