In 1881, the Sons of Jacob congregation established a Hebrew School in the synagogue they erected at College Avenue between Wabasha and Saint Peter. That building was demolished in 1888 and a larger synagogue was erected on the site. As the enrollment in the Hebrew School grew, a decision was made in 1911 to erect a separate facility at 137 College Avenue. This building became known as the Capital City Hebrew Free School. The school employed three teachers and had about 130 girl and boy students. Similar to the Saint Paul Hebrew Institute that merged within 1933, the school taught Hebrew through the use of Yiddish. This teaching practice went out of favor by the 1940s, and the school was absorbed into the Center Capitol Hebrew School, which ultimately became the Talmud Torah of Saint Paul.
- Chiat, Proshan, We Rolled Up Our Sleeves, pp. 73-75. http://www.placeography.org/index.php/Capitol_City_Hebrew_School,_137_West_College_Avenue,_Saint_Paul,_Minnesota