Kiev Sixth Men's High School [gimnaziia]

Collection

Scope and content:: Among documents housed in the fond are Ministry of Education circulars and instructions of the superintendent of the Kiev Educational District on issuing residence permits to pupils “of the Judaic confession” (1909); on restricting (via “percentage norms” [quotas]) the admission of Jews permitted to sit for exams without attending classes (1911); and on compliance with the quota established for Jews at secondary schools (1913); on procedures for admitting Jews to men's secondary schools by lottery (1914); and on admitting Jews to secondary schools' preparatory grades (1915); an order abolishing these and other discriminatory decrees, and a circular stipulating that Jews enrolling at the school were not required to present birth certificates or copies of family lists (1917). There are also Jews' applications for admission to the school; statistical data on the number of pupils by religious confession; and information on donations to the school by Jewish philanthropists.

Administrative/biographical history:: Established in 1908, this was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education and answered to the superintendent of the Kiev Educational District. It was located in Kiev's outlying Luk'ianovka neighbourhood; and since many Jewish families lived in this district, and certain institutions of the local Jewish community were located there (in particular, Kiev's Jewish hospital), the school (also called the Kiev-Luk'ianovka school) was provided with material support by such prominent Jewish philanthropists as L. B. Ginzburg, I. M. Zaks, and D. S. Margolin. The Sixth High School was under Jewish admissions restrictions (the “percentage norm” [quota] etc.) until 1917. It was reorganised as a Unified Labor School in 1919.

Access points: persons/families:: Ginzburg, L. B.; Margolin, D. S.; Zaks, I. M.

Subject terms:: Aid and relief; Aid and relief--Philanthropy and charity; Education; Education--Schools and universities; Education--Students; Jewish quota; Personal records; Residency issues of Jews; Statistics

System of arrangement:: The fond includes two inventories systematised chronologically.