School

Temple of Aaron Hebrew School, St. Paul

In 1916, the newly formed Conservative synagogue, Temple of Aaron, located at Ashland and Grotto, established a Hebrew School to provide a Jewish education to the children of descendants of Eastern Europe Jewry, many of whom had initially settled on Saint Paul’s West Side River Flats.  The school...

Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School

Founded in 1902 by the Reverence William B. Riley, pastor of the First Baptist Church, the training school offered training for those seeking to become missionaries. The first classes were held in the church but were moved in 1904 to 6 South 11th Street. In 1921, a building at 1423 Harmon Place to...

Capitol City Hebrew Free School

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...