GimnaziumTarbut

Hoffman Family Album

The Gimnazium Tarbut in Brisk
Riva (Rivka) Hoffman and Dov-Ber (Berke) Schmidt both studied at the Gimnazium Tarbut in Brisk. They later married.

The following group photos are courtesy of Prof. Avi Shmida, Israel, son of Dov-Ber "Berchik" Shmidt-Shmida:

Group of Students and Teachers (1)

reverse: Group of Students and Teachers (1)

A few of the individuals are identified on the reverse. Translation:

reverse: Group of Students and Teachers (1), translation

A second group photo:

Group of Students and Teachers (2)

reverse: Group of Students and Teachers (2)

The reverse contains a dedication:

For Eternal Memory to Mr. Dr. Alter, chairman of matriculation exams
in high school “Tarbut” in Brisk on-the-Bug.
From the graduates of 5694 [=1934]

Some of the individuals are identified by numbers, which have been lost from the face of the photo:

1. Ben-Zion Soblen/k (?)
2. Katz Elkhanan
3. Ben-Zion Maniuk
4. Shlomo Kendlik - [a Holocaust survivor]
6. Zalman Moshe
7. Dov Shmidt
8. Kreit Bashrin (?)
9. Zisha Lentz
10. Zalman Zeligson
11. Rif Dov Avraham Zilberman

The following is the 7th grade certificate issued at the end of the 1932-1933 school year by the Gimnazium for Dov Schmidt – in Hebrew and again in Polish:

7th Grade End-of-Year Report Card for Dov-Ber (Berke) Schmidt, in Hebrew

7th Grade End-of-Year Report Card for Dov-Ber (Berke) Schmidt, in Polish

8th Grade End-of-Year Report Card for Dov-Ber (Berke) Schmidt, in Hebrew

The certificate casts light on the Hebrew education in Brisk, the status within the Ministry of Education, and the curriculum. English translation:

End of School Year Certificate Tarbut Hebrew Co-ed Gymnasium, Brisk on-River-Bug Type: Humanistic On the basis of the letter of the Ministry of Education of 1^st of April 1932 no. II-2379/32, the official registry of the Ministry of Education no. 6, Branch 75, the school issuing this certificate in the year 1931/32 received governmental rights (not full), expiration is not time-limited.
No. 11	School year 5674
End - of - Year Certificate
Dov Shmidt Born: 27.XII.1915 in Kaminitz Lit. borough of Brisk Attended the school year 5674 [=1934] the eighth grade of the Hebrew Gymnasium “Tarbut” in Brisk on-river-Bug and showed the following progress in his studies
Behavior Bible - Chumash, Mishna, Talmud Hebrew Language Polish Language ~~English~~ German Language Roman language ~~General History~~ History of the Jews History of Poland Poland today General Geography Geography of Poland Geography of Eretz Israel Nature studies Physics Chemistry Mathematics Introduction to Philosophy Hygiene Drawing Singing and music Art and crafts Sports calligraphy	Excellent good --- good adequate adequate adequate good ---- Adequate --- --- --- --- Adequate --- Good Good --- --- --- --- Very good ---

Notes: 5674: = 1934. Brisk on-River-Bug: This is expressed as an acronym which echoes the biblical story of the Jewish exile in Babylon.

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