304:″Jacob, who deeply believed in the kibbutz ideals, was very enthusiastic about the Bolshevik revolution, truly believing that it will make these ideals universally accepted. Therefore, when the Communist party took control of Korets, they appointed him the deputy head of the revolutionary administration. The Bolsheviks so admired his talents and knowledge that he was effectively running it. Because of that respect, the Bolsheviks didn’t close his school down as they did others and Jacob continued as its headmaster.″
339:, a nascent discipline at the time, from the Sorbonne. His thesis – “Maîtres et Eleves” (Teachers & Students) was published by the Sorbonne as a book that year. The book was translated into Italian in 1956 and is being translated into English (2020). In addition to education-related essays published in professional journals such as "Hed Hachinuch" (הד החינוך), he published short stories (under the pseudonym "Aharon Aharoni") in the most important Hebrew
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331:. There, he devoted himself to teaching and other instructional work in education, organized teachers’ training courses (led by Tzila Greenberg), published textbooks, a Hebrew-Bulgarian dictionary, and reading booklets for children. Together with Ms. Greenberg he published a 3-volume Jewish history textbook titled "Toldot Ameinu" (תולדות עמנו) (The History of Our People). Jacob became active in the "
312:. His success there, without any prior pedagogical training, determined his future in education, despite his initial thoughts of studying engineering. He decided to study education to establish a cadre of local Hebrew-Zionist teachers in Turkey and to publish Hebrew textbooks that would meet the needs of Turkish Jewry. For that purpose, he traveled to Paris in 1921 to get a degree at the
252:, where he studied for two years (grades X and XI). As a student, he could stay in Eretz Israel without becoming an Ottoman citizen. Despite his knowledge of Hebrew, he likely wanted to absorb the day-to-day spoken Hebrew of the period. During this time, he began writing and attracted the attention of his Hebrew literature teacher - the acclaimed writer
296:″Jacob Levy brought with him a fresh essence from the fields and the Galilee. He instilled the living Hebrew of Eretz Israel. He introduced Hebrew terminology for the natural sciences and general studies. To truly appreciate contribution, one needs to remember that there were hardly any Hebrew textbooks for these subjects in Russia at the time.″
223:). Jacob grew up in one of only 3-4 Jewish families among the village's approximately 700 residents. Jacob's family was deeply religious and he was tutored in Jewish studies by private teachers who were brought to the village by his father. Considered a prodigy and with the expectation of becoming a rabbi, Jacob began studying at the
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as a transit station for Jewish pioneers from Russia on their way to Eretz Israel, where they received initial training in agriculture. As WWI cut off postal services in Europe, Jacob lost contact with his family, Concerned for their safety, he returned to
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Encyclopedia Chinuchit" (Educational Encyclopedia אנציקלופדיה חינוכית) and published a series of teacher training books – "Guides" to elementary school grades.
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that led to historical events. Indeed, in his series "Israel among the nations" one could hardly find dates and history is told in a narrative, compelling way.
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